Historical Events In August - 06
Tuesday, 29 October 2024
0258 St Sixtus II ends his reign as Catholic Pope on August - 06.
0258 On August - 06 sixtus II, bishop of Rome (257-58), beheaded
0523 On this day in history st Hormisdas ends his reign as Catholic Pope
0523 On August - 06 hormisdas, Pope (514-23), dies
0768 On this day in history constantine ends his reign as Catholic Pope
0768 On this day in history [Constantine] ends his reign as Catholic Pope
0939 On August - 06 battle at Simancas-Spain beats Moors
0966 Berengarius II, markgraaf of Ivrea/king of Italy (950-963) on this day in history.
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 August - 06.
1195 On August - 06 henry de Leeuw, duke of Saxon/Bayern, dies
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 On this day in history callistus III, [Alfonso the Borja], Pope (1455-58), dies at 79
1497 On August - 06 john Cabot returns to Bristol from North-America
1504 Matthew "Nosey" Parker, archbishop of Canterbury on this day in history.
1538 On this day in history bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada.
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 this day in history spanish garrison of Meurs surrender to earl Mauritius
1619 On August - 06 barbara Strozzi, composer
1623 On August - 06 maffeo Barberini elected Pope Urban VIII
1623 Anne Hathaway, wife of William Shakespeare, dies on this day in history.
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 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 On this day in history francois Fenelon, France, writer (Playing for Time)
1657 On August - 06 bohdan Khmelnytsky, Polish-Lithuanian noble
1660 On August - 06 diego Rodriguez de Silva Valezquez, Spanish (court)painter, dies at 61
1661 On August - 06 holland sells Brazil to Portugal for 8 million guilders
1661 Jacqueline-M-A the Sainte Madeleine Arnauld, French abbess, dies on August - 06.