Historical Events In April - 13

0799  Paulus Diaconus Warnafridi, Longobardisch writer, dies on April - 13.  

0814  On April - 13 krum of Bulgaria  

0837  On this day in history best view of Halley's Comet in 2000 years  

0989  The Byzantine emperor Basil II uses 6,000 Russians to help him defeat Bardas Phocas at Abydos in Anatolia April 13, ending the threat to Constantinople on April - 13.  

0989  On April - 13 battle at Abydos: Byzantine emperor Basilius II beats Bardas Phocas  

1055  Bishop Gebhard van Eichstattt named Pope Victor II on April - 13.  

1111  On this day in history pope Paschalis II crowns Roman catholics-German king Hendrik II  

1180  Republic day of Gelnhausen on April - 13.  

1204  On April - 13 crusaders occupy Constantinople  

1241  On this day in history battle at Theiss: Mongols beat Hungarian King Béla IV  

1250  On this day in history the Seventh Crusade is defeated in Egypt, Louis IX of France is captured.  

1256  On this day in history the Grand Union of the Augustinian order formed when Pope Alexander IV issues a papal bull Licet ecclesiae catholicae.  

1279  Boleslaw the Pious, Polish duke on April - 13.  

1346  On April - 13 pope Clemens VI declares German emperor Louis of Bavaria, envoy  

1367  Battle at Nájera Spain: Castile & England beat Aragon & France on this day in history.  

1517  Osmaanse army occupies Cairo on this day in history.  

1517  Tuman Bey, last Mamelukken sultan of Egypt, hanged on this day in history.  

1519  On this day in history the birth of Catherine de Medicis, Queen consort of Henry II of France  

1519  On April - 13 catherine de' Médici, Queen of Spain/daughter of Henry II  

1545  Elisabeth van Valois, French queen of Spain/daughter of Henri II on April - 13.  

1556  On this day in history portuguese Marranos who revert back to Judaism burned by order of Pope  

1593  Thomas Wentworth, London, earl of Strafford/Viceroy of Ireland on this day in history.  

1598  On April - 13 edict of Nantes grants political rights to French Huguenots  

1598  Edict of Nantes grants political rights to French Huguenots Countdown to the revolution starts on April - 13.  

1612  Sasaki Kojirō, Japanese samurai on April - 13.  

1626  Aert Jansz van Nes, Lt-admiral, baptised on April - 13.  

1640  English Short Parliament forms (- May 5) on this day in history.  

1668  On April - 13 john Dryden (36) becomes 1st English poet laureate  

1695  Jean de La Fontaine, poet, dies on this day in history.  

1713  On this day in history pierre de Jelyotte, composer  

1721  On this day in history john Hanson, Maryland, 1st US Pres under Articles of Confederation  

1722  Charles Leslie, Irish controversialist, dies on April - 13.  

1728  On this day in history johann Christoph Schmidt, composer, dies at 63  

1729  Thomas Percy, English literary/bishop of Dromore on this day in history.  

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1506  Peter Faber, French Jesuit theologian (d. 1546) was born on this day in history.  

1519  On April - 13 birth of catherine de' Médici, Queen of Spain/daughter of Henry II  

1519  On this day in history birth of de Medicis, queen consort (Henry II of France)  

1545  Elisabeth van Valois, French queen of Spain/daughter of Henri II was born on April - 13.  

1547  Elisabeth of Valois, third wife of Philip II of Spain (d. 1568) was born on this day in history.  

1570  On April - 13 birth of guy Fawkes, English Catholic conspirator (d. 1606)  

1573  Christina of Holstein-Gottorp, queen consort of Sweden (d. 1625) was born on this day in history.  

1584  Albert VI of Bavaria (d. 1666) was born on April - 13.  

0799  Paulus Diaconus Warnafridi, Longobardisch writer, dies on April - 13.  

0814  On this day in history death of krum of Bulgaria  

1093  Death of Prince Vsevolod I of Kiev (b. 1030) on this day in history.  

1279  Death of Boleslaw the Pious, Polish duke on this day in history.  

1517  Death of Tuman Bey, last Mamelukken sultan of Egypt, hanged on this day in history.  

1612  On April - 13 death of sasaki Kojirō, Japanese samurai  

1635  Death of Fakhr-al-Din II, Druze Prince of Lebanon (b. 1572) on April - 13.  

1641  Death of Richard Montagu, English clergyman (b. 1577) on this day in history.