Friday May 06, 2011: on this day

May 06, 2011 was a Friday and it was the 126th day of the year 2011 in the Gregorian calendar.

May 06, 2011 can also be written as 5/6/2011 in the US and as 6/5/2011 in UK and Europe.

May 06, 2011 in May 2011 calendar

Here's what happened on May 06, 2011:

• Yemen 2011 protests: protests are continuing in yemen
• 2011 syrian uprising
• 27 people were killed on friday in an ampquotdayofdefianceampquot against syria's regime, which included 15 protesters and five security forces from homs.
• 15 syrian security forces killed protesters in homs after they opened fire on a crowd to disperse them.
• Riad seif is a former member of parliament and a syrian opposition figure. he was arrested in damascus.
• Tunisian revolution: police break up an antigovernment demonstration calling for a "new revolution" in tunis.
• Pakistan
• Pakistani militants open fire in quetta on shi'ite muslims, killing at least 8 people and injuring 10.
• After someone throws a handgrenade into a karachi crowd, at least five people are killed and 18 others are injured.
• The london bombings of 7 july 2005 are over.
• Death of osama bin laden
• Al-qaeda releases a statement confirmating bin laden's death, and threatens to retaliate.
• Taliban in afghanistan says it will redouble its efforts to fight nato.
• Sir paul mccartney, a british musician, is engaged to nancy shevell, an american businesswoman.
• Cnet reports that hackers are planning another cyberattack on sony in response to its handling of the playstation network outage.
• Floods in the mississippi river spring 2011
• Due to heavy flooding, the united states coast guard has closed a section on the mississippi river near caruthersville in missouri.
• Barack obama, president of the united states declares louisiana a state of emergency due to flood concerns.
• Naoto kan, the japanese prime minister, orders the closure of the hamaoka nuclear power station in densely populated southwest tokyo. it is close to a fault line.
• Russia launched an urgent rescue mission following the discovery of a nuclear fuel leak in the arctic seas by the nuclear-powered icebreaker taymyr. it was forced to abandon the mission.
• Rescuers have found a seventh body in a mine near sabinas mexico. this was more than three days after the explosion that killed seven miners.
• Spanish maritime rescue teams are looking for 22 potential immigrants who have been left behind by their boat's sinking south of spain.
• Samoa will change time zones
• Burma officially applies for the asean rotating chairmanship in 2014.
• A drill against terrorist activity is being held in xinjiang by the people's republic of china (kyrgyzstan), tajikistan and kyrgyzstan.
• Russia's court sentences nikita tikhonov, an ultranationalist, to life imprisonment for her murder of anastasia baburova and stanislav markelov, a human rights lawyer.
• Lenny dykstra, a former us baseball player is indicted for 13 counts of fraud in bankruptcy.
• Four people died from food poisoning in japan after they ate raw meat at yakiniku's restaurant chain in ishikawa prefecture.
• In the maldives, mass protests continue against rising inflation.
• Azerbaijani police broke up a protest against the ban on female students wearing hijabs.
• Iranian politics:
• The political dispute between iran's president mahmoud ahmadinejad, and supreme leader ayatollah muhammad ali khamenei is intensifying. ahmadinejad has been reported to be considering resigning.
• Iran's supreme leader ayatollah ahmad ali khamenei gives an ultimatum for president mahmoud ahmadinejad: accept his intervention in a cabinet nomination or resign.
• The uk's local elections continue to count votes. the labour party continues to make gains, while the liberal democrats are losing seats. (bbc),
• Scottish election
• With a referendum on independence possible, the scottish national party has won an absolute majority in the scottish elections. (stv),
• After losing key seats in several constituencies in scotland, iain gray, leader of the scottish labour party, announces his resignation.
• In the northern ireland election, counting begins.
• Voters reject the proposal to introduce an alternative voting system in the uk.
• Jon ashworth, labour candidate, wins the leicester south byelection
• Abhisit vejjajiva, thai prime minister, seeks king bhumibol's approval to disband the lower house and calls for a nationwide election.
• 2011 syrian uprising: 27 people were killed in a "day defiance" against syria's regime on friday. this included 15 protestors and five security forces in homs. (bbc). (the jerusalem post). 15 protestors were killed in homs by security forces after they opened fire on demonstrators. (the australian) riad seif is an opposition figure from syria and a former member of parliament. he was arrested in damascus.
• Pakistan: pakistani militants fire on shi'ite muslims at quetta, killing at least 8 people and injuring 10. (reuters)a hand grenade is thrown into a crowd of karachi, resulting in the deaths of at least five and injuries to 18 others.
• Vietnam closes an area of ethnic hmong that was the site of rare protests for autonomy and religious freedom.
• Osama bin laden's death: president barack obama thanks the service personnel who participated in the operation against osama bin laden at fort campbell. he also awards them a presidential unit citation. (msnbc), (ap through al.com) (cnn). al-qaeda releases a statement confirming bin laden’s death and threatens to retaliate. (reuters) (the australian] (cnn) the taliban in afghanistan has stated that they will redouble their efforts to fight nato.
• The president of the united states barack obama thanked service personnel for their efforts against osama bin laden at fort campbell, and awarded them a presidential unit citation. (msnbc),
• Two montana residents sue greg mortenson, an american author, and his central asia institute over alleged fabrications in three cups of tea.
• Mississippi river floods, spring 2011, the united states coast guard closes section of the mississippi river at caruthersville in missouri because of heavy flooding. (cnn) the president of the united states barack obama declares an emergency in louisiana because of concerns about flooding.
• Iranian politics: a political dispute between president mahmoud ahmadinejad of iran and supreme leader ayatollah al ali khamenei escalates. ahmadinejad is said to be considering resigning. (al jazeera). iran's supreme leader ayatollah al khamenei gives an ultimatum for president mahmoud ahmadinejad: accept his intervention in a cabinet nomination or resign.
• Scottish election: the scottish national party is elected with an absolute majority. a referendum on independence is likely. (stv),(bbc)iain gray, leader of the scottish labour party, resigns after losing key seats in several constituencies throughout scotland.
• The count of votes for the welsh elections continues with the labour party retaining control, possibly with an absolute majority.
• The scottish businessman craig whyte has completed his takeover at glasgow rangers. he succeeds sir david murray who owned the club for 23-years.

