Historical Events In August - 06

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

0258  Sixtus II, bishop of Rome (257-58), beheaded on August - 06.  

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

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 August - 06 battle at Simancas-Spain beats Moors  

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

1162  Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

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 August - 06.  

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  On this day in history bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada.  

1548  Georg Rhau/Rhaw, German cantor/composer/music publisher, dies on this day in history.  

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  Spanish garrison of Meurs surrender to earl Mauritius on this day in history.  

1619  On this day in history barbara Strozzi, composer  

1623  Maffeo Barberini elected Pope Urban VIII on this day in history.  

1623  Anne Hathaway, wife of William Shakespeare, dies on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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  Bohdan Khmelnytsky, Polish-Lithuanian noble on this day in history.  

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

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

1504  On this day in history birth of matthew "Nosey" Parker, archbishop of Canterbury  

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

1619  Barbara Strozzi, composer was born on August - 06.  

1638  On this day in history birth of nicolas de Malebranche, French philosopher  

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

1651  Francois Fenelon, France, writer (Playing for Time) was born on August - 06.  

1651  On August - 06 birth of johann Michael Zacher, composer  

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

0523  Hormisdas, Pope (514-23), dies on August - 06.  

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

1162  Death of Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona on this day in history.  

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  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 August - 06.