Historical Events In August - 06

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

0258  Sixtus II, bishop of Rome (257-58), beheaded on this day in history.  

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 August - 06.  

0966  Berengarius II, markgraaf of Ivrea/king of Italy (950-963) on this day in history.  

1162  On this day in history ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona  

1181  Supernova observed by Chinese &Japanese astronomers on this day in history.  

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

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

1221  On this day in history dominicus, Italian religious order founder (Dominicans)  

1272  Stefanus V, prince of Transylvania/king of Hungary (1270-72), dies on August - 06.  

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

1497  John Cabot returns to Bristol from North-America on August - 06.  

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

1538  Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada on August - 06.  

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 August - 06 henry IV of France invades Savoy after negotiations break down over Saluzzo, controlled by Savoy since 1588  

1601  Spanish garrison of Meurs surrender to earl Mauritius on August - 06.  

1619  On this day in history barbara Strozzi, composer  

1623  On this day in history maffeo Barberini elected Pope Urban VIII  

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

1625  On this day in history earl Earnest Casimir appointed as viceroy of Groningen  

1637  On August - 06 ben Johnson, dramatist/playwright, dies at 65  

1638  Nicolas de Malebranche, French philosopher on this day in history.  

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 August - 06.  

1657  On this day in history bohdan Khmelnytsky, Polish-Lithuanian noble  

1660  Diego Rodriguez de Silva Valezquez, Spanish (court)painter, dies at 61 on August - 06.  

1661  On August - 06 holland sells Brazil to Portugal for 8 million guilders  

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

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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 August - 06.  

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  Nicolas de Malebranche, French philosopher was born on this day in history.  

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  Johann Michael Zacher, composer was born on this day in history.  

0258  Death of Sixtus II, bishop of Rome (257-58), beheaded on this day in history.  

0523  On August - 06 hormisdas, Pope (514-23), dies  

0966  Death of Berengarius II, markgraaf of Ivrea/king of Italy (950-963) on this day in history.  

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

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

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

1272  Stefanus V, prince of Transylvania/king of Hungary (1270-72), dies on August - 06.  

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