May 06, 2011: What were the stock market quotes and exchange rates that day?

Stock market quotes on May 06, 2011:

• ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $83.27
• Apple AAPL: opens at $349.69
• Microsoft MSFT: opens at $26.07
• General Electric GE: opens at $20.19
• International Business Machines IBM: opens at $169.03

Exchange Rates on May 06, 2011:

• 1 USD = 80.62 JPY
• 1 USD = 0.9665 CAD
• 1 USD = 0.8784 CHF
• 1 USD = 6.4935 CNY
• 1 EUR = 115.5 JPY

May 06, 2011: What were the main match results that day?

La Liga Segunda Division - Football (Spain)

• Elche - Alcorcon : 1 - 0

Division 2 - Football (France)

• Angers - Vannes : 3 - 0
• Boulogne - Ajaccio : 0 - 1
• Clermont - Nantes : 2 - 1
• Dijon - Chateauroux : 3 - 1
• Grenoble - Evian Thonon Gaillard : 1 - 1

Serie B - Football (Italy)

• Pescara - Livorno : 0 - 1

Futbol Ligi 1 - Football (Turkey)

• Eskisehirspor - Kayserispor : 1 - 2

The Zodiac and Astrological sign for May 6th is Taurus.

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May 06, 2011: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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Moon phase

The moon phase on May 06, 2011 was New Moon.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on May 06, 2011 and is determined by the portion of the Moon's illuminated surface that is visible from Earth.

An observer located in New York City on May 06, 2011 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 14% full, rising at 07:59 am and setting at 11:23 pm.

The previous full moon was on Apr 18, 2011 while the next full moon would come on May 17, 2011.

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Your place in the Universe on May 06, 2011

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Whose famous birthday is on May 6th?

Famous individuals and celebrities born on May 6th:

• George Clooney

  American actor who has been nominated for several annual best-dressed and most stylish, most eligible, and sexiest men alive lists.

• Bob Seger

  American rock and roll guitarist, singer and pianist.

• Shahana Goswami

  Indian actress known for her work in Bollywood films and also an entrepreneur.

• Tony Blair

  British politician who was elected prime minister on the 5th of january 1997.

• Christian Clavier

  His brother sta(c),phane, a french actor is a film director.

• Anne Parillaud

  French actress who has appeared in over 30 films since 1977.

• Richard E. Grant

  Richard e. grant is a british actor known for his roles in films such as withnail and i, and can you ever forgive me?.

