1968 58 years ago Notable Births May 6

Lætitia Sadier, French singer and keyboard player

On May 6, in the year 1968, Lætitia Sadier, French singer and keyboard player. This event is recorded as a Notable Births event in the history of May 6, one of 342 recorded events on this date across all of history.

1 notable person is associated with this event, including Lætitia Sadier. Learn more below.

Lætitia Sadier, also known as Seaya Sadier, is a French musician best known as a founding member of the London-based avant-pop band Stereolab. She was born in the east of Paris and spent time in the US as a child. In 1996, while Stereolab was still active, she formed the side project Monade. In 2009 – the same year Stereolab became inactive – she ended the Monade project and began to perform solo work under her own name; her current band is known as the Lætitia Sadier Source Ensemble. She has frequently performed guest vocals and collaborations with other artists.

Key Facts

  • This event took place on May 6, 1968 (AD era).
  • It is categorised as a Notable Births event in recorded history.
  • Referenced in 1 Wikipedia article.
  • 1 notable person is recorded as involved in or associated with this event.
  • Wikipedia source last updated on 10 January 2026.

On This Date in History 342

Type Year Date Event
Notable Deaths 2024 May 6 Bernard Pivot, French journalist, interviewer and host (born 1935)
Notable Deaths 2024 May 6 Brian Wenzel, Australian actor (born 1929)
Historical Events 2023 May 6 The coronation of Charles III and Camilla as King and Queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms is h
Historical Events 2023 May 6 Eight people are killed and seven injured in a mass shooting in Allen, Texas
Selected Events 2023 May 6 King Charles III and Queen Camilla were crowned at Westminster Abbey in London
Notable Deaths 2022 May 6 George Pérez, American comic book artist and writer (born 1954)
Notable Deaths 2021 May 6 Kentaro Miura, Japanese manga artist (born 1966)
Notable Births 2019 May 6 Prince Archie of Sussex
Notable Deaths 2016 May 6 Patrick Ekeng, Cameroonian footballer (born 1990)
Notable Deaths 2016 May 6 Reg Grundy, Australian businessman (born 1923)
Notable Deaths 2015 May 6 Novera Ahmed, Bangladeshi sculptor (born 1930)
Notable Deaths 2015 May 6 Denise McCluggage, American race car driver and journalist (born 1927)
Notable Deaths 2015 May 6 Jim Wright, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 56th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (born 1
Notable Deaths 2014 May 6 Wil Albeda, Dutch economist and politician, Dutch Minister of Social Affairs (born 1925)
Notable Deaths 2014 May 6 William H
Notable Deaths 2014 May 6 Jimmy Ellis, American boxer (born 1940)
Notable Deaths 2014 May 6 Billy Harrell, American baseball player and scout (born 1928)
Notable Deaths 2014 May 6 Antony Hopkins, English pianist, composer, and conductor (born 1921)
Notable Deaths 2014 May 6 Maria Lassnig, Austrian painter and academic (born 1919)
Notable Deaths 2014 May 6 Farley Mowat, Canadian environmentalist and author (born 1921)
Historical Events 2013 May 6 Three women, kidnapped and missing for more than a decade, are found alive in Cleveland, Ohio, in the United States
Notable Deaths 2013 May 6 Giulio Andreotti, Italian journalist and politician, 41st Prime Minister of Italy (born 1919)
Notable Deaths 2013 May 6 Severo Aparicio Quispe, Peruvian bishop (born 1923)
Notable Deaths 2013 May 6 Michelangelo Spensieri, Italian-Canadian lawyer and politician (born 1949)
Selected Events 2013 May 6 Amanda Berry escaped from the Cleveland, Ohio, home of her captor, Ariel Castro, having been held there with two other w
Notable Deaths 2012 May 6 James R
Notable Deaths 2012 May 6 James Isaac, American director and producer (born 1960)
Notable Deaths 2012 May 6 Jean Laplanche, French psychoanalyst and author (born 1924)
Historical Events 2010 May 6 In just 36 minutes, the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunges nearly 1,000 points in what is known as the 2010 Flash Cras
Notable Deaths 2010 May 6 Robin Roberts, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster (born 1926)
Notable Deaths 2009 May 6 Kevin Grubb, American race car driver (born 1978)
Selected Events 2008 May 6 British barrister Mark Saunders was shot dead by police after a five-hour siege at his home in Chelsea, London
Notable Deaths 2007 May 6 Enéas Carneiro, Brazilian physician and politician (born 1938)
Notable Deaths 2007 May 6 Curtis Harrington, American actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1926)
Notable Births 2006 May 6 Sadie Sandler, American actress
Notable Deaths 2006 May 6 Grant McLennan, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1958)
Notable Deaths 2006 May 6 Lorne Saxberg, Canadian journalist (born 1958)
Historical Events 2004 May 6 The final episode of the television sitcom Friends is aired
Notable Deaths 2004 May 6 Virginia Capers, American actress and singer (born 1925)
Notable Deaths 2004 May 6 Philip Kapleau, American monk and educator (born 1912)
Notable Deaths 2004 May 6 Barney Kessel, American guitarist and composer (born 1923)
Selected Events 2004 May 6 The final episode of the television sitcom Friends was aired
Notable Deaths 2003 May 6 Art Houtteman, American baseball player and journalist (born 1927)
Historical Events 2002 May 6 Dutch politician Pim Fortuyn is assassinated following a radio interview at the Mediapark in Hilversum
Historical Events 2002 May 6 Founding of SpaceX
Notable Births 2002 May 6 Cole Palmer, English footballer
Notable Births 2002 May 6 Angel Reese, American basketball player
Notable Deaths 2002 May 6 Murray Adaskin, Canadian violinist, composer, conductor, and educator (born 1906)
Notable Deaths 2002 May 6 Otis Blackwell, American singer-songwriter and pianist (born 1932)
Notable Deaths 2002 May 6 Pim Fortuyn, Dutch sociologist, academic, and politician (born 1948)

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