6th May’20 – What Happened Today In History? | On This Day

Find out what happened on the 6th of May in History. There are a lot many happenings which had taken place on this date in the pages of Indian History, here we have listed some of the very important events occur 6th of May

 
Motilal Nehru (22 August 1861 – 6 February 1931) was an Indian lawyer, activist and politician belonging to the Indian National Congress. He also served as the Congress President twice, 1919–1920 and 1928–1929.
Leela Samson (born 6 May 1951) is a Bharatanatyam dancer, choreographer, instructor and writer from India. As a soloist she is known for her technical virtuosity and has taught Bharatanatyam at Shriram Bhartiya Kala Kendra in Delhi for many years.
Asawari Joshi (born 6 May 1965) is an Indian actress. She has acted in many Marathi language films and serials. She is known for her role in the Hindi TV series, Office Office. She has acted as Lovely Kapoor in Om Shanti Om, a movie which starred Shahrukh Khan.
Tania (born 6 May 1993) is an Indian actress known for her work in Punjabi cinema. She has been nominated for two Brit Asia TV Awards, winning one for “Best Supporting Actress” for her performance in Qismat (2018).
Gagan Narang (born 6 May 1983) is an Indian shooter, supported by the Olympic Gold Quest. He was the first Indian to qualify for the London Olympics. He won the Bronze Medal in the Men’s 10 m Air Rifle Event at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
 

Notable Moments

 
1680 Chatrapati Rajaram Maharaj was crowned.
1775 Nanda Kumar, king of Calcutta, was arrested.
1948 India rejected the Security Council’s plan for UN supervision over plebiscite in Kashmir.
1967 Dr. Zakir Hussain elected President.
1971 D. Sen became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 29/03/77).
 

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