📅 Today in HistoryJune 6

Constantine VII, the eight-year-old illegitimate son of Leo VI the Wise, becomes nominal ruler of the Byzantine Empire under the regency of a seven-man council headed by Patriarch Nicholas Mystikos, appointed by Constantine's uncle Alexander on his deathbed.

The M8.2-8.8 Lo Mustang earthquake affects Tibet and Nepal, causing severe damage in Kathmandu and parts of the Indo-Gangetic plain.

War of the League of Cambrai: In the Battle of Novara, Swiss troops defeat the French under Louis II de la Trémoille, forcing them to abandon Milan; Duke Massimiliano Sforza is restored.

Swedish regent Gustav Vasa is elected King of Sweden and, marking a symbolic end to the Kalmar Union, 6 June is designated the country's national day.

Swedish Queen Christina abdicated her throne in favour of her cousin Charles Gustav and converted to Catholicism.

Shivaji is crowned as the first Chhatrapati of the Maratha Empire at Raigad Fort.

Seven Years' War: British forces begin the Siege of Havana and temporarily capture the city.

War of 1812: In the Battle of Stoney Creek, considered a critical turning point in the war, a British force of 700 under John Vincent defeats an American force twice its size under William Winder and John Chandler.

Alexis St Martin is accidentally shot in the stomach, leading to William Beaumont's studies on digestion.

The June Rebellion in Paris is put down by the National Guard.