Historical Events In August - 06

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

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

0523  St Hormisdas ends his reign as Catholic Pope on this day in history.   

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

0768  On this day in history 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 August - 06.   

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

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  On August - 06 supernova observed by Chinese & Japanese astronomers   

1195  On August - 06 henry de Leeuw, duke of Saxon/Bayern, dies   

1221  On August - 06 dominicus, Italian religious order founder (Dominicans)   

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

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 this day in history.   

1504  Matthew "Nosey" Parker, archbishop of Canterbury on August - 06.   

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

1548  Georg Rhau/Rhaw, German cantor/composer/music publisher, dies on August - 06.   

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

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

1601  Spanish garrison of Meurs surrender to earl Mauritius on this day in history.   

1619  On August - 06 barbara Strozzi, composer   

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

1623  Anne Hathaway, wife of William Shakespeare, dies on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 August - 06.   

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

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  Barbara Strozzi, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1644  On this day in history birth of francoise L de la Baume Le Blanc, French mistress of Louis XIV   

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

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

0258  Death of Sixtus II, bishop of Rome (257-58), beheaded on August - 06.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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