Events & Holidays In August - 06
Wednesday, 08 May 2024
Accession of H.H. Sheikh Zayed (United Arab Emirates)
Atomic Bomb Day (United States of America)
Independence Day (Bolivia Jamaica)
Tanabata (Japan)
The Transfiguration (Bulgaria)
Accession of H.H. Sheikh Zayed (United Arab Emirates)
Atomic Bomb Day (United States of America)
Independence Day (Bolivia Jamaica)
Tanabata (Japan)
The Transfiguration (Bulgaria)
1180 On this day in history birth of emperor Go-Toba of Japan (d. 1239)
1504 On this day in history birth of matthew "Nosey" Parker, archbishop of Canterbury
1609 On this day in history birth of richard Bennett, British Colonial Governor of Virginia (d. 1675)
1619 On this day in history birth of barbara Strozzi, composer
1638 On this day in history birth of nicolas de Malebranche, French philosopher
1644 On this day in history birth of francoise L de la Baume Le Blanc, French mistress of Louis XIV
1651 Francois Fenelon, France, writer (Playing for Time) was born on this day in history.
1651 On this day in history birth of johann Michael Zacher, composer
0258 Death of Sixtus II, bishop of Rome (257-58), beheaded on this day in history.
0523 On this day in history hormisdas, Pope (514-23), dies
0966 On this day in history death of berengarius II, markgraaf of Ivrea/king of Italy (950-963)
1162 Death of Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona on this day in history.
1195 Henry de Leeuw, duke of Saxon/Bayern, dies on this day in history.
1221 On this day in history death of dominicus, Italian religious order founder (Dominicans)
1272 Stefanus V, prince of Transylvania/king of Hungary (1270-72), dies on this day in history.
1414 On this day in history death of king Ladislas of Naples (b. 1377)