What happened on August 6

45 documented historical events happened on August 6, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Second Fitna: Pro-Alid forces defeated the Umayyad Caliphate at the Battle of Khazir, allowing them to take control of Mosul in present-day Iraq. On the same day, in another year: After the death of Gregory XV, a papal conclave in Rome elected Maffeo Barberini as Pope Urban VIII. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.

160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on August 6, including Johann Bernoulli, Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor, Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.

108 people with a Wikipedia article died on August 6, including Pope Hormisdas, Marwan II, Richard III of Normandy. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.

12 observances are celebrated on August 6 around the world: Christian holidays and observances Transfiguration of Jesus, Christian holidays and observances Anna Maria Rubatto, Christian holidays and observances Felicissimus and Agapitus, Christian holidays and observances Pope Hormisdas, Christian holidays and observances Justus and Pastor, Christian holidays and observances Pope Sixtus II. The list gathers national holidays, international days and religious or civil observances falling on this date in different countries, as recorded on Wikipedia. Some are fixed and recur on the same day every year; others depend on the local calendar. Each links to the article explaining its origin and meaning.