Historical Events In August - 06
Tuesday, 12 November 2024
0258 St Sixtus II ends his reign as Catholic Pope on this day in history.
0258 Sixtus II, bishop of Rome (257-58), beheaded on this day in history.
0523 St Hormisdas ends his reign as Catholic Pope on this day in history.
0523 Hormisdas, Pope (514-23), dies on August - 06.
0768 On August - 06 constantine ends his reign as Catholic Pope
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 August - 06.
1162 Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona on this day in history.
1181 On August - 06 supernova observed by Chinese &Japanese astronomers
1181 On this day in history 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 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 this day in history.
1504 Matthew "Nosey" Parker, archbishop of Canterbury on August - 06.
1538 On August - 06 bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada.
1548 On this day in history georg Rhau/Rhaw, German cantor/composer/music publisher, dies
1588 Spanish Armada under Medina Sidonia anchors on this day in history.
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 August - 06 spanish garrison of Meurs surrender to earl Mauritius
1619 Barbara Strozzi, composer on August - 06.
1623 On August - 06 maffeo Barberini elected Pope Urban VIII
1623 On this day in history anne Hathaway, wife of William Shakespeare, dies
1625 Earl Earnest Casimir appointed as viceroy of Groningen on August - 06.
1637 Ben Johnson, dramatist/playwright, dies at 65 on this day in history.
1638 On this day in history nicolas de Malebranche, French philosopher
1644 Francoise L de la Baume Le Blanc, French mistress of Louis XIV on August - 06.
1651 Francois Fenelon, France, writer (Playing for Time) on August - 06.
1657 On August - 06 bohdan Khmelnytsky, Polish-Lithuanian noble
1660 Diego Rodriguez de Silva Valezquez, Spanish (court)painter, dies at 61 on August - 06.
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 this day in history.