Historical Events In August - 06

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

0258  On August - 06 sixtus II, bishop of Rome (257-58), beheaded  

0523  On this day in history st Hormisdas ends his reign as Catholic Pope  

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

0768  On August - 06 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 this day in history.  

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

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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  Stefanus V, prince of Transylvania/king of Hungary (1270-72), dies on August - 06.  

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 this day in history.  

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 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  On this day in history spanish garrison of Meurs surrender to earl Mauritius  

1619  Barbara Strozzi, composer on this day in history.  

1623  On this day in history maffeo Barberini elected Pope Urban VIII  

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

1625  On this day in history earl Earnest Casimir appointed as viceroy of Groningen  

1637  Ben Johnson, dramatist/playwright, dies at 65 on August - 06.  

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 this day in history.  

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  On August - 06 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  On this day in history birth of barbara Strozzi, composer  

1638  On this day in history birth of nicolas de Malebranche, French philosopher  

1644  On August - 06 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  Johann Michael Zacher, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

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

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

1221  On this day in history 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 August - 06.