It happened today – this day in history – April 6
46BC: Julius Ceasar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus. 1199: Death of Richard
Read more46BC: Julius Ceasar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus. 1199: Death of Richard
Read more1406: Death of Robert III, King of Scots. 1558: Ivan the Terrible gives parts of north Russia to fur traders.
Read more193AD: Roman Emperor Pertinax is assassinated by Praetorian Guards, who then sell the throne in an auction to Didius Julianus.
Read more1199: Richard I is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting France, leads to his death on April 6. 1306:
Read more871: Ethelred van Wessex defeats the Danish invasion army at the Battle of Marton. 1349: Townspeople of Fulda, Germany, massacre
Read more1413: Henry of Monmouth, Prince of Wales, becomes King Henry V of England. 1610: King James I of England and
Read more1528: Gustav I is crowned King of Sweden. 1723: George Frideric Handel’s opera “Ottone” premieres at the King’s Theatre, London.
Read more1394: James I of Scotland is born in Dunfermline Palace. 1510: Muslim ruler of Goa, Yusuf Adil Shah and his
Read more1066: The Battle of Hastings. William the Conqueror and his Norman army defeat the English forces of Harold II who
Read more1189: Crusaders begin the Siege of Acre under Guy of Lusignan. 1521: Belgrade is captured by troops of Turkish Sultan
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