Historical Events In April - 13

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

0814  On this day in history krum of Bulgaria   

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

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  Republic day of Gelnhausen on April - 13.   

1204  On April - 13 crusaders occupy Constantinople   

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

1346  Pope Clemens VI declares German emperor Louis of Bavaria, envoy on April - 13.   

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

1517  Osmaanse army occupies Cairo on this day in history.   

1517  On this day in history 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  On April - 13 catherine de' Médici, Queen of Spain/daughter of Henry II   

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

1556  On this day in history 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  On April - 13 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  On this day in history john Dryden (36) becomes 1st English poet laureate   

1695  Jean de La Fontaine, poet, dies on April - 13.   

1713  On this day in history pierre de Jelyotte, composer   

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

1722  On April - 13 charles Leslie, Irish controversialist, dies   

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

1729  On this day in history thomas Percy, English literary/bishop of Dromore   

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

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

1519  De Medicis, queen consort (Henry II of France) was born on this day in history.   

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

1547  Elisabeth of Valois, third wife of Philip II of Spain (d. 1568) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

0814  On April - 13 death of krum of Bulgaria   

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

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  On this day in history death of fakhr-al-Din II, Druze Prince of Lebanon (b. 1572)   

1641  On this day in history death of richard Montagu, English clergyman (b. 1577)