Historical Events In August - 06

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

0258  On this day in history sixtus II, bishop of Rome (257-58), beheaded  

0523  On this day in history st Hormisdas ends his reign as Catholic Pope  

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 August - 06.  

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

0966  Berengarius II, markgraaf of Ivrea/king of Italy (950-963) on August - 06.  

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

1181  On this day in history supernova observed by Chinese &Japanese astronomers  

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

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 this day in history.  

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

1497  On this day in history john Cabot returns to Bristol from North-America  

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 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  Barbara Strozzi, composer on this day in history.  

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 August - 06.  

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

1651  On August - 06 francois Fenelon, France, writer (Playing for Time)  

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 this day in history.  

1661  Jacqueline-M-A the Sainte Madeleine Arnauld, French abbess, dies on this day in history.  

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1180  On August - 06 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  On this day in history birth of barbara Strozzi, composer  

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

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

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

1651  Johann Michael Zacher, composer was born on this day in history.  

0258  On this day in history death of sixtus II, bishop of Rome (257-58), beheaded  

0523  On this day in history 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 this day in history death of ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona  

1195  On August - 06 henry de Leeuw, duke of Saxon/Bayern, dies  

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

1272  On August - 06 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.