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Year 913

Emperor Alexander III dies of exhaustion while playing the game tzykanion (Byzantine name for polo). He is succeeded by his 8-year-old nephew Constantine VII.

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Year 1513

Italian Wars: Battle of Novara. Swiss troops defeat the French under Louis II de la Trémoille, forcing the French to abandon Milan. Duke Massimiliano Sforza is restored.

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Year 1523

Gustav Vasa, the Swedish regent, is elected King of Sweden, marking a symbolic end to the Kalmar Union. This is the Swedish national day.

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Year 1586

Francis Drake's forces raid St. Augustine in Spanish Florida.

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Year 1644

The Qing dynasty Manchu forces led by the Shunzhi Emperor capture Beijing during the collapse of the Ming dynasty.

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Year 1654

Queen Christina abdicates the Swedish throne and is succeeded by her cousin Charles X Gustav.

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Year 1674

Shivaji, founder of the Maratha Empire, is crowned.

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Year 1749

The Conspiracy of the Slaves in Malta is discovered.

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Year 1762

Seven Years' War: British forces begin a siege of Havana, Cuba, and temporarily capture the city in the Battle of Havana.

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Year 1808

Napoleon's brother, Joseph Bonaparte, is crowned King of Spain.

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🇰🇷 South Korea · Memorial Day

🇸🇪 Sweden · National Day of Sweden

Birthdays on 6 June 188

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Wen Tianxiang

b. 1236 – d. 1283

Wen Tianxiang, Chinese general and scholar (d. 1283)

Alix of Brittany, Dame de Pontarcy

b. 1243 – d. 1288

Alix of Brittany, Dame de Pontarcy; Breton noble (d. 1288)

Władysław of Legnica

b. 1296 – d. 1352

Władysław of Legnica (d. 1352)

Regiomontanus

b. 1436 – d. 1476

Regiomontanus, German mathematician, astronomer, and astrologer (b. 1436)

Andrea Cesalpino

b. 1519 – d. 1603

Andrea Cesalpino, Italian philosopher, physician, and botanist (d. 1603)

Catherine Vasa

b. 1539 – d. 1610

Catherine Vasa, Regent of East Frisia (d. 1610)

Bernardino Baldi

b. 1553 – d. 1617

Bernardino Baldi, Italian mathematician and author (d. 1617)

Edward la Zouche, 11th Baron Zouche

b. 1556 – d. 1625

Edward la Zouche, 11th Baron Zouche, English diplomat (b. 1556)

Giovanni Diodati

b. 1576 – d. 1649

Giovanni Diodati, Swiss-Italian clergyman and theologian (b. 1576)

Godefroy Wendelin

b. 1580 – d. 1667

Godefroy Wendelin, Belgian astronomer and author (d. 1667)

Yuan Chonghuan

b. 1584 – d. 1630

Yuan Chonghuan, politician, military general and writer (d. 1630)

Diego Velázquez

b. 1599 – d. 1660

Diego Velázquez, Spanish painter and educator (b. 1599)

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Deaths on 6 June 92

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Qiao Xuan

d. 184 (b. 110)

Qiao Xuan, Chinese official (b. 110)

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Utamish

d. 863

Abu Musa Utamish, Muslim vizier

Alexander (Byzantine emperor)

d. 913 (b. 870)

Alexander III, Byzantine emperor (b. 870)

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Agnes of Aquitaine, Queen of Aragon and Navarre

d. 1097

Agnes of Aquitaine, Queen of Aragon and Navarre

Norbert of Xanten

d. 1134 (b. 1060)

Norbert of Xanten, German bishop and saint (b. 1060)

Henry I of Castile

d. 1217 (b. 1204)

Henry I, King of Castile and Toledo (b. 1204)

John of Scotland, Earl of Huntingdon

d. 1237

John of Scotland, Earl of Huntingdon

William II, Count of Flanders

d. 1251

William III of Dampierre, Count of Flanders

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Robert Passelewe

d. 1252

Robert Passelewe, Bishop of Chichester

William Donn de Burgh, 3rd Earl of Ulster

d. 1333 (b. 1312)

William Donn de Burgh, 3rd Earl of Ulster (b. 1312)

Emperor Go-En'yū

d. 1393 (b. 1359)

Emperor Go-En'yū of Japan (b. 1359)

Vecchietta

d. 1480 (b. 1412)

Vecchietta, Italian painter, sculptor, and architect (b. 1412)

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