Born on May 6th, 1801
Weekday
Wednesday
May 6th, 1801 was a Wednesday.
Zodiac
♉
Taurus (The Bull)
April 21st, 1801 - May 21st, 1801
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 81,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 566 days, exactly on November 7th, 2025, people who were born on May 6th, 1801 will be 82,000 days old!
81,434 Days
11,633 Weeks
2,675 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
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What happened on May 6th, 1801?
Captain Thomas Cochrane in the 14-gun HMS Speedy captures the 32-gun Spanish frigate El Gamo.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Cochrane,_10th_Earl_of_Dundonald
French Revolutionary Wars: The 32-gun Spanish frigate El Gamo was captured by the outmanned and outgunned HMS Speedy.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Revolutionary_WarsWhat else happened on May 6th?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on May 6th
Born on May 6th, 1801
George S. Greene
Union United States Army general (1801-1899)
*May 6th, 1801, Kent County †January 28th, 1899, MorristownJosé Joaquín Pérez
Chilean politician and President (1801-1889)
*May 6th, 1801, Santiago †July 1st, 1889, SantiagoSame Day
Who's birthday is on May 6th?
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83 Sigmund Freud
Austrian neurologist and founder of psychoanalysis (1856–1939)
*May 6th, 1856, Příbor †September 23rd, 1939, London
64 Victor Grignard
French chemist (1871-1935)
*May 6th, 1871, Cherbourg †December 13th, 1935, 7th arrondissement of Lyon
36 Maximilien Robespierre
French revolutionary lawyer and politician (1758–1794)
*May 6th, 1758, Arras †July 28th, 1794, Paris.jpg "George Clooney")
50 Nicholas II of Russia
Emperor of Russia from 1894 to 1917
*May 6th, 1868, Pushkin †July 17th, 1918, Yekaterinburg
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Same year
Born in 1801
Peter Wilhelm Forchhammer
German classical scholar, classical archaeologist and politician (1801-1894)
*October 23rd, 1801, Husum †January 8th, 1894, Kiel
60 Johann Nestroy
Austrian playwright, actor and singer
*December 7th, 1801, Vienna †May 25th, 1862, GrazCarl August von Steinheil
German physicist (1801-1870)
*October 12th, 1801, Ribeauvillé †September 14th, 1870, MunichFrédéric Bastiat
French classical liberal theorist, political economist, and member of the French assembly (1801-1850)
*June 30th, 1801, Bayonne †December 24th, 1850, Rome
76 Brigham Young
American religious leader (1801–1877)
*June 1st, 1801, Whitingham †August 29th, 1877, Salt Lake CityVincenzo Bellini
Italian opera composer (1801–1835)
*November 3rd, 1801, Catania †September 23rd, 1835, Puteaux
86 Gustav Fechner
German scientist (1801-1887)
*April 19th, 1801, Żarki Wielkie †November 18th, 1887, Leipzig
90 George Biddell Airy
English mathematician and astronomer (*1801 – †1892)
*July 27th, 1801, Alnwick †January 2nd, 1892, GreenwichVincenzo Gioberti
Italian philosopher and politician (1801-1852)
*April 5th, 1801, Turin †October 26th, 1852, ParisVictor Jacquemont
French botanist (1801-1832)
*August 8th, 1801, Paris †December 7th, 1832, Mumbai
56 Johannes Peter Müller
German physiologist, comparative anatomist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist (1801-1858)
*July 14th, 1801, Koblenz †April 28th, 1858, BerlinChristian Hermann Weisse
German Protestant religious philosopher
*August 10th, 1801, Leipzig †September 19th, 1866, Leipzig
89 John Henry Newman
English cleric, cardinal and saint (1801-1890)
*February 21st, 1801, London †August 11th, 1890, EdgbastonJoseph Mazilier
French ballet dancer and choreographer
*March 13th, 1801, Marseille †May 19th, 1868, 9th arrondissement of Paris
66 Julius Plücker
German mathematician and physicist (1801-1868)
*July 16th, 1801, Elberfeld †May 22nd, 1868, Bonn
120 Andrés de Santa Cruz
Supreme protector of the Peru–Bolivian Confederation
*December 5th, 1801, Puno †November 30th, 1922, Saint-Nazaire
75 Antoine Augustin Cournot
French economist and mathematician (*1801 – †1877)
*August 28th, 1801, Gray †March 31st, 1877, ParisWilliam H. Seward
American lawyer and politician (1801-1872)
*May 16th, 1801, Florida †October 10th, 1872, Auburn.jpg "Justo José de Urquiza")
68 Justo José de Urquiza
Argentine politician and military
*October 18th, 1801, Entre Ríos Province †April 11th, 1870, San José palaceBirthdays of famous people
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Public holidays on May 6th
Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on May 6th.
Christian feast day: St George's Day related observances (Eastern Orthodox Church): Day of Bravery, also known as Gergyovden (Bulgaria)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Forces_DayChristian feast day: St George's Day related observances (Eastern Orthodox Church): Đurđevdan (Gorani, Roma)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George's_Day_in_SpringChristian feast day: St George's Day related observances (Eastern Orthodox Church): Police Day (Georgia)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_GeorgiaChristian feast day: St George's Day related observances (Eastern Orthodox Church): Yuri's Day in the Spring (Russian Orthodox Church)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George's_Day_in_SpringMay 6 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_6_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)Earliest day on which Military Spouse Day can fall, while May 12 is the latest; celebrated on Friday before Mother's Day (United States)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_Spouse_DayInternational No Diet Day
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_No_Diet_DayMartyrs' Day (Gabon)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_GabonMartyrs' Day (Lebanon and Syria)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martyrs'_Day_(Lebanon_and_Syria)National Azulejo Day (Portugal)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AzulejoTeachers' Day (Jamaica)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Teachers'_DaysThe first day of Hıdırellez (Turkey)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HıdırellezDate as a Roman numeral / digit
6.5.1801
Legend
| M = 1000 | D = 500 | C = 100 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Leap year
No: With 365 days 1801 is a normal year and no leap year.