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HISTORY QUIZ OF THE DAY (May-06)
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May 6, 2001 :: On this day, Pope John Paul II became the first ever Head of any
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Roman Catholic Church
B e l g i a n
F r e n c h
r i g i d a i r s h i p
E i f f e l T o w e r
M o t i l a l N e h r u
A m e r i c a n
P r i m e M i n i s t e r
S w e d i s h
D u t c h
D a m a s c u s
E n g l a n d t o F r a n c e
N a t i o n a l A r m y
M a n h a t t a n
P u l i t z e r
f r e e d o m f i g h t e r
l a w y e r
a s s a s s i n a t e d
U n i t e d K i n g d o m
b u r s t i n t o f l a m e s
to enter a mosque when he spoke inside the great Ummayad Mosque in
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Roman Catholic Church
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F r e n c h
r i g i d a i r s h i p
E i f f e l T o w e r
M o t i l a l N e h r u
A m e r i c a n
P r i m e M i n i s t e r
S w e d i s h
D u t c h
D a m a s c u s
E n g l a n d t o F r a n c e
N a t i o n a l A r m y
M a n h a t t a n
P u l i t z e r
f r e e d o m f i g h t e r
l a w y e r
a s s a s s i n a t e d
U n i t e d K i n g d o m
b u r s t i n t o f l a m e s
.
May 6, 1994 :: The Channel Tunnel (Chunnel) linking
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Roman Catholic Church
B e l g i a n
F r e n c h
r i g i d a i r s h i p
E i f f e l T o w e r
M o t i l a l N e h r u
A m e r i c a n
P r i m e M i n i s t e r
S w e d i s h
D u t c h
D a m a s c u s
E n g l a n d t o F r a n c e
N a t i o n a l A r m y
M a n h a t t a n
P u l i t z e r
f r e e d o m f i g h t e r
l a w y e r
a s s a s s i n a t e d
U n i t e d K i n g d o m
b u r s t i n t o f l a m e s
was officially opened on this day.
May 6, 1953 :: Tony Blair, the British Labour Leader and
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Roman Catholic Church
B e l g i a n
F r e n c h
r i g i d a i r s h i p
E i f f e l T o w e r
M o t i l a l N e h r u
A m e r i c a n
P r i m e M i n i s t e r
S w e d i s h
D u t c h
D a m a s c u s
E n g l a n d t o F r a n c e
N a t i o n a l A r m y
M a n h a t t a n
P u l i t z e r
f r e e d o m f i g h t e r
l a w y e r
a s s a s s i n a t e d
U n i t e d K i n g d o m
b u r s t i n t o f l a m e s
of Britain, was born this day.
May 6, 1949 :: Died this day, Maurice Maeterlinck was a
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Roman Catholic Church
B e l g i a n
F r e n c h
r i g i d a i r s h i p
E i f f e l T o w e r
M o t i l a l N e h r u
A m e r i c a n
P r i m e M i n i s t e r
S w e d i s h
D u t c h
D a m a s c u s
E n g l a n d t o F r a n c e
N a t i o n a l A r m y
M a n h a t t a n
P u l i t z e r
f r e e d o m f i g h t e r
l a w y e r
a s s a s s i n a t e d
U n i t e d K i n g d o m
b u r s t i n t o f l a m e s
writer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1862).
May 6, 1946 :: Died this day, Bhulabhai Desai was an Indian
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Roman Catholic Church
B e l g i a n
F r e n c h
r i g i d a i r s h i p
E i f f e l T o w e r
M o t i l a l N e h r u
A m e r i c a n
P r i m e M i n i s t e r
S w e d i s h
D u t c h
D a m a s c u s
E n g l a n d t o F r a n c e
N a t i o n a l A r m y
M a n h a t t a n
P u l i t z e r
f r e e d o m f i g h t e r
l a w y e r
a s s a s s i n a t e d
U n i t e d K i n g d o m
b u r s t i n t o f l a m e s
and acclaimed
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Roman Catholic Church
B e l g i a n
F r e n c h
r i g i d a i r s h i p
E i f f e l T o w e r
M o t i l a l N e h r u
A m e r i c a n
P r i m e M i n i s t e r
S w e d i s h
D u t c h
D a m a s c u s
E n g l a n d t o F r a n c e
N a t i o n a l A r m y
M a n h a t t a n
P u l i t z e r
f r e e d o m f i g h t e r
l a w y e r
a s s a s s i n a t e d
U n i t e d K i n g d o m
b u r s t i n t o f l a m e s
. He is well-remembered for his defense of the three Indian
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Roman Catholic Church
B e l g i a n
F r e n c h
r i g i d a i r s h i p
E i f f e l T o w e r
M o t i l a l N e h r u
A m e r i c a n
P r i m e M i n i s t e r
S w e d i s h
D u t c h
D a m a s c u s
E n g l a n d t o F r a n c e
N a t i o n a l A r m y
M a n h a t t a n
P u l i t z e r
f r e e d o m f i g h t e r
l a w y e r
a s s a s s i n a t e d
U n i t e d K i n g d o m
b u r s t i n t o f l a m e s
soldiers accused of treason during World War II.
