Historical Events In August - 06
Friday, 23 May 2025
0258 St Sixtus II ends his reign as Catholic Pope on this day in history.
0258 On August - 06 sixtus II, bishop of Rome (257-58), beheaded
0523 On August - 06 st Hormisdas ends his reign as Catholic Pope
0523 Hormisdas, Pope (514-23), dies on August - 06.
0768 On this day in history constantine ends his reign as Catholic Pope
0768 [Constantine] ends his reign as Catholic Pope on August - 06.
0939 Battle at Simancas-Spain beats Moors on August - 06.
0966 On this day in history berengarius II, markgraaf of Ivrea/king of Italy (950-963)
1162 On this day in history ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona
1181 On this day in history supernova observed by Chinese &Japanese astronomers
1181 On August - 06 supernova observed by Chinese & Japanese astronomers
1195 Henry de Leeuw, duke of Saxon/Bayern, dies on August - 06.
1221 On this day in history dominicus, Italian religious order founder (Dominicans)
1272 On August - 06 stefanus V, prince of Transylvania/king of Hungary (1270-72), dies
1458 On August - 06 callistus III, [Alfonso the Borja], Pope (1455-58), dies at 79
1497 On August - 06 john Cabot returns to Bristol from North-America
1504 On this day in history matthew "Nosey" Parker, archbishop of Canterbury
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 this day in history spanish Armada under Medina Sidonia anchors
1600 Henry IV of France invades Savoy after negotiations break down over Saluzzo, controlled by Savoy since 1588 on this day in history.
1601 Spanish garrison of Meurs surrender to earl Mauritius on August - 06.
1619 On August - 06 barbara Strozzi, composer
1623 Maffeo Barberini elected Pope Urban VIII on this day in history.
1623 Anne Hathaway, wife of William Shakespeare, dies on August - 06.
1625 Earl Earnest Casimir appointed as viceroy of Groningen on this day in history.
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 this day in history.
1657 On this day in history bohdan Khmelnytsky, Polish-Lithuanian noble
1660 Diego Rodriguez de Silva Valezquez, Spanish (court)painter, dies at 61 on this day in history.
1661 Holland sells Brazil to Portugal for 8 million guilders on August - 06.
1661 On August - 06 jacqueline-M-A the Sainte Madeleine Arnauld, French abbess, dies
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