Historical Events In August - 06

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

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

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

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

0768  On August - 06 constantine ends his reign as Catholic Pope   

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

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

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

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  Dominicus, Italian religious order founder (Dominicans) on this day in history.   

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

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 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  On August - 06 georg Rhau/Rhaw, German cantor/composer/music publisher, dies   

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

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 this day in history maffeo Barberini elected Pope Urban VIII   

1623  On this day in history anne Hathaway, wife of William Shakespeare, dies   

1625  Earl Earnest Casimir appointed as viceroy of Groningen on August - 06.   

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  On this day in history bohdan Khmelnytsky, Polish-Lithuanian noble   

1660  Diego Rodriguez de Silva Valezquez, Spanish (court)painter, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1661  On August - 06 holland sells Brazil to Portugal for 8 million guilders   

1661  On this day in history jacqueline-M-A the Sainte Madeleine Arnauld, French abbess, dies   

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1180  On this day in history birth of emperor Go-Toba of Japan (d. 1239)   

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

1609  On August - 06 birth of richard Bennett, British Colonial Governor of Virginia (d. 1675)   

1619  On August - 06 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  Francois Fenelon, France, writer (Playing for Time) was born on this day in history.   

1651  On this day in history birth of johann Michael Zacher, composer   

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

0523  Hormisdas, Pope (514-23), dies on this day in history.   

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

1162  Death of Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona on August - 06.   

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  Death of King Ladislas of Naples (b. 1377) on August - 06.