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  On this day in history 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  On this day in history battle at Simancas-Spain beats Moors   

0966  Berengarius II, markgraaf of Ivrea/king of Italy (950-963) on August - 06.   

1162  Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona on this day in history.   

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  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  On this day in history john Cabot returns to Bristol from North-America   

1504  On this day in history matthew "Nosey" Parker, archbishop of Canterbury   

1538  On August - 06 bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada.   

1548  On August - 06 georg Rhau/Rhaw, German cantor/composer/music publisher, dies   

1588  On this day in history spanish Armada under Medina Sidonia anchors   

1600  Henry IV of France invades Savoy after negotiations break down over Saluzzo, controlled by Savoy since 1588 on this day in history.   

1601  On August - 06 spanish garrison of Meurs surrender to earl Mauritius   

1619  Barbara Strozzi, composer on this day in history.   

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

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 August - 06.   

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

1644  On August - 06 francoise L de la Baume Le Blanc, French mistress of Louis XIV   

1651  Francois Fenelon, France, writer (Playing for Time) on this day in history.   

1657  Bohdan Khmelnytsky, Polish-Lithuanian noble on this day in history.   

1660  Diego Rodriguez de Silva Valezquez, Spanish (court)painter, dies at 61 on August - 06.   

1661  Holland sells Brazil to Portugal for 8 million guilders on August - 06.   

1661  On August - 06 jacqueline-M-A the Sainte Madeleine Arnauld, French abbess, dies   

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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  Richard Bennett, British Colonial Governor of Virginia (d. 1675) was born on this day in history.   

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

1638  On August - 06 birth of nicolas de Malebranche, French philosopher   

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

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

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

0258  On this day in history death of sixtus II, bishop of Rome (257-58), beheaded   

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

0966  Death of Berengarius II, markgraaf of Ivrea/king of Italy (950-963) on August - 06.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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