On this day - April 6
FROM THE ARGUS ARCHIVE:
On this day a year ago the Argus reported on how an Abergavenny optician was preparing for the Paris Marathon.
Five years ago today we reported how a Monmouth man was set to run the the London Marathon, making 21 charity runs in 10 months - one for every year lived by his friend, soldier Jamie Gunn, who was killed in Afghanistan.
The stories from history on this day - April 6
1199: Richard I, Coeur de Lion, King of England, was killed in battle.
1483: The painter Raphael was born in Urbino, Italy - and died on the same day 37 years later.
1830: The Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints, whose adherents are known as Mormons, was founded by Joseph Smith in New York.
1843: William Wordsworth was appointed Poet Laureate - the day before his 73rd birthday.
1896: The opening ceremony of the first modern Olympic Games was held in Athens.
1909: US Commander Robert Peary became the first man to reach the North Pole - it was his sixth attempt in 15 years.
1917: The United States entered the First World War.
1944: Pay As You Earn income tax was introduced in Britain. The system was devised by Sir Cornelius Gregg.
1965: Early Bird, the first commercial communications satellite, was launched by the United States.
1994: The presidents of the African states of Rwanda and Burundi died in a plane crash.
2009: A 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck near L'Aquila, Italy, killing 307 people.
ON THIS DAY LAST YEAR: Jermain Jackman was voted the winner of BBC's The Voice, landing a major record deal as his prize and becoming the first male winner of the show.
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