Thursday May 06, 2004

Historical Events

• After months of interminable negotiations with the central authorities and public protests, Aslan Abashidze, the leader of Georgia's autonomous republic Adjara, resigns.
• Friends' series finale airs on NBC.
• The United States Senate votes 95-3 to approve John Negroponte for the head of the U.S. Embassy in Iraq. This is despite concerns about his involvement in supporting terror campaigns and human rights violations as Ambassador of Honduras in 1980s.
• A suicide bomber uses a car loaded with explosives and artillery to kill five Iraqis and one American soldier in Baghdad. He also injures 25 others, including two American soldiers.
• The UN General Assembly votes 140-6 with 11 abstentions to approve a resolution affirming the Palestinians' sovereignty over territories seized from Israel in 1967 Six-Day War.
• A report by the Israeli government reveals that Israel's Housing Ministry gave US$6.5 million secretly to expand settlement outposts on the occupied West Bank Territory between 2000 and 2003. This is illegal according to Israel. These outposts included those that the government had promised to eliminate.
• Mohammad Taha (68), Hamas cofounder, has been released from an Israeli prison.
• Abu Ghraib prison abuse scandal: The International Committee of the Red Cross has repeatedly asked the United States to take action regarding alleged abuses at Abu Ghraib Prison. (NYT)U.S. Democratic Senator Tom Harkin asks Donald Rumsfeld for his resignation in order to preserve America's image around the globe in light of this abuse.
• According to the International Committee of the Red Cross, it repeatedly asked the United States for action regarding alleged abuses at Abu Ghraib prison by prisoners over several months.
• U.S. Democratic Senator Tom Harkin urges Donald Rumsfeld not to hold office in order to preserve America's image around the globe.
• George W. Bush stated that negotiations would lead to a settlement of the conflict between Israel & the Palestinians and that the United States would resist any developments in the area that could endanger (Jordan) interests."
• Friends' final episode airs in America and Canada.
• Sir Richard Dearlove will be succeeded by John Scarlett as head of the Secret Intelligence Service. Dearlove will become master of Pembroke College at Cambridge University. Scarlett is the first SIS head to publish a current photo.
• President George W. Bush urges Israel to return to its borders before the Six-Day War in 1967 and to grant the Palestinians the occupied territories as a homeland.
• After months of tension with the central Georgian government, Aslan Abashidze has resigned from his position as head of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara.
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See also

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Who was born on May 06, 2004?

• Sterling Jerins

  Movie Actress

Other May 6th famous birthdays

• George Clooney

  American actor with several appointments to annual Best-dressed, Most Stylish, Most Eligible and Sexiest Man Alive lists. A good-looking guy, Clooney is also noted as being courteous, polite and well-mannered – when he’s not fooling around with practical jokes, rowdy pranks and good humor or not righting a perceived injustice. Julianna Margulies, his friend and former ER costar, remarks, "George …

• Tony Blair

  British politician, elected Prime Minister on 5/01/1997, becoming the youngest person to fill the post in 185 years and ending a generation of Conservative rule.

• Orson Welles

  American actor, director, producer and writer who presented his sensational drama, "War Of The Worlds," by radio on 10/31/1938. The presentation of the show was so convincing that some people around the country thought that aliens had truly invaded, creating a public panic. A brilliant talent, Welles appeared in many films, including "Citizen Kane," 1941, a film which earned him …

• Christian Clavier

  French actor, his brother Stéphane is a film director. He started his acting career in the Comedic Theatre troupe Splendid: "Les Bronzés", "Le Père Noël est unr ordure"... His most notable success remains "Les Visiteurs" (1993). In this movie, he was screaming his famous "Okay..."

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How old am I?

If May 06, 2004 is your birthday you are 18 years old. Find out how old you are in years, months, weeks and days and how long until your next birthday on May 06.

Who died on May 06, 2004?

• Barney Kessel

  American guitarist and composer (d. 2004).

• Philip Kapleau

  American Zen teacher (Born 1912).

Other May 6th famous deaths

• Marlene Dietrich

  German-American actress and singer who achieved 62 years of international fame as an immortal screen goddess in German and American films.

• Gaston Reiff

  Belgian runner.

• Ann Todd

  Actress (Things to Come, Danny Boy), dies of a stroke at 84.

• Otis Blackwell

  American pianist, singer and songwriter (Born 1932).

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Western Zodiac - Astrological Sign

Taurus

Taurus personality

Who should a Taurus marry?

Babies born in May are either Taurus or Gemini. People born before May 20th are Taurus, while people born from May 21st have the sign of Gemini

Personality of May born

Chinese Zodiac

Monkey

The day of the week was Thursday.

May 6th marks the 126th day of the Gregorian calendar for the year 2004.

There are 239 days remaining until the end of the year. Calculate the number of days between two dates.

May 2004 calendar

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