King Richard I of England is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting in France, leading to his death on April 6.[1][2][3]
1387
English victory over a Franco-Castilian-Flemish fleet in the Battle of Margate off the coast of Margate.[4]
1401
Turco-Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus.[5][6]
1603
James VI of Scotland is proclaimed King James I of England and Ireland, upon the death of Elizabeth I.[7]
1603
Tokugawa Ieyasu is granted the title of shōgun from Emperor Go-Yōzei, and establishes the Tokugawa shogunate in Edo, Japan.[8][9]
1663
The Province of Carolina is granted by charter to eight Lords Proprietor in reward for their assistance in restoring Charles II of England to the throne.[10][11]