Historical Events In August - 06

0258  On August - 06 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 August - 06 hormisdas, Pope (514-23), dies  

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

0768  On August - 06 [Constantine] ends his reign as Catholic Pope  

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

0966  Berengarius II, markgraaf of Ivrea/king of Italy (950-963) on this day in history.  

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

1181  Supernova observed by Chinese &Japanese astronomers on this day in history.  

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1181  On this day in history supernova observed by Chinese & Japanese astronomers  

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

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

1272  Stefanus V, prince of Transylvania/king of Hungary (1270-72), dies on August - 06.  

1458  On August - 06 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  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 this day in history.  

1588  Spanish Armada under Medina Sidonia anchors on this day in history.  

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  Barbara Strozzi, composer on August - 06.  

1623  Maffeo Barberini elected Pope Urban VIII on this day in history.  

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

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

1651  Francois Fenelon, France, writer (Playing for Time) on August - 06.  

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 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 this day in history.  

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1180  Emperor Go-Toba of Japan (d. 1239) was born on this day in history.  

1504  Matthew "Nosey" Parker, archbishop of Canterbury was born on August - 06.  

1609  On this day in history birth of richard Bennett, British Colonial Governor of Virginia (d. 1675)  

1619  On August - 06 birth of barbara Strozzi, composer  

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

1651  On August - 06 birth of johann Michael Zacher, composer  

0258  Death of Sixtus II, bishop of Rome (257-58), beheaded on August - 06.  

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

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

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 August - 06 death of king Ladislas of Naples (b. 1377)