Historical Events In August - 06

0258  St Sixtus II ends his reign as Catholic Pope on this day in history.   

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

0523  On August - 06 st Hormisdas ends his reign as Catholic Pope   

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  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 August - 06 ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona   

1181  Supernova observed by Chinese &Japanese astronomers on August - 06.   

1181  On this day in history supernova observed by Chinese & Japanese astronomers   

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

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

1588  Spanish Armada under Medina Sidonia anchors on August - 06.   

1600  On this day in history 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  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 this day in history.   

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

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

1644  On this day in history 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 August - 06.   

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

1638  On this day in history birth of nicolas de Malebranche, French philosopher   

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

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

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

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

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