Glyndwr takes Carmarthen on 6th July 1403. Owain Glyndwr, since being proclaimed Prince of Wales by his followers, had been a thorn in the flesh of Henry IV of England. However, until 1403 Owain's success had been confined to North Wales, where, along with his Tudur cousins, he had captured or destroyed several Anglo-Norman strongholds such as Ruthin, Conwy and Welshpool. Owain had thwarted Henry's counter-attacks, captured his son's baggage train and in 1401 had achieved a major victory at the battle of Mynydd Hyddgen. During 1402, Glyndwr's forces had gone from strength to strength, capturing and ransoming his arch-rival Reginald de Grey in April and defeating and capturing Edmund Mortimer at the battle of Pilleth on Bryn Glas hill near Presteigne in June. This represented a significant advance into Mid Wales. An alliance with the Mortimer family, sealed by marriage to Owain's daughter, posed an increased threat to Henry IV's power. However, it was in July 1403 that Owain Glyndwr truly swept to power throughout Wales. His advance through his mother's homeland of Deheubarth, down the Tywi Valley secured the strongholds of Dryslwyn, Newcastle Emlyn and on 6th July, following a short siege, Carmarthen. With his army now 8000 strong, and with hundreds of Welsh archers and experienced men-at-arms defecting from Henry's army to swell Glyndwr's ranks, this could be said to represent the almost total collapse of English rule in Wales at that time
1535 Sir Thomas More is executed for treason against King Henry VIII of England.
On 6th July 1843 the Bolgoed tollgate on the outskirts of Pontarddulais was attacked and destroyed by a group of some 200 men, during the final stages of the Rebecca Riots. The Rebecca riots took place between 1839 and 1843, in the rural parts of west Wales, mostly in Pembrokeshire, Cardiganshire, and Carmarthenshire, they were a series of protests made mostly by tenant farmers against the payment of tolls to use the roads, but many other 'Rebecca' incidents were about general economic conditions. During the riots, men disguised as women attacked the tollgates. They called themselves 'Rebecca and her daughters', most likely referring to a passage in the Bible where Rebecca talks of the need to 'possess the gates of those who hate them'.
1885 Louis Pasteur successfully gives an anti-rabies vaccine to 9-year-old Joseph Meister, saving his life.
1886 Horlick's of Wisconsin offers 1st malted milk to public.
Glamorgan CCC 🏏was formed on 6th July 1888 at a meeting in the Angel Hotel, Cardiff. Furry is a member.
1917 T. E. Lawrence captures port of Aqaba from Turks.
1919 – British R34 Airship Lands in New York: The British R34 airship lands in New York, completing the first east-to-west transatlantic flight.
1923 The Central Executive Committee accepts the Treaty of Union, signed in Moscow in December 1922, and the Russian Empire becomes the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
1998 England cricket spin bowler Robert Croft(Glamorgan) saves England from defeat with a famous unbeaten 37 in 190 minutes on day 5 of 2nd Test v South Africa at Old Trafford, Manchester. He then got dropped.
1957 John Lennon (16) and Paul McCartney (15) meet for the first time as Lennon's rock group, the Quarrymen, perform at St. Peter's Woolton Parish Church in Liverpool; mutual friend Ivan Vaughn introduces them.
1964 ThevBeatles' film A Hard Day's Night was premiered in London, with royal attendance.
