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 August - 06.  

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

0768  On this day in history [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 this day in history.  

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

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

1181  Supernova observed by Chinese & Japanese astronomers on August - 06.  

1195  Henry de Leeuw, duke of Saxon/Bayern, dies on August - 06.  

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 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  Matthew "Nosey" Parker, archbishop of Canterbury on August - 06.  

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 August - 06.  

1588  On August - 06 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 August - 06.  

1601  Spanish garrison of Meurs surrender to earl Mauritius on this day in history.  

1619  On August - 06 barbara Strozzi, composer  

1623  On August - 06 maffeo Barberini elected Pope Urban VIII  

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

1625  Earl Earnest Casimir appointed as viceroy of Groningen on this day in history.  

1637  On this day in history ben Johnson, dramatist/playwright, dies at 65  

1638  On August - 06 nicolas de Malebranche, French philosopher  

1644  Francoise L de la Baume Le Blanc, French mistress of Louis XIV on this day in history.  

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

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 August - 06.  

1661  On August - 06 jacqueline-M-A the Sainte Madeleine Arnauld, French abbess, dies  

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1180  On August - 06 birth of emperor Go-Toba of Japan (d. 1239)  

1504  On August - 06 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  Nicolas de Malebranche, French philosopher was born on August - 06.  

1644  Francoise L de la Baume Le Blanc, French mistress of Louis XIV was born on this day in history.  

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

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 this day in history.  

0966  On August - 06 death of berengarius II, markgraaf of Ivrea/king of Italy (950-963)  

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

1195  Henry de Leeuw, duke of Saxon/Bayern, dies on August - 06.  

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

1272  On August - 06 stefanus V, prince of Transylvania/king of Hungary (1270-72), dies  

1414  On this day in history death of king Ladislas of Naples (b. 1377)