Historical events May 6.

1542: St. Francis Xavier arrived at Old Goa, then the capital of Portuguese Goa.

1889: The Eiffel Tower was officially opened to the public at the Universal Exposition in Paris.

1941: Joseph Stalin becomes Prime Minister of Russia.

1949: EDSAC launched the first electronic digital storage computer software.

1983: Adolf Hitler’s diary exposed as a hoax.

1994: The Euro Tunnel, which runs through the English Gulf and connects England to France, was inaugurated by Queen Elizabeth II of England and Francois Mitra, President of France.

2001: Pope John Paul II visited a mosque in Syria. He was the first pope to visit a mosque.

2002: Bhupinder Nath Kirpal became the 31st Chief Justice of India.

2010: Ajmal Amir Kasab, convicted for the 26/11 attack in Mumbai, was sentenced to death.

Famous birthdays - May 6.

1856: Sigmund Freud, an Austrian neurologist, philosopher, and the founder of psychoanalysis.

1861: Pt. Motilal Nehru, an Indian lawyer, activist, and politician.

1940: Aban Mistry, an Indian female Tabla player, singer, and musician.

1951: Leela Samson, an Indian Bharatanatyam dancer, choreographer, instructor, and writer.

1953: Tony Blair, a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Death anniversaries - May 6

1589: Tansen, a prominent figure of Hindustani classical music.

1862: Henry Thoreau, an American naturalist, essayist, poet, and philosopher.

1922: Shahu Maharaj, a Raja and the first Maharaja of the Indian princely state of Kolhapur. 

1946: Bhulabhai Desai, an Indian independence activist and acclaimed lawyer.

1952: Maria Montessori, an Italian physician, and educator.

1966: Raghunath Purushottam Paranjpye, the first Indian to achieve the coveted title of Senior Wrangler at the University of Cambridge.

1973: Shiv Kumar Batalvi, an Indian poet, writer and playwright.