CoM Moderators Posted September 6 Posted September 6 1032 - Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor becomes King of Burgundy, succeeding Rudolf III 1543 - French and Ottoman fleets occupy Nice 1634 - Battle of Nördlingen: Imperial-Spanish forces led by Ferdinand of Hungary and Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand heavily defeat a combined Swedish and German Protestant army led by Gustav Horn and Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar 1954 - "La Strada," directed by Federico Fellini and starring Anthony Quinn, premieres at the Venice Film Festival 1982 - Pittsburgh Pirates retire Willie Stargell's #8 1986 - US Open Women's Tennis: Martina Navratilova wins her third US singles title, beating Czech star Helena Suková 6-3, 6-2 1991 - The name Saint Petersburg is restored to Russia's second largest city, which had been renamed Leningrad in 1924 2010 - "The King's Speech," directed by Tom Hooper and starring Colin Firth and Geoffrey Rush, premieres at the Telluride Film Festival (Best Picture 2011) More Historical Events »
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