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Learn about the importance of 6th May in the history of India. Major historical events on this day. Famous Birthdays and death anniversaries on this day.
6th May in the history of India
- 1857 – The British East India Company disbands the 34th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry whose sepoy Mangal Pandey had earlier revolted against the British and is considered to be the First Martyr in the War of Indian Independence.
- 1542 – Francis Xavier reaches Old Goa, the capital of Portuguese India at the time.
Famous Birthdays on May 6
- 1983 - Gagan Narang is an Air Rifle sport shooter. He won the bronze medal in the Men's 10 m Air Rifle Event at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London with a final score of 701.1 on 30 July 2012.
- 1861 – Motilal Nehru, Indian lawyer and politician, President of the Indian National Congress (d. 1931)
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