Historical Events In August - 06

0258  On August - 06 st Sixtus II ends his reign as Catholic Pope   

0258  On this day in history 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  Constantine ends his reign as Catholic Pope on August - 06.   

0768  [Constantine] ends his reign as Catholic Pope on this day in history.   

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

0966  On this day in history berengarius II, markgraaf of Ivrea/king of Italy (950-963)   

1162  On August - 06 ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona   

1181  On this day in history 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  On August - 06 dominicus, Italian religious order founder (Dominicans)   

1272  On August - 06 stefanus V, prince of Transylvania/king of Hungary (1270-72), dies   

1458  On August - 06 callistus III, [Alfonso the Borja], Pope (1455-58), dies at 79   

1497  On this day in history john Cabot returns to Bristol from North-America   

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

1538  Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada on August - 06.   

1548  On this day in history georg Rhau/Rhaw, German cantor/composer/music publisher, dies   

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  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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1638  On August - 06 nicolas de Malebranche, French philosopher   

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

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

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

1660  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of matthew "Nosey" Parker, archbishop of Canterbury   

1609  Richard Bennett, British Colonial Governor of Virginia (d. 1675) was born on this day in history.   

1619  On August - 06 birth of barbara Strozzi, composer   

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

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

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

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

0258  Death of Sixtus II, bishop of Rome (257-58), beheaded on this day in history.   

0523  Hormisdas, Pope (514-23), dies on this day in history.   

0966  Death of Berengarius II, markgraaf of Ivrea/king of Italy (950-963) on this day in history.   

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

1195  On this day in history henry de Leeuw, duke of Saxon/Bayern, dies   

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

1272  On this day in history stefanus V, prince of Transylvania/king of Hungary (1270-72), dies   

1414  Death of King Ladislas of Naples (b. 1377) on this day in history.