May 6 in History
6 May in History – 70 years ago
Asia Pacific 1954: First Indochina War
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All Events on 6 May
starts
1945
Soviets crush Germans around Prague
ends
1931
Madeira leads revolution against Portuguese government
1904
Brazil-Ecuador border agreement
ends
1898
Abortive Maori rebellion in Hokianga
ends
1863
Confederate victory at Chancellorsville
1861
Arkansas secedes
1833
Ottomans cede Syria, Adana, and Crete to Egypt
starts
1809
French besiege and capture Girona
427
Bonifatius refuses to return to Italy*
starts
318
Licinius defeats Sarmatian attack*
ends
293
Narseh overthrows Bahram III of Persia*
starts
217
Artabanus defeats Romans at Nisibis*
*Actual date uncertain; set to 6 May for purposes of Omniatlas
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