Historical Events In August - 06

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

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

0523  St Hormisdas ends his reign as Catholic Pope on August - 06.  

0523  Hormisdas, Pope (514-23), dies on this day in history.  

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

0768  [Constantine] ends his reign as Catholic Pope on this day in history.  

0939  Battle at Simancas-Spain beats Moors on this day in history.  

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

1162  On August - 06 ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona  

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

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

1195  On this day in history henry de Leeuw, duke of Saxon/Bayern, dies  

1221  On this day in history dominicus, Italian religious order founder (Dominicans)  

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

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

1538  Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada on this day in history.  

1548  Georg Rhau/Rhaw, German cantor/composer/music publisher, dies on August - 06.  

1588  On August - 06 spanish Armada under Medina Sidonia anchors  

1600  On August - 06 henry IV of France invades Savoy after negotiations break down over Saluzzo, controlled by Savoy since 1588  

1601  On August - 06 spanish garrison of Meurs surrender to earl Mauritius  

1619  On August - 06 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 this day in history earl Earnest Casimir appointed as viceroy of Groningen  

1637  On August - 06 ben Johnson, dramatist/playwright, dies at 65  

1638  Nicolas de Malebranche, French philosopher on this day in history.  

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

1651  On August - 06 francois Fenelon, France, writer (Playing for Time)  

1657  On this day in history 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  Jacqueline-M-A the Sainte Madeleine Arnauld, French abbess, dies on this day in history.  

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

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

1609  Richard Bennett, British Colonial Governor of Virginia (d. 1675) was born on August - 06.  

1619  Barbara Strozzi, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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  On this day in history hormisdas, Pope (514-23), dies  

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 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 August - 06.  

1414  Death of King Ladislas of Naples (b. 1377) on this day in history.