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 this day in history best view of Halley's Comet in 2000 years  

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 April - 13.  

0989  Battle at Abydos: Byzantine emperor Basilius II beats Bardas Phocas on April - 13.  

1055  Bishop Gebhard van Eichstattt named Pope Victor II on April - 13.  

1111  Pope Paschalis II crowns Roman catholics-German king Hendrik II on this day in history.  

1180  On this day in history republic day of Gelnhausen  

1204  On this day in history crusaders occupy Constantinople  

1241  On this day in history 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  On April - 13 the Grand Union of the Augustinian order formed when Pope Alexander IV issues a papal bull Licet ecclesiae catholicae.  

1279  On April - 13 boleslaw the Pious, Polish duke  

1346  On this day in history pope Clemens VI declares German emperor Louis of Bavaria, envoy  

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

1517  On this day in history osmaanse army occupies Cairo  

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

1519  On this day in history 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  On this day in history edict of Nantes grants political rights to French Huguenots Countdown to the revolution starts  

1612  Sasaki Kojirō, Japanese samurai on April - 13.  

1626  On April - 13 aert Jansz van Nes, Lt-admiral, baptised  

1640  English Short Parliament forms (- May 5) on this day in history.  

1668  On April - 13 john Dryden (36) becomes 1st English poet laureate  

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

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 April - 13.  

1728  On April - 13 johann Christoph Schmidt, composer, dies at 63  

1729  Thomas Percy, English literary/bishop of Dromore on April - 13.  

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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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1573  Christina of Holstein-Gottorp, queen consort of Sweden (d. 1625) was born on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history death of krum of Bulgaria  

1093  Death of Prince Vsevolod I of Kiev (b. 1030) on this day in history.  

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

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

1612  On April - 13 death of sasaki Kojirō, Japanese samurai  

1635  Death of Fakhr-al-Din II, Druze Prince of Lebanon (b. 1572) on this day in history.  

1641  Death of Richard Montagu, English clergyman (b. 1577) on this day in history.