394 Historic Events for August 6
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| 258 |
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St Sixtus II ends his reign as Catholic Pope
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| 258 |
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Sixtus II, bishop of Rome (257-58), beheaded
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| 523 |
Death |
Hormisdas, Pope (514-23), dies
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| 523 |
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St Hormisdas ends his reign as Catholic Pope
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| 768 |
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[Constantine] ends his reign as Catholic Pope
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| 939 |
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Battle at Simancas-Spain beats Moors
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| 966 |
Death |
Berengarius II, markgraaf of Ivrea/king of Italy (950-963)
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| 1181 |
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Supernova observed by Chinese and Japanese astronomers
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| 1195 |
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Henry de Leeuw, duke of Saxon/Bayern, dies
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| 1221 |
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Dominicus, Italian religious order founder (Dominicans)
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| 1272 |
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Stefanus V, prince of Transylvania/king of Hungary (1270-72), dies
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| 1458 |
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Callistus III, [Alfonso the Borja], Pope (1455-58), dies at 79
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| 1497 |
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John Cabot returns to Bristol from North-America
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| 1504 |
Birth |
Matthew "Nosey" Parker, archbishop of Canterbury
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| 1548 |
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Georg Rhau/Rhaw, German cantor/composer/music publisher, dies
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| 1588 |
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Spanish Armada under Medina Sidonia anchors
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| 1600 |
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Henry IV of France invades Savoy after negotiations break down over Saluzzo, controlled by Savoy since 1588
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| 1601 |
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Spanish garrison of Meurs surrender to earl Mauritius
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| 1619 |
Birth |
Barbara Strozzi, composer
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| 1623 |
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Anne Hathaway, wife of William Shakespeare, dies
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| 1623 |
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Maffeo Barberini elected Pope Urban VIII
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| 1625 |
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Earl Earnest Casimir appointed as viceroy of Groningen
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| 1637 |
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Ben Johnson, dramatist/playwright, dies at 65
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| 1638 |
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Nicolas de Malebranche, French philosopher
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| 1644 |
Birth |
Fran‡oise L de la Baume Le Blanc, French mistress of Louis XIV
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