Historical Events In August - 06

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 August - 06 constantine ends his reign as Catholic Pope   

0768  On August - 06 [Constantine] ends his reign as Catholic Pope   

0939  On August - 06 battle at Simancas-Spain beats Moors   

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

1162  On this day in history ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona   

1181  On August - 06 supernova observed by Chinese &Japanese astronomers   

1181  On August - 06 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 August - 06.   

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 August - 06 john Cabot returns to Bristol from North-America   

1504  On this day in history matthew "Nosey" Parker, archbishop of Canterbury   

1538  Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada on this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1601  On August - 06 spanish garrison of Meurs surrender to earl Mauritius   

1619  Barbara Strozzi, composer on August - 06.   

1623  Maffeo Barberini elected Pope Urban VIII on this day in history.   

1623  Anne Hathaway, wife of William Shakespeare, dies on August - 06.   

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

1637  Ben Johnson, dramatist/playwright, dies at 65 on August - 06.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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 August - 06.   

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 August - 06 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  Barbara Strozzi, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1651  Johann Michael Zacher, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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  On this day in history death of dominicus, Italian religious order founder (Dominicans)   

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

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