Historical Events In August - 06
Sunday, 16 February 2025
0258 St Sixtus II ends his reign as Catholic Pope on August - 06.
0258 Sixtus II, bishop of Rome (257-58), beheaded on August - 06.
0523 St Hormisdas ends his reign as Catholic Pope on August - 06.
0523 On August - 06 hormisdas, Pope (514-23), dies
0768 On August - 06 constantine ends his reign as Catholic Pope
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 August - 06.
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 On August - 06 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 this day in history.
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 August - 06.
1601 On this day in history spanish garrison of Meurs surrender to earl Mauritius
1619 Barbara Strozzi, composer on this day in history.
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 On August - 06 ben Johnson, dramatist/playwright, dies at 65
1638 On August - 06 nicolas de Malebranche, French philosopher
1644 On August - 06 francoise L de la Baume Le Blanc, French mistress of Louis XIV
1651 On August - 06 francois Fenelon, France, writer (Playing for Time)
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 this day in history 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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