This site was created to easily navigate collection of various events in history. History is the study of the past, particularly the written record of the human race, but more generally including scientific and archaeological discoveries about the past. It is important to know dates and events in the past.

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May 6th, 2008	Event	Chaiten Volcano erupts in Chile, forcing the evacuation of more than 4,500 people.
May 6th, 2007	Death	Eneas Carneiro, Brazilian politician (born in 1938)
May 6th, 2007	Death	Curtis Harrington, American film director (born in 1926)
May 6th, 2007	Death	Dorde Novkovic, Croatian songwriter (born in 1943)
May 6th, 2006	Death	Lillian Asplund, last American RMS Titanic survivor (born in 1906)
May 6th, 2006	Death	Shigeru Kayano, Japanese Ainu activist (born in 1926)
May 6th, 2006	Death	Grant McLennan, co-founder of Australian band The Go-Betweens (born in 1958)
May 6th, 2006	Death	Lorne Saxberg, Canadian television journalist (born in 1958)
May 6th, 2004	Death	Philip Kapleau, American Zen teacher (born in 1912)
May 6th, 2004	Death	Barney Kessel, American jazz guitarist (born in 1923)

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