Historical Events In April - 13

0799  On this day in history 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  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  On this day in history battle at Abydos: Byzantine emperor Basilius II beats Bardas Phocas  

1055  On April - 13 bishop Gebhard van Eichstattt named Pope Victor II  

1111  On April - 13 pope Paschalis II crowns Roman catholics-German king Hendrik II  

1180  Republic day of Gelnhausen on April - 13.  

1204  Crusaders occupy Constantinople on April - 13.  

1241  Battle at Theiss: Mongols beat Hungarian King Béla IV on this day in history.  

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

1256  The Grand Union of the Augustinian order formed when Pope Alexander IV issues a papal bull Licet ecclesiae catholicae on April - 13.  

1279  On April - 13 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 this day in history.  

1517  On April - 13 osmaanse army occupies Cairo  

1517  On this day in history tuman Bey, last Mamelukken sultan of Egypt, hanged  

1519  The birth of Catherine de Medicis, Queen consort of Henry II of France on this day in history.  

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

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

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 April - 13.  

1598  Edict of Nantes grants political rights to French Huguenots on this day in history.  

1598  On April - 13 edict of Nantes grants political rights to French Huguenots Countdown to the revolution starts  

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 this day in history.  

1668  On this day in history john Dryden (36) becomes 1st English poet laureate  

1695  Jean de La Fontaine, poet, dies on this day in history.  

1713  On this day in history pierre de Jelyotte, composer  

1721  John Hanson, Maryland, 1st US Pres under Articles of Confederation on April - 13.  

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

1728  On April - 13 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  On April - 13 birth of catherine de' Médici, Queen of Spain/daughter of Henry II  

1519  On April - 13 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 this day in history.  

1570  On April - 13 birth of guy Fawkes, English Catholic conspirator (d. 1606)  

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

1584  On April - 13 birth of albert VI of Bavaria (d. 1666)  

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

0814  On this day in history 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  Death of Tuman Bey, last Mamelukken sultan of Egypt, hanged on April - 13.  

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)