births
May 6, 1758
Maximilien Robespierre, French politician (died 1794)
Maximilien Robespierre
Maximilien François Marie Isidore de Robespierre was a French lawyer and statesman, widely recognised as one of the most influential and controversial figures of the French Revolution. Robespierre fervently campaigned for the voting rights of all men and their unimpeded admission to the National Guard. Additionally, he advocated the right to petition, the right to bear arms in self-defence, and the abolition of the Atlantic slave trade.
May 6
May 6 is the 126th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 239 days remain until the end of the year.