Historical Events In April - 13

0799  Paulus Diaconus Warnafridi, Longobardisch writer, dies   

0814  Krum of Bulgaria.   

0837  Best view of Halley's Comet in 2000 years   

0989  The Byzantine emperor Basil II uses 6000 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   

1055  Bishop Gebhard van Eichstattt named Pope Victor II   

1111  Pope Paschalis II crowns Roman catholics-German king Hendrik II.   

1180  Republic day of Gelnhausen.   

1204  Crusaders occupy Constantinople.   

1241  Battle at Theiss: Mongols beat Hungarian King Béla IV.   

1250  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   

1279  Boleslaw the Pious, Polish duke.   

1346  Pope Clemens VI declares German emperor Louis of Bavaria, envoy.   

1367  Battle at Nájera Spain: Castile and England beat Aragon and France.   

1517  Osmaanse army occupies Cairo.   

1517  Tuman Bey, last Mamelukken sultan of Egypt, hanged   

1519  Catherine de Medicis, Queen consort of Henry II of France is born.   

1519  Catherine de' Médici, Queen of Spain/daughter of Henry II   

1545  Elisabeth van Valois, French queen of Spain/daughter of Henri II   

1556  Portuguese Marranos who revert back to Judaism burned by order of Pope   

1593  Thomas Wentworth, London, earl of Strafford/Viceroy of Ireland.   

1598  Edict of Nantes grants political rights to French Huguenots   

1598  Edict of Nantes grants political rights to French Huguenots Countdown to the revolution starts.   

1612  Sasaki Kojirō, Japanese samurai   

1626  Aert Jansz van Nes, Lt-admiral, baptised.   

1640  English Short Parliament forms (- May 5)   

1668  John Dryden (36) is recorded as becoming 1st English poet laureate.   

1695  Jean de La Fontaine, poet, dies.   

1713  Pierre de Jelyotte, composer   

1721  John Hanson, Maryland, 1st US Pres under Articles of Confederation.   

1722  Charles Leslie, Irish controversialist, dies   

1728  Johann Christoph Schmidt, composer, dies at 63.   

1729  Thomas Percy, English literary/bishop of Dromore   

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1506  Peter faber: French jesuit theologian   

1519  Catherine de' médici: Queen of spain/daughter of henry ii   

1519  De medicis: Queen consort (henry ii of france)   

1545  Elisabeth van valois: French queen of spain/daughter of henri ii   

1547  Elisabeth of valois: Third wife of philip ii of spain   

1570  Guy fawkes: English catholic conspirator   

1573  Christina of holstein-gottorp: Queen consort of sweden   

1584  Albert vi of bavaria: Albert vi of bavaria (d. 1666)   

0799  Death of Paulus diaconus warnafridi: Longobardisch writer,   

0814  Krum of bulgaria: Krum of bulgaria   

1093  Prince vsevolod i of kiev: Prince vsevolod i of kiev (b. 1030)   

1279  Boleslaw the pious: Polish duke   

1517  Death of Tuman bey: Last mamelukken sultan of egypt, hanged   

1612  Sasaki kojirō: Japanese samurai   

1635  Fakhr-al-din ii: Druze prince of lebanon (b. 1572)   

1641  Richard montagu: English clergyman (b. 1577)