This Day in History
Today: December 6, 2025
1060
Béla I is crowned king of Hungary.[1]
1240
Mongol invasion of Rus': Kyiv, defended by Voivode Dmytro, falls to the Mongols under Batu Khan.[2]
1492
After exploring the island of Cuba (which he had mistaken for Japan) for gold, Christopher Columbus lands on an island he names Hispaniola.[3]
1534
The city of Quito in Ecuador is founded by Spanish settlers led by Sebastián de Belalcázar.[4]
1648
Pride's Purge removes royalist sympathizers from Parliament so that the High Court of Justice could put the King on trial.
1704
Battle of Chamkaur: During the Mughal-Sikh Wars, an outnumbered Sikh Khalsa defeats a Mughal army.
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