Events on 6 April 63
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King Richard I of England dies from an infection following the removal of an arrow from his shoulder.
Year 1250
Seventh Crusade: Ayyubids of Egypt capture King Louis IX of France in the Battle of Fariskur.
Year 1327
The poet Petrarch first sees his idealized love, Laura, in the church of Saint Clare in Avignon.
Year 1580
One of the largest earthquakes recorded in the history of England, Flanders, or Northern France, takes place.
Year 1652
At the Cape of Good Hope, Dutch sailor Jan van Riebeeck establishes a resupply camp that eventually becomes Cape Town.
Public Holidays Around The World On This Day 77
Birthdays on 6 April 239
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Infanta Maria, Marchioness of Tortosa
b. 1342
Infanta Maria, Marchioness of Tortosa
Margaret of Brunswick-Lüneburg
b. 1573 – d. 1643
Margaret of Brunswick-Lüneburg, German noble (d. 1643)
Maria Leopoldine of Austria
b. 1632 – d. 1649
Maria Leopoldine of Austria (d. 1649)
André Dacier
b. 1651 – d. 1722
André Dacier, French scholar and academic (b. 1651)
Johann Kuhnau
b. 1660 – d. 1722
Johann Kuhnau, German organist and composer (b. 1660)
Arvid Horn
b. 1664 – d. 1742
Arvid Horn, Swedish general and politician (b. 1664)
Jean-Baptiste Rousseau
b. 1671 – d. 1741
Jean-Baptiste Rousseau, French poet and playwright (d. 1741)
André Cardinal Destouches
b. 1672 – d. 1749
André Cardinal Destouches, French composer (d. 1749)
Louis de Cahusac
b. 1706 – d. 1759
Louis de Cahusac, French playwright and composer (d. 1759)
Johann Georg Reutter
b. 1708 – d. 1772
Johann Georg Reutter, Austrian organist and composer (d. 1772)
Pasquale Paoli
b. 1725 – d. 1807
Pasquale Paoli, French soldier and politician (d. 1807)
Gerard Majella
b. 1726 – d. 1755
Gerard Majella, Italian saint (d. 1755)
Deaths on 6 April 101
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Prudentius of Troyes
d. 861
Prudentius, bishop of Troyes
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Pei Che
d. 887
Pei Che, chancellor of the Tang Dynasty
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Liu Churang
d. 943 (b. 881)
Liu Churang, Chinese general and chief of staff (b. 881)
Nasr II
d. 943 (b. 906)
Nasr II, ruler (amir) of the Samanid Empire (b. 906)
Frederick II, Duke of Swabia
d. 1147 (b. 1090)
Frederick II, duke of Swabia (b. 1090)
Richard I of England
d. 1199 (b. 1157)
Richard I of England (d. 1199)
William Marshal, 2nd Earl of Pembroke
d. 1231
William Marshal, 2nd Earl of Pembroke
Guillaume de Sonnac
d. 1250
Guillaume de Sonnac, Grand Master of the Knights Templar
Peter of Verona
d. 1252 (b. 1206)
Peter of Verona, Italian priest and saint (b. 1206)
Basil of Trebizond
d. 1340
Basil, emperor of Trebizond (Turkey)
James I, Count of La Marche
d. 1362 (b. 1319)
James I, count of La Marche (b. 1319)
Matthias Corvinus
d. 1490 (b. 1443)
Matthias Corvinus, Romanian-Hungarian husband of Beatrice of Naples (b. 1443)