D-Day Commemoration
Sweden's National Day
ROYAL BIRTHDAY
King Albert II of the Belgians {1934}
ROYAL WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES
Prince Oscar Fredrik of Sweden, Duke of Ostergotland (future King Oscar II of Sweden-Norway) & Princess Sophia Wilhelmina of Nassau {1857}
Princess Alexandra of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg & Count Jefferson von Pfeil & Klein-Ellguth {1998}
HISTORICAL ROYAL EVENTS
1523 Gustav Vasa is elected King of Sweden, marking the end of the Kalmar Union.
1644 The Qing Dynasty Manchu forces led by the Shunzhi Emperor capture Beijing during the collapse of the Ming Dynasty. The Manchus would rule China until 1912 when the Republic of China is established.
1654 Karl X Gustav succeeds his abdicated cousin, Queen Christina of Sweden, to the Swedish throne.
1674 Shivaji, the founder of the Maratha empire, is crowned.
1808 Napoleon's brother, Joseph Bonaparte, is crowned King of Spain.
1882 The Shewan forces of Menelik II of Ethiopia defeat the Gojjame army in the Battle of Embabo.
1921 The Southwark Bridge in London is opened for traffic by King George V & Queen Mary.
1974 A new Instrument of Government is promulgated making Sweden a parliamentary monarchy.
HISTORICAL ROYAL BIRTHS
1502 King Joao III of Portugal (d.1557)
1714 King Jose I of Portugal & the Algarves (d.1777)
1772 Princess Maria Theresa of Naples & Sicily (The Two Sicilies), Infanta of Spain, Archduchess of Austria, Holy Roman Empress consort, Queen consort of the Romans, Empress consort of Austria (d.1807)
1872 Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna of Russia, Empress of All the Russias (d.1918)
DEATH
1393 Emperor Go-En'yu of Japan
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