Historical Events In April - 13

0799  On this day in history paulus Diaconus Warnafridi, Longobardisch writer, dies  

0814  Krum of Bulgaria on April - 13.  

0837  Best view of Halley's Comet in 2000 years on this day in history.  

0989  On this day in history 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  

0989  Battle at Abydos: Byzantine emperor Basilius II beats Bardas Phocas on this day in history.  

1055  Bishop Gebhard van Eichstattt named Pope Victor II on this day in history.  

1111  Pope Paschalis II crowns Roman catholics-German king Hendrik II on this day in history.  

1180  Republic day of Gelnhausen on April - 13.  

1204  Crusaders occupy Constantinople on April - 13.  

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  The Grand Union of the Augustinian order formed when Pope Alexander IV issues a papal bull Licet ecclesiae catholicae on April - 13.  

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

1346  Pope Clemens VI declares German emperor Louis of Bavaria, envoy on this day in history.  

1367  On April - 13 battle at Nájera Spain: Castile & England beat Aragon & France  

1517  Osmaanse army occupies Cairo on this day in history.  

1517  On April - 13 tuman Bey, last Mamelukken sultan of Egypt, hanged  

1519  On April - 13 the birth of Catherine de Medicis, Queen consort of Henry II of France  

1519  Catherine de' Médici, Queen of Spain/daughter of Henry II on April - 13.  

1545  Elisabeth van Valois, French queen of Spain/daughter of Henri II on this day in history.  

1556  Portuguese Marranos who revert back to Judaism burned by order of Pope on this day in history.  

1593  On this day in history thomas Wentworth, London, earl of Strafford/Viceroy of Ireland  

1598  Edict of Nantes grants political rights to French Huguenots on April - 13.  

1598  On this day in history edict of Nantes grants political rights to French Huguenots Countdown to the revolution starts  

1612  On April - 13 sasaki Kojirō, Japanese samurai  

1626  Aert Jansz van Nes, Lt-admiral, baptised on this day in history.  

1640  On this day in history english Short Parliament forms (- May 5)  

1668  John Dryden (36) becomes 1st English poet laureate on April - 13.  

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

1713  On April - 13 pierre de Jelyotte, composer  

1721  John Hanson, Maryland, 1st US Pres under Articles of Confederation on April - 13.  

1722  Charles Leslie, Irish controversialist, dies on this day in history.  

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

1729  Thomas Percy, English literary/bishop of Dromore on April - 13.  

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1506  Peter Faber, French Jesuit theologian (d. 1546) was born on April - 13.  

1519  Catherine de' Médici, Queen of Spain/daughter of Henry II was born on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1547  On April - 13 birth of elisabeth of Valois, third wife of Philip II of Spain (d. 1568)  

1570  Guy Fawkes, English Catholic conspirator (d. 1606) was born on this day in history.  

1573  Christina of Holstein-Gottorp, queen consort of Sweden (d. 1625) was born on April - 13.  

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

0799  On April - 13 paulus Diaconus Warnafridi, Longobardisch writer, dies  

0814  Death of Krum of Bulgaria on April - 13.  

1093  On April - 13 death of prince Vsevolod I of Kiev (b. 1030)  

1279  On this day in history death of boleslaw the Pious, Polish duke  

1517  On April - 13 death of tuman Bey, last Mamelukken sultan of Egypt, hanged  

1612  Death of Sasaki Kojirō, Japanese samurai on April - 13.  

1635  On April - 13 death of fakhr-al-Din II, Druze Prince of Lebanon (b. 1572)  

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