This Day in History
06 Feb 1189
Riots in Lynn Norfolk (England) spread to Norwich
06 Feb 1508
Maximilian I proclaimed Holy Roman Emperor 1st Emperor in centuries not to be crowned by the Pope
06 Feb 1577
King Henri de Bourbon of Navarra becomes leader of the Huguenots
06 Feb 1626
Huguenot rebels & French sign Peace of La Rochelle
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Woman claiming to be Anastasia Romanov arrives in the U.S.
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Elizabeth becomes queen
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Mussolini fires his son-in-law
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Johnson meets with South Vietnamese Premier
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ICCS take up positions
Supervisors from the International Commission of Control and Supervision (ICCS) delegated to oversee the cease-fire start to take up their positions.The cease...
Tennis great Arthur Ashe dies of AIDS
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Ronald Reagan is born
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Dalton Gang commits its first train robbery
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Of Mice and Men is published
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Austrian superstar Falco dies
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Ronald Reagan born
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Man United players among victims of plane crash
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Infamous school teacher goes back to prison
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The Reagan Doctrine is announced
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