6 May

Events

 * 1758 - Maximilien Robespierre, whom the First Doctor and his companions met in 1794, was born. (DW: The Reign of Terror)
 * 1997 - Bernice Summerfield first met the Doctor in his eighth body. (NA: The Dying Days)

Behind the scenes

 * 1947 - Alan Dale (Aaron Copley in TW: Reset) was born.
 * 1967 - The Faceless Ones, Episode 5, was first broadcast.
 * 1972 - The Mutants, Episode 5, was first broadcast.
 * 1976 - Alethea Charlton (Hur in DW: An Unearthly Child and Edith in DW: The Time Meddler) died.
 * 2006 - DW: The Girl in the Fireplace was first broadcast.