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

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  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  On August - 06 ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona  

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

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1181  Supernova observed by Chinese & Japanese astronomers on August - 06.  

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 this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1504  On August - 06 matthew "Nosey" Parker, archbishop of Canterbury  

1538  Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada on August - 06.  

1548  On this day in history georg Rhau/Rhaw, German cantor/composer/music publisher, dies  

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  Spanish garrison of Meurs surrender to earl Mauritius on August - 06.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1637  Ben Johnson, dramatist/playwright, dies at 65 on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1651  On this day in history francois Fenelon, France, writer (Playing for Time)  

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  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.  

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1180  Emperor Go-Toba of Japan (d. 1239) was born on August - 06.  

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

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

1619  Barbara Strozzi, composer was born on August - 06.  

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

1644  Francoise L de la Baume Le Blanc, French mistress of Louis XIV was born on this day in history.  

1651  On this day in history birth of francois Fenelon, France, writer (Playing for Time)  

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

0258  Death of Sixtus II, bishop of Rome (257-58), beheaded on this day in history.  

0523  Hormisdas, Pope (514-23), dies on August - 06.  

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

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

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

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