Historical Events In April - 13

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

0814  Krum of Bulgaria on this day in history.  

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  Battle at Abydos: Byzantine emperor Basilius II beats Bardas Phocas on this day in history.  

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  Crusaders occupy Constantinople on this day in history.  

1241  Battle at Theiss: Mongols beat Hungarian King Béla IV on April - 13.  

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

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 April - 13.  

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

1367  On this day in history battle at Nájera Spain: Castile & England beat Aragon & France  

1517  Osmaanse army occupies Cairo on this day in history.  

1517  On April - 13 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  Catherine de' Médici, Queen of Spain/daughter of Henry II on April - 13.  

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 April - 13 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  On April - 13 aert Jansz van Nes, Lt-admiral, baptised  

1640  On this day in history english Short Parliament forms (- May 5)  

1668  John Dryden (36) becomes 1st English poet laureate on this day in history.  

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

1713  Pierre de Jelyotte, composer on this day in history.  

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

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

1728  Johann Christoph Schmidt, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1519  De Medicis, queen consort (Henry II of France) was born on April - 13.  

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

1547  On April - 13 birth of elisabeth of Valois, third wife of Philip II of Spain (d. 1568)  

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

1573  On this day in history birth of christina of Holstein-Gottorp, queen consort of Sweden (d. 1625)  

1584  Albert VI of Bavaria (d. 1666) was born on this day in history.  

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

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 April - 13.  

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

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

1635  On April - 13 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)