On August 6, history records 46 notable events, 189 famous births and 100 deaths, spanning the years 135 to 1824.
Events on this day include: The Roman Empire lays siege to Betar, effectively ending the Bar Kokhba revolt. (135); The Republic of Pisa is defeated in the Battle of Meloria by the Republic of Genoa, thus losing its naval dominance in the Mediterranean. (1284).
Notable people born on August 6 include Emperor Go-Toba (1180), Matthew Parker (1504), Fakhr-al-Din II (1572).
Notable figures who died on this day include Pope Sixtus II (258), Pope Hormisdas (523), Marwan II (750).
Events on 6 August 46
See all →The Republic of Pisa is defeated in the Battle of Meloria by the Republic of Genoa, thus losing its naval dominance in the Mediterranean.
The Grand Duchy of Lithuania defeated the Crimean Khanate in the Battle of Kletsk
American Revolutionary War: The bloody Battle of Oriskany prevents American relief of the Siege of Fort Stanwix.
Sixty proof sheets of the Constitution of the United States are delivered to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Francis II, the last Holy Roman Emperor, abdicates, ending the Holy Roman Empire.
Norwich University is founded in Vermont as the first private military school in the United States.
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Birthdays on 6 August 189
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Deaths on 6 August 100
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