Events on 7 September 60
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Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II lands in Acre, Israel, and starts the Sixth Crusade, which results in a peaceful restoration of the Kingdom of Jerusalem.[1]
Year 1303
Guillaume de Nogaret takes Pope Boniface VIII prisoner on behalf of Philip IV of France.
Year 1571
Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk, is arrested for his role in the Ridolfi plot to assassinate Queen Elizabeth I of England and replace her with Mary, Queen of Scots.
Year 1695
Henry Every perpetrates one of the most profitable pirate raids in history with the capture of the Grand Mughal ship Ganj-i-Sawai. In response, Emperor Aurangzeb threatens to end all English trading in India.
Year 1706
War of the Spanish Succession: Siege of Turin ends, leading to the withdrawal of French forces from North Italy.
Year 1764
Election of Stanisław August Poniatowski as the last ruler of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
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