Historical Events In August - 06
Friday, 09 June 2023
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.