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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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User:Pern
NOTE: Today: June 6
On this day...
June 6
:
National Day of Sweden
Shivaji
1674
–
Shivaji
(pictured)
, who led a resistance to free the
Maratha
from the
Bijapur Sultanate
and the
Mughal Empire
, was crowned the first
chhatrapati
of the
Maratha Empire
.
1749
–
A plot by Muslim slaves
in Malta to assassinate
Manuel Pinto da Fonseca
of the
Knights Hospitaller
was uncovered.
1813
–
War of 1812
: The British
ambushed an American encampment
near present-day
Stoney Creek, Ontario
, capturing two senior officers.
1912
– The largest volcanic eruption of the 20th century began, forming the volcano
Novarupta
in the
Alaska Peninsula
.
1944
–
World
War II
:
Operation Overlord
, the largest amphibious military operation in history, began with
Allied
troops
landing on the beaches of Normandy
in France.
Norbert of Xanten
(
d.
1134)
Patrick Henry
(
d.
1799)
John A. Macdonald
(
d.
1891)
David Scott
(
b.
1932)
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