Lianachan wrote:26th June 1483 - Dick the Shit becomes King of England.
July 6th, 1483 - Dick the Shit is
crowned King of England.
Quite a day, historically.
July 6th, 1189 - Dick the First accedes to the English throne.
July 6th, 1253 - Mindaugas is crowned King of Lithuania.
July 6th, 1560 - signing of the Treaty of Edinburgh between Scotland and England. They thought that brought an end to the Auld Alliance with France! Ha!
July 6th, 1779 - Battle of Grenada sees the French navy defeat the navy of Perfidious Albion, but then not really do anything much with their new advantage in the region.
July 6th, 1919 - the dirigible R34 lands in New York, completing the first crossing of the Atlantic Ocean by an airship.
July 6th, 1942 - Anne Frank and her family go into hiding in the secret annex over her father's office.
July 6th, 1944 - it is claimed that test pilot Rudolph Opitz reached a speed of 702 mph flying an Me 163B, in the first flight to break the sound barrier.
July 6th, 1947 - the AK47 goes into production.
July 6th, 1957 - John Lennon meets Paul McCartney for the first time.