Historical Events In April - 13

0799  Paulus Diaconus Warnafridi, Longobardisch writer, dies on this day in history.   

0814  On April - 13 krum of Bulgaria   

0837  On April - 13 best view of Halley's Comet in 2000 years   

0989  On April - 13 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 April - 13.   

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 April - 13.   

1180  On this day in history republic day of Gelnhausen   

1204  On this day in history crusaders occupy Constantinople   

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

1250  On April - 13 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 this day in history.   

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

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

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

1517  Osmaanse army occupies Cairo on April - 13.   

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  On April - 13 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 April - 13 thomas Wentworth, London, earl of Strafford/Viceroy of Ireland   

1598  On this day in history 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  On this day in history sasaki Kojirō, Japanese samurai   

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

1640  English Short Parliament forms (- May 5) on April - 13.   

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  Pierre de Jelyotte, composer on April - 13.   

1721  John Hanson, Maryland, 1st US Pres under Articles of Confederation on this day in history.   

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  De Medicis, queen consort (Henry II of France) was born on this day in history.   

1545  On April - 13 birth of elisabeth van Valois, French queen of Spain/daughter of Henri II   

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

0799  On this day in history 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  Death of Boleslaw the Pious, Polish duke on this day in history.   

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  On April - 13 death of richard Montagu, English clergyman (b. 1577)