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 this day in history.   

0523  On this day in history hormisdas, Pope (514-23), dies   

0768  Constantine ends his reign as Catholic Pope on August - 06.   

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

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

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  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 this day in history john Cabot returns to Bristol from North-America   

1504  Matthew "Nosey" Parker, archbishop of Canterbury on this day in history.   

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  Spanish Armada under Medina Sidonia anchors on August - 06.   

1600  Henry IV of France invades Savoy after negotiations break down over Saluzzo, controlled by Savoy since 1588 on this day in history.   

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

1619  On this day in history barbara Strozzi, composer   

1623  On August - 06 maffeo Barberini elected Pope Urban VIII   

1623  Anne Hathaway, wife of William Shakespeare, dies on August - 06.   

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

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

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

1657  Bohdan Khmelnytsky, Polish-Lithuanian noble on August - 06.   

1660  On this day in history diego Rodriguez de Silva Valezquez, Spanish (court)painter, dies at 61   

1661  On August - 06 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 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 August - 06.   

1638  On August - 06 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  Francois Fenelon, France, writer (Playing for Time) was born on August - 06.   

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

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

1272  On August - 06 stefanus V, prince of Transylvania/king of Hungary (1270-72), dies   

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