Historical Events In April - 13

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

0814  On April - 13 krum of Bulgaria   

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

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 this day in history.   

0989  On this day in history battle at Abydos: Byzantine emperor Basilius II beats Bardas Phocas   

1055  On April - 13 bishop Gebhard van Eichstattt named Pope Victor II   

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

1180  Republic day of Gelnhausen on this day in history.   

1204  Crusaders occupy Constantinople on April - 13.   

1241  On April - 13 battle at Theiss: Mongols beat Hungarian King Béla IV   

1250  The Seventh Crusade is defeated in Egypt, Louis IX of France is captured on April - 13.   

1256  The Grand Union of the Augustinian order formed when Pope Alexander IV issues a papal bull Licet ecclesiae catholicae on April - 13.   

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

1346  On this day in history 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  On this day in history osmaanse army occupies Cairo   

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

1519  The birth of Catherine de Medicis, Queen consort of Henry II of France on April - 13.   

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

1545  On this day in history elisabeth van Valois, French queen of Spain/daughter of Henri II   

1556  On April - 13 portuguese Marranos who revert back to Judaism burned by order of Pope   

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 this day in history.   

1598  Edict of Nantes grants political rights to French Huguenots Countdown to the revolution starts on this day in history.   

1612  Sasaki Kojirō, Japanese samurai on April - 13.   

1626  On this day in history aert Jansz van Nes, Lt-admiral, baptised   

1640  On April - 13 english Short Parliament forms (- May 5)   

1668  On this day in history 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 April - 13 john Hanson, Maryland, 1st US Pres under Articles of Confederation   

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

1728  Johann Christoph Schmidt, composer, dies at 63 on April - 13.   

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

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1506  On April - 13 birth of peter Faber, French Jesuit theologian (d. 1546)   

1519  On this day in history birth of catherine de' Médici, Queen of Spain/daughter of Henry II   

1519  On April - 13 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  On this day in history birth of elisabeth of Valois, third wife of Philip II of Spain (d. 1568)   

1570  On this day in history birth of guy Fawkes, English Catholic conspirator (d. 1606)   

1573  On April - 13 birth of christina of Holstein-Gottorp, queen consort of Sweden (d. 1625)   

1584  On this day in history birth of albert VI of Bavaria (d. 1666)   

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

0814  Death of Krum of Bulgaria on this day in history.   

1093  On this day in history death of prince Vsevolod I of Kiev (b. 1030)   

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

1517  On this day in history death of tuman Bey, last Mamelukken sultan of Egypt, hanged   

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 April - 13.