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6 May

🇮🇳 In India

1529 Battle of Ghagra, the last battle of Babur in India, was fought. The battle was fought with the Afghans, on the confluence of the Ganga and its tributary, the Ghagara. The Afgans fought under the leadership of Sultan Mahmud Lodi and Sultan Nusrat Shah (Sultan of Bengal). As a result of the battle, Bihar was annexed by Mughal Empire, including surrounding territories, and peace settlement was made with the Sultanate of Bengal.

1542 Francis Xavier, who was later venerated as a saint, arrived in Goa, then capital of Portuguese India.

1857 The British East India Company disbanded the 34th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry whose sepoy Mangal Pandey had earlier revolted against the British.

1961 Motilal Nehru, lawyer, activist and politician belonging to the Indian National Congress, was born in Prayagraj. He served as the Congress President twice, 1919–1920 and 1928–1929.

1967 Zakir Hussain became the first Muslim President of India.

🌎 Elsewhere

1856 Sigmund Freud, Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, a clinical method for evaluating and treating pathologies in the psyche through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst, was born.

1889 The Eiffel Tower was completed and opened to the general public.

1914 British House of Lords rejected women suffrage.

1940 Pulitzer prize was awarded to John Steinbeck for Grapes of Wrath.

1952 Maria Montessori, Italian physician and educator best known for the philosophy of education that bears her name, and her writing on scientific pedagogy, died in Noordwijk, Netherlands. She had spent almost 10 years in India.

1994 The Channel Tunnel, measuring just over 50 km (31 mi) and linking the United Kingdom with France under the sea, was opened.

1998 Steve Jobs introduced Apple's first iMac, a personal computer that became hugely successful and helped revive the struggling company.

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