Historical Events In August - 06

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

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

0523  On August - 06 st Hormisdas ends his reign as Catholic Pope   

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

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

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

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

0966  On August - 06 berengarius II, markgraaf of Ivrea/king of Italy (950-963)   

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

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

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

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  On this day in history callistus III, [Alfonso the Borja], Pope (1455-58), dies at 79   

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

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  Georg Rhau/Rhaw, German cantor/composer/music publisher, dies on this day in history.   

1588  Spanish Armada under Medina Sidonia anchors on August - 06.   

1600  On August - 06 henry IV of France invades Savoy after negotiations break down over Saluzzo, controlled by Savoy since 1588   

1601  On this day in history spanish garrison of Meurs surrender to earl Mauritius   

1619  Barbara Strozzi, composer on August - 06.   

1623  Maffeo Barberini elected Pope Urban VIII on August - 06.   

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

1625  On August - 06 earl Earnest Casimir appointed as viceroy of Groningen   

1637  On August - 06 ben Johnson, dramatist/playwright, dies at 65   

1638  Nicolas de Malebranche, French philosopher on August - 06.   

1644  Francoise L de la Baume Le Blanc, French mistress of Louis XIV on August - 06.   

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

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

1660  On August - 06 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  Emperor Go-Toba of Japan (d. 1239) was born on this day in history.   

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

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 August - 06.   

1644  Francoise L de la Baume Le Blanc, French mistress of Louis XIV was born on August - 06.   

1651  On August - 06 birth of francois Fenelon, France, writer (Playing for Time)   

1651  On August - 06 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 August - 06.   

0966  On August - 06 death of berengarius II, markgraaf of Ivrea/king of Italy (950-963)   

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

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

1221  Death of 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   

1414  On August - 06 death of king Ladislas of Naples (b. 1377)