Historical Events In August - 06

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

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

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

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

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  Battle at Simancas-Spain beats Moors on August - 06.  

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

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

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

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

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

1221  Dominicus, Italian religious order founder (Dominicans) on August - 06.  

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

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

1497  John Cabot returns to Bristol from North-America on August - 06.  

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 this day in history.  

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  On this day in history barbara Strozzi, composer  

1623  Maffeo Barberini elected Pope Urban VIII on August - 06.  

1623  On August - 06 anne Hathaway, wife of William Shakespeare, dies  

1625  Earl Earnest Casimir appointed as viceroy of Groningen on August - 06.  

1637  On August - 06 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 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  On this day in history diego Rodriguez de Silva Valezquez, Spanish (court)painter, dies at 61  

1661  On this day in history holland sells Brazil to Portugal for 8 million guilders  

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

1651  On this day in history birth of francois Fenelon, France, writer (Playing for Time)  

1651  Johann Michael Zacher, composer was born on August - 06.  

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

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

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

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  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  Death of King Ladislas of Naples (b. 1377) on August - 06.