This Day In European History

9th October

Events
1470: King Henry VI of England returns to the throne.
1779: Luddites riot in Britain.
1873: The earliest recorded sheepdog trials, in Bala, Wales.
1875: The Universal Postal Union is formed in Berne, Switzerland.

Births
1735: Charles/Karl Ferdinand, Prussian field marshal.
1757: King Charles X of France.
1835: Camille Saint-Saëns, French composer.
1852: Emil Fischer, German chemist.

Deaths
1047: Pope Clement II.
1562: Gabriel Fallopius, Italian anatomist.
1934: King Alexander of Yugoslavia, assassinated.

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