6 May It Happened Today
1758 Death of French revolutionary Maximilien Robespierre.
1851 Linus Yale patents the Yale lock.
1895 Birth of Italian actor Rudolph Valentino.
1910 Death of King Edward VII of Great Britain.
1937 The Hindenburg airship explodes while landing in New Jersey.
1992 Death of German actress Marlene Dietrich.
1994 The Channel Tunnel between England and France is officially opened.