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  On this day in history st Hormisdas ends his reign as Catholic Pope   

0523  Hormisdas, Pope (514-23), dies on August - 06.   

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

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

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

1181  Supernova observed by Chinese &Japanese astronomers on this day in history.   

1181  Supernova observed by Chinese & Japanese astronomers on this day in history.   

1195  Henry de Leeuw, duke of Saxon/Bayern, dies on August - 06.   

1221  On this day in history dominicus, Italian religious order founder (Dominicans)   

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  John Cabot returns to Bristol from North-America on August - 06.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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

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 August - 06.   

1623  Maffeo Barberini elected Pope Urban VIII on August - 06.   

1623  On this day in history anne Hathaway, wife of William Shakespeare, dies   

1625  On this day in history earl Earnest Casimir appointed as viceroy of Groningen   

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

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

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

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  Diego Rodriguez de Silva Valezquez, Spanish (court)painter, dies at 61 on August - 06.   

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 this day in history.   

1504  Matthew "Nosey" Parker, archbishop of Canterbury was born on this day in history.   

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

1619  On August - 06 birth of barbara Strozzi, composer   

1638  On August - 06 birth of nicolas de Malebranche, French philosopher   

1644  On August - 06 birth of francoise L de la Baume Le Blanc, French mistress of Louis XIV   

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

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

0258  On August - 06 death of sixtus II, bishop of Rome (257-58), beheaded   

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

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 August - 06.   

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

1414  Death of King Ladislas of Naples (b. 1377) on August - 06.