What happend on 6th June

05.06
07.06
1844

The Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) is founded in London.

1833

U.S. President Andrew Jackson becomes the first President to ride a train.

1813

War of 1812: Battle of Stoney Creek

1809

Sweden promulgates a new Constitution, which restores political power to the Riksdag of the Estates after 20 years of Enlightened absolutism.

1752

A devastating fire destroys one-third of Moscow, including 18,000 homes.

1683

The Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, England, opens as the world's first university museum.

1654

Christina, reigning queen of the Protestant nation Sweden, abdicates the throne and secretly converts to Catholicism. Charles X succeedes his abdicated cousin Queen Christina to the Swedish throne.

1523

Gustav Vasa is elected King of Sweden, marking the end of the Kalmar Union.

1513

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

1508

Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year truce and cede several territories to Venice