Historical Events In August - 06

0258  On this day in history st Sixtus II ends his reign as Catholic Pope  

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

0523  St Hormisdas ends his reign as Catholic Pope on this day in history.  

0523  Hormisdas, Pope (514-23), dies on this day in history.  

0768  On August - 06 constantine ends his reign as Catholic Pope  

0768  On August - 06 [Constantine] ends his reign as Catholic Pope  

0939  On this day in history battle at Simancas-Spain beats Moors  

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

1162  Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona on August - 06.  

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

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 August - 06 dominicus, Italian religious order founder (Dominicans)  

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

1458  On August - 06 callistus III, [Alfonso the Borja], Pope (1455-58), dies at 79  

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

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

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 this day in history 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  On this day in history barbara Strozzi, composer  

1623  On August - 06 maffeo Barberini elected Pope Urban VIII  

1623  Anne Hathaway, wife of William Shakespeare, dies on August - 06.  

1625  On August - 06 earl Earnest Casimir appointed as viceroy of Groningen  

1637  Ben Johnson, dramatist/playwright, dies at 65 on August - 06.  

1638  Nicolas de Malebranche, French philosopher on August - 06.  

1644  On this day in history 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 August - 06 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  On August - 06 jacqueline-M-A the Sainte Madeleine Arnauld, French abbess, dies  

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1180  Emperor Go-Toba of Japan (d. 1239) was born on August - 06.  

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

1609  On this day in history birth of richard Bennett, British Colonial Governor of Virginia (d. 1675)  

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 this day in history.  

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

1651  On this day in history birth of johann Michael Zacher, composer  

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

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

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

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

1195  Henry de Leeuw, duke of Saxon/Bayern, dies on this day in history.  

1221  Death of Dominicus, Italian religious order founder (Dominicans) on this day in history.  

1272  On this day in history 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.