Historical Events In August - 06

0258  St Sixtus II ends his reign as Catholic Pope on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

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

0939  Battle at Simancas-Spain beats Moors on August - 06.   

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

1162  On this day in history ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona   

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

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

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  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 August - 06.   

1497  John Cabot returns to Bristol from North-America on August - 06.   

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

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  On this day in history 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 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  Holland sells Brazil to Portugal for 8 million guilders on this day in history.   

1661  Jacqueline-M-A the Sainte Madeleine Arnauld, French abbess, dies on this day in history.   

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1180  On August - 06 birth of emperor Go-Toba of Japan (d. 1239)   

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

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

1619  On this day in history birth of barbara Strozzi, composer   

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

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  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 August - 06 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 this day in history.   

1221  Death of Dominicus, Italian religious order founder (Dominicans) on August - 06.   

1272  Stefanus V, prince of Transylvania/king of Hungary (1270-72), dies on this day in history.   

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