Historical Events In April - 13

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

0814  Krum of Bulgaria on this day in history.  

0837  On this day in history 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  On this day in history battle at Abydos: Byzantine emperor Basilius II beats Bardas Phocas  

1055  On this day in history 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 April - 13.  

1204  On April - 13 crusaders occupy Constantinople  

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

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

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  On this day in history boleslaw the Pious, Polish duke  

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 April - 13.  

1517  Osmaanse army occupies Cairo on April - 13.  

1517  Tuman Bey, last Mamelukken sultan of Egypt, hanged on April - 13.  

1519  On April - 13 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 this day in history.  

1556  Portuguese Marranos who revert back to Judaism burned by order of Pope on April - 13.  

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

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

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

1612  Sasaki Kojirō, Japanese samurai on this day in history.  

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

1695  On April - 13 jean de La Fontaine, poet, dies  

1713  Pierre de Jelyotte, composer on April - 13.  

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

1722  On this day in history charles Leslie, Irish controversialist, dies  

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

1729  On April - 13 thomas Percy, English literary/bishop of Dromore  

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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 April - 13.  

1570  Guy Fawkes, English Catholic conspirator (d. 1606) was born on April - 13.  

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

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 April - 13.  

1093  Death of Prince Vsevolod I of Kiev (b. 1030) on April - 13.  

1279  On April - 13 death of boleslaw the Pious, Polish duke  

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

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

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.