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1 - 5 of 5 Interesting & Fun 6th of June Facts: |
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| 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 |
| 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. |
| 1523 - Gustav Vasa is elected King of Sweden, marking the end of the Kalmar Union. |
| 1654 - Charles X succeedes his abdicated cousin Queen Christina to the Swedish throne. |
| 1683 - The Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, England, opens as the world's first university museum. |
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