WHAT HAPPENED ON 6. JANUARY
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Harold Godwinson (or Harold II) is crowned King of England. (6. January 1066)

Reconquista: Alfonso the Battler conquers Zaragoza. (6. January 1118)

Philip of Swabia becomes King of the Romans. (6. January 1205)

Stephen Uroš III is crowned King of Serbia. (6. January 1322)

Charles I of Bohemia is crowned with the Iron Crown of Lombardy as King of Italy in Milan. (6. January 1355)

Constantine XI is crowned Byzantine Emperor at Mystras. (6. January 1449)

Ferdinand and Isabella The Catholic Monarchs enter Granada, completing the Reconquista. (6. January 1492)

King Henry VIII of England marries Anne of Cleves. (6. January 1540)

The Union of Arras is signed. (6. January 1579)

English Restoration: The Fifth Monarchists unsuccessfully attempt to seize control of London, England. (6. January 1661)

Joseph, son of Emperor Leopold I, becomes King of the Romans. (6. January 1690)

The Committee of Inquiry on the South Sea Bubble publishes its findings. (6. January 1721)

In the Battle of Jersey, the British defeat the last attempt by France to invade Jersey. (6. January 1781)

Combined British, Portuguese and colonial Brazilian forces begin the Invasion of Cayenne during the Napoleonic Wars. (6. January 1809)

Alfred Vail demonstrates a telegraph system using dots and dashes (this is the forerunner of Morse code). (6. January 1838)

The most damaging storm in 300 years sweeps across Ireland, damaging or destroying more than 20% of the houses in Dublin. (6. January 1839)

President-elect of the United States Franklin Pierce and his family are involved in a train wreck near Andover, Massachusetts. Pierce's 11-year-old son Benjamin is killed in the crash. (6. January 1853)

The inauguration of the Musikverein in Vienna, Austria. (6. January 1870)

The Washington National Cathedral is chartered by Congress. The charter is signed by President Benjamin Harrison. (6. January 1893)

Second Boer War: Having already sieged the fortress at Ladysmith, Boer forces attack it, but are driven back by British defenders. (6. January 1900)