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  St Hormisdas ends his reign as Catholic Pope on August - 06.   

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 August - 06.   

0939  Battle at Simancas-Spain beats Moors on August - 06.   

0966  Berengarius II, markgraaf of Ivrea/king of Italy (950-963) on August - 06.   

1162  Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona on August - 06.   

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

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

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

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

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

1458  On this day in history callistus III, [Alfonso the Borja], Pope (1455-58), dies at 79   

1497  John Cabot returns to Bristol from North-America on August - 06.   

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

1538  On August - 06 bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada.   

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 this day in history 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  On August - 06 anne Hathaway, wife of William Shakespeare, dies   

1625  Earl Earnest Casimir appointed as viceroy of Groningen on August - 06.   

1637  On August - 06 ben Johnson, dramatist/playwright, dies at 65   

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

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

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  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 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  On this day in history birth of barbara Strozzi, composer   

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

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

0966  Death of Berengarius II, markgraaf of Ivrea/king of Italy (950-963) on August - 06.   

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

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

1221  Death of Dominicus, Italian religious order founder (Dominicans) on this day in history.   

1272  Stefanus V, prince of Transylvania/king of Hungary (1270-72), dies on August - 06.   

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