Historical Events In August - 06

0258  St Sixtus II ends his reign as Catholic Pope on this day in history.  

0258  On August - 06 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 August - 06.  

0768  On this day in history 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 August - 06.  

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

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

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

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

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

1221  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  

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

1497  On August - 06 john Cabot returns to Bristol from North-America  

1504  Matthew "Nosey" Parker, archbishop of Canterbury on August - 06.  

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  Spanish Armada under Medina Sidonia anchors on August - 06.  

1600  On August - 06 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  Barbara Strozzi, composer on this day in history.  

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

1623  On this day in history anne Hathaway, wife of William Shakespeare, dies  

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

1637  Ben Johnson, dramatist/playwright, dies at 65 on this day in history.  

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

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 August - 06.  

1657  On August - 06 bohdan Khmelnytsky, Polish-Lithuanian noble  

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

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1180  On this day in history birth of emperor Go-Toba of Japan (d. 1239)  

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

1644  On this day in history birth of francoise L de la Baume Le Blanc, French mistress of Louis XIV  

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

0966  On August - 06 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  On August - 06 death of dominicus, Italian religious order founder (Dominicans)  

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

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