Historical Events In August - 06

0258  On August - 06 st Sixtus II ends his reign as Catholic Pope  

0258  On August - 06 sixtus II, bishop of Rome (257-58), beheaded  

0523  St Hormisdas ends his reign as Catholic Pope on August - 06.  

0523  Hormisdas, Pope (514-23), dies on August - 06.  

0768  Constantine ends his reign as Catholic Pope on August - 06.  

0768  [Constantine] ends his reign as Catholic Pope on this day in history.  

0939  Battle at Simancas-Spain beats Moors on this day in history.  

0966  On this day in history berengarius II, markgraaf of Ivrea/king of Italy (950-963)  

1162  Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona on this day in history.  

1181  On August - 06 supernova observed by Chinese &Japanese astronomers  

1181  Supernova observed by Chinese & Japanese astronomers on August - 06.  

1195  Henry de Leeuw, duke of Saxon/Bayern, dies on August - 06.  

1221  Dominicus, Italian religious order founder (Dominicans) on August - 06.  

1272  Stefanus V, prince of Transylvania/king of Hungary (1270-72), dies on this day in history.  

1458  On this day in history callistus III, [Alfonso the Borja], Pope (1455-58), dies at 79  

1497  John Cabot returns to Bristol from North-America on this day in history.  

1504  Matthew "Nosey" Parker, archbishop of Canterbury on this day in history.  

1538  Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada on this day in history.  

1548  On this day in history georg Rhau/Rhaw, German cantor/composer/music publisher, dies  

1588  On August - 06 spanish Armada under Medina Sidonia anchors  

1600  On this day in history henry IV of France invades Savoy after negotiations break down over Saluzzo, controlled by Savoy since 1588  

1601  On this day in history spanish garrison of Meurs surrender to earl Mauritius  

1619  Barbara Strozzi, composer on August - 06.  

1623  Maffeo Barberini elected Pope Urban VIII on this day in history.  

1623  On August - 06 anne Hathaway, wife of William Shakespeare, dies  

1625  Earl Earnest Casimir appointed as viceroy of Groningen on this day in history.  

1637  On this day in history ben Johnson, dramatist/playwright, dies at 65  

1638  On this day in history nicolas de Malebranche, French philosopher  

1644  On August - 06 francoise L de la Baume Le Blanc, French mistress of Louis XIV  

1651  Francois Fenelon, France, writer (Playing for Time) on this day in history.  

1657  On August - 06 bohdan Khmelnytsky, Polish-Lithuanian noble  

1660  On this day in history diego Rodriguez de Silva Valezquez, Spanish (court)painter, dies at 61  

1661  Holland sells Brazil to Portugal for 8 million guilders on August - 06.  

1661  Jacqueline-M-A the Sainte Madeleine Arnauld, French abbess, dies on August - 06.  

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1180  Emperor Go-Toba of Japan (d. 1239) was born on this day in history.  

1504  On August - 06 birth of matthew "Nosey" Parker, archbishop of Canterbury  

1609  Richard Bennett, British Colonial Governor of Virginia (d. 1675) was born on this day in history.  

1619  Barbara Strozzi, composer was born on this day in history.  

1638  On August - 06 birth of nicolas de Malebranche, French philosopher  

1644  Francoise L de la Baume Le Blanc, French mistress of Louis XIV was born on August - 06.  

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

1651  On August - 06 birth of johann Michael Zacher, composer  

0258  On August - 06 death of sixtus II, bishop of Rome (257-58), beheaded  

0523  Hormisdas, Pope (514-23), dies on August - 06.  

0966  On this day in history death of berengarius II, markgraaf of Ivrea/king of Italy (950-963)  

1162  On August - 06 death of ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona  

1195  On this day in history henry de Leeuw, duke of Saxon/Bayern, dies  

1221  On August - 06 death of dominicus, Italian religious order founder (Dominicans)  

1272  On August - 06 stefanus V, prince of Transylvania/king of Hungary (1270-72), dies  

1414  On this day in history death of king Ladislas of Naples (b. 1377)