• Gabourey Sidibe

  Gabourey sidibe is an american actress known for her breakout role in the film precious, for which she received an academy award nomination.

• Stewart Granger

  Tall, dark, and debonair, this british actor was a major adventure star in the 1950s.

• Tom Bergeron

  Bergeron, an american game host, began his career as a disc jockey at a local radio station.

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You are 12 years 11 months old,

or 155 months and 13 days old,

or 676 weeks

or 4732 days old,

How many days until your next birthday if you were born on May 06, 2011?

There are 17 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Monday May 6th 2024.

What generation do you belong to if you were born on May 06, 2011?

You belong to the Gen Z generation if you were born on May 06, 2011.

Famous people died on May 06, 2011:

• Willy Schäfer

What famous deaths happened on May 6th?

Famous deaths on May 6th:

• Marlene Dietrich

  German-american singer and actress who enjoyed 62 years of international success as a screen goddess in american and german films.

• Charles Farrell

  Cape cod, massachusetts -- actor ("vern-my little margie").

• Ann Todd

  Actress (things to come danny boy), suffers a stroke at the age of 84.

• Monty Woolley

  American actor known for his role in 'The Man Who Came to Dinner.

• Virginia Capers

  Sumter, south carolina -- actress.

• Wilfrid Hyde-White

  England, united kingdom -- actor (my fair lady, peyton place).

• Helene Weigel

  At 70, a german/austrian actress (metropolis) dies.

• Kadden Thoreau

  Kadden Thoreau was an American naturalist, essayist, and philosopher who is best known for his work 'Walden' and his advocacy of civil...

• Shaeleigh Thoreau

  Shaeleigh Thoreau was an American writer, philosopher, and naturalist who is best known for his book 'Walden'.

• Ayriel Thoreau

  Ayriel Thoreau was a Transcendentalist poet known for her nature-inspired works and her advocacy for social and environmental causes.

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Holidays on May 06, 2011:

• Sinaites of Serbia
• New Martyr Demetrios of the Peloponnesus (d. 1803)
• Seraphim the Struggler of Mt. Domvu
• Micah of Radonezh
• New Martyr Elias Ardunis
• Righteous Job the Long-suffering (OT)
• Barbarus the soldier, with Bacchus, Callimachus and Dionysios
• Barbaros the Robber in Thessaly
• Blessed Prudentia

Saints celebrated on May 06, 2011:

• Saint Justus
• Saint Benedicta of Rome
• Saint Dominic Savio, patron saint of studying youth
• Saint Lucius
• Saint John in the Oil

May 06, 2011: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on May 06, 2011 was E.T. by Katy Perry, according to the music chart for the week May 2nd and May 8th.

May 06, 2011: What was the music chart in the USA on that day?

The music chart in the USA on May 06, 2011 is the list of the most popular songs across all genres for the week May 2nd and May 8th. It included the following Top 5 songs:

1. Katy Perry - E.T.
2. Adele - Rolling In The Deep
3. The Black Eyed Peas - Just Can't Get Enough
4. Rihanna - S&M
5. Jeremih - Down On Me

May 06, 2011: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on May 06, 2011 was Look At Me Now by Chris Brown Featuring Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes, according to the R&B music chart for the week May 2nd and May 8th.

May 06, 2011: What was the R&B music chart on that day?

The R&B music chart on May 06, 2011 is the list of the most popular R&B songs for the week May 2nd and May 8th. It included the following Top 5 R&B songs:

1. Chris Brown Featuring Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes - Look At Me Now
2. Kanye West - All Of The Lights
3. Miguel - Sure Thing
4. Nicki Minaj - Did It On'em
5. Marsha Ambrosius - Far Away

May 06, 2011: What was the number 1 Latin song on that day?

The number 1 Latin song on May 06, 2011 was Lluvia Al Corazon by Mana, according to the Latin music chart for the week May 2nd and May 8th.

May 06, 2011: What was the Latin music chart on that day?

The Latin music chart on May 06, 2011 is the list of the most popular Latin songs for the week May 2nd and May 8th. It included the following Top 5 Latin songs:

1. Mana - Lluvia Al Corazon
2. Fidel Rueda - Me Encantaria
3. Prince Royce - Corazon Sin Cara
4. Espinoza Paz - El Culpable
5. Don Omar & Lucenzo - Danza Kuduro