Events & Holidays In August - 06

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  Matthew "Nosey" Parker, archbishop of Canterbury was born on this day in history.   

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  Francoise L de la Baume Le Blanc, French mistress of Louis XIV was born on this day in history.   

1651  On this day in history birth of francois Fenelon, France, writer (Playing for Time)   

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  On this day in history stefanus V, prince of Transylvania/king of Hungary (1270-72), dies   

1414  Death of King Ladislas of Naples (b. 1377) on this day in history.