May 6, 1940 :: On this day, John Steinbeck was awarded the
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Roman Catholic Church
B e l g i a n
F r e n c h
r i g i d a i r s h i p
E i f f e l T o w e r
M o t i l a l N e h r u
A m e r i c a n
P r i m e M i n i s t e r
S w e d i s h
D u t c h
D a m a s c u s
E n g l a n d t o F r a n c e
N a t i o n a l A r m y
M a n h a t t a n
P u l i t z e r
f r e e d o m f i g h t e r
l a w y e r
a s s a s s i n a t e d
U n i t e d K i n g d o m
b u r s t i n t o f l a m e s
Prize for his novel The Grapes of Wrath.
May 6, 1937 :: The Hindenburg, the largest rigid airship ever built,
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Roman Catholic Church
B e l g i a n
F r e n c h
r i g i d a i r s h i p
E i f f e l T o w e r
M o t i l a l N e h r u
A m e r i c a n
P r i m e M i n i s t e r
S w e d i s h
D u t c h
D a m a s c u s
E n g l a n d t o F r a n c e
N a t i o n a l A r m y
M a n h a t t a n
P u l i t z e r
f r e e d o m f i g h t e r
l a w y e r
a s s a s s i n a t e d
U n i t e d K i n g d o m
b u r s t i n t o f l a m e s
on this day while landing in New Jersey. About 36 persons aboard were killed, marking the virtual end of the
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Roman Catholic Church
B e l g i a n
F r e n c h
r i g i d a i r s h i p
E i f f e l T o w e r
M o t i l a l N e h r u
A m e r i c a n
P r i m e M i n i s t e r
S w e d i s h
D u t c h
D a m a s c u s
E n g l a n d t o F r a n c e
N a t i o n a l A r m y
M a n h a t t a n
P u l i t z e r
f r e e d o m f i g h t e r
l a w y e r
a s s a s s i n a t e d
U n i t e d K i n g d o m
b u r s t i n t o f l a m e s
era.
May 6, 1929 :: Born this day, Paul Lauterbur was an
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Roman Catholic Church
B e l g i a n
F r e n c h
r i g i d a i r s h i p
E i f f e l T o w e r
M o t i l a l N e h r u
A m e r i c a n
P r i m e M i n i s t e r
S w e d i s h
D u t c h
D a m a s c u s
E n g l a n d t o F r a n c e
N a t i o n a l A r m y
M a n h a t t a n
P u l i t z e r
f r e e d o m f i g h t e r
l a w y e r
a s s a s s i n a t e d
U n i t e d K i n g d o m
b u r s t i n t o f l a m e s
chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 2007).
May 6, 1913 :: Died this day, Alexandros Schinas was a Greek anarchist who
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Roman Catholic Church
B e l g i a n
F r e n c h
r i g i d a i r s h i p
E i f f e l T o w e r
M o t i l a l N e h r u
A m e r i c a n
P r i m e M i n i s t e r
S w e d i s h
D u t c h
D a m a s c u s
E n g l a n d t o F r a n c e
N a t i o n a l A r m y
M a n h a t t a n
P u l i t z e r
f r e e d o m f i g h t e r
l a w y e r
a s s a s s i n a t e d
U n i t e d K i n g d o m
b u r s t i n t o f l a m e s
King George I of Greece (b. 1870).
