1856CE
Birth
Sigmund Freud Born
Sigmund Freud was an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis. His theories on the unconscious mind, dreams, and human sexuality revolutionized the field of psychology.
Daily Chronicle
May 6
3 Historical Records
1937CE
Other
Hindenburg disaster
The German passenger airship LZ 129 Hindenburg catches fire and is destroyed during its attempt to dock at Naval Air Station Lakehurst in New Jersey.
1954CE
Sports
First sub-4-minute mile
British athlete Roger Bannister becomes the first person to run a mile in under four minutes, achieving a time of 3:59.4.