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 August - 06.   

0523  St Hormisdas ends his reign as Catholic Pope on this day in history.   

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

0768  On August - 06 constantine ends his reign as Catholic Pope   

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  Berengarius II, markgraaf of Ivrea/king of Italy (950-963) on August - 06.   

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 this day in history.   

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  Callistus III, [Alfonso the Borja], Pope (1455-58), dies at 79 on August - 06.   

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

1588  On this day in history spanish Armada under Medina Sidonia anchors   

1600  On August - 06 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  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 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  On this day in history nicolas de Malebranche, French philosopher   

1644  Francoise L de la Baume Le Blanc, French mistress of Louis XIV on August - 06.   

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

1657  On this day in history bohdan Khmelnytsky, Polish-Lithuanian noble   

1660  On August - 06 diego Rodriguez de Silva Valezquez, Spanish (court)painter, dies at 61   

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

1609  On this day in history birth of richard Bennett, British Colonial Governor of Virginia (d. 1675)   

1619  Barbara Strozzi, composer was born on August - 06.   

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 August - 06.   

1651  Francois Fenelon, France, writer (Playing for Time) was born on this day in history.   

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  On August - 06 death of berengarius II, markgraaf of Ivrea/king of Italy (950-963)   

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

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

1221  Death of Dominicus, Italian religious order founder (Dominicans) on August - 06.   

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

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