May 6, 1910 :: On this day, George V became King of the
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Roman Catholic Church
B e l g i a n
F r e n c h
r i g i d a i r s h i p
E i f f e l T o w e r
M o t i l a l N e h r u
A m e r i c a n
P r i m e M i n i s t e r
S w e d i s h
D u t c h
D a m a s c u s
E n g l a n d t o F r a n c e
N a t i o n a l A r m y
M a n h a t t a n
P u l i t z e r
f r e e d o m f i g h t e r
l a w y e r
a s s a s s i n a t e d
U n i t e d K i n g d o m
b u r s t i n t o f l a m e s
upon the death on this day of his father, Edward VII.
May 6, 1904 :: Born this day, Harry Martinson was a Nobel laureate
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Roman Catholic Church
B e l g i a n
F r e n c h
r i g i d a i r s h i p
E i f f e l T o w e r
M o t i l a l N e h r u
A m e r i c a n
P r i m e M i n i s t e r
S w e d i s h
D u t c h
D a m a s c u s
E n g l a n d t o F r a n c e
N a t i o n a l A r m y
M a n h a t t a n
P u l i t z e r
f r e e d o m f i g h t e r
l a w y e r
a s s a s s i n a t e d
U n i t e d K i n g d o m
b u r s t i n t o f l a m e s
author and poet (d. 1978).
May 6, 1889 :: On this day,
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Roman Catholic Church
B e l g i a n
F r e n c h
r i g i d a i r s h i p
E i f f e l T o w e r
M o t i l a l N e h r u
A m e r i c a n
P r i m e M i n i s t e r
S w e d i s h
D u t c h
D a m a s c u s
E n g l a n d t o F r a n c e
N a t i o n a l A r m y
M a n h a t t a n
P u l i t z e r
f r e e d o m f i g h t e r
l a w y e r
a s s a s s i n a t e d
U n i t e d K i n g d o m
b u r s t i n t o f l a m e s
was officially opened to the public at the Universal Exposition in Paris.
May 6, 1871 :: Born this day, Francois Auguste Victor Grignard was a Nobel Prize-winning
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Roman Catholic Church
B e l g i a n
F r e n c h
r i g i d a i r s h i p
E i f f e l T o w e r
M o t i l a l N e h r u
A m e r i c a n
P r i m e M i n i s t e r
S w e d i s h
D u t c h
D a m a s c u s
E n g l a n d t o F r a n c e
N a t i o n a l A r m y
M a n h a t t a n
P u l i t z e r
f r e e d o m f i g h t e r
l a w y e r
a s s a s s i n a t e d
U n i t e d K i n g d o m
b u r s t i n t o f l a m e s
chemist.
May 6, 1861 :: Born this day,
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Roman Catholic Church
B e l g i a n
F r e n c h
r i g i d a i r s h i p
E i f f e l T o w e r
M o t i l a l N e h r u
A m e r i c a n
P r i m e M i n i s t e r
S w e d i s h
D u t c h
D a m a s c u s
E n g l a n d t o F r a n c e
N a t i o n a l A r m y
M a n h a t t a n
P u l i t z e r
f r e e d o m f i g h t e r
l a w y e r
a s s a s s i n a t e d
U n i t e d K i n g d o m
b u r s t i n t o f l a m e s
was an Indian nationalist leader, co-founder of the Swaraj Party and the father of Jawahar Lal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India.
May 6, 1626 :: On this day, Peter Minuit, a
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Roman Catholic Church
B e l g i a n
F r e n c h
r i g i d a i r s h i p
E i f f e l T o w e r
M o t i l a l N e h r u
A m e r i c a n
P r i m e M i n i s t e r
S w e d i s h
D u t c h
D a m a s c u s
E n g l a n d t o F r a n c e
N a t i o n a l A r m y
M a n h a t t a n
P u l i t z e r
f r e e d o m f i g h t e r
l a w y e r
a s s a s s i n a t e d
U n i t e d K i n g d o m
b u r s t i n t o f l a m e s
official, purchased the island of
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Roman Catholic Church
B e l g i a n
F r e n c h
r i g i d a i r s h i p
E i f f e l T o w e r
M o t i l a l N e h r u
A m e r i c a n
P r i m e M i n i s t e r
S w e d i s h
D u t c h
D a m a s c u s
E n g l a n d t o F r a n c e
N a t i o n a l A r m y
M a n h a t t a n
P u l i t z e r
f r e e d o m f i g h t e r
l a w y e r
a s s a s s i n a t e d
U n i t e d K i n g d o m
b u r s t i n t o f l a m e s
from the local Indians for just 60 guilders worth of daily use items.
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