Historical Events In April - 13

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

0814  Krum of Bulgaria on April - 13.  

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 April - 13.  

0989  On April - 13 battle at Abydos: Byzantine emperor Basilius II beats Bardas Phocas  

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

1111  On this day in history pope Paschalis II crowns Roman catholics-German king Hendrik II  

1180  On April - 13 republic day of Gelnhausen  

1204  On April - 13 crusaders occupy Constantinople  

1241  On this day in history 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 April - 13 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  On April - 13 battle at Nájera Spain: Castile & England beat Aragon & France  

1517  Osmaanse army occupies Cairo on April - 13.  

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

1519  On April - 13 the birth of Catherine de Medicis, Queen consort of Henry II of France  

1519  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1593  Thomas Wentworth, London, earl of Strafford/Viceroy of Ireland on April - 13.  

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

1598  On this day in history edict of Nantes grants political rights to French Huguenots Countdown to the revolution starts  

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 this day in history.  

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

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

1713  On April - 13 pierre de Jelyotte, composer  

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

1729  Thomas Percy, English literary/bishop of Dromore on this day in history.  

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1506  Peter Faber, French Jesuit theologian (d. 1546) was born on this day in history.  

1519  Catherine de' Médici, Queen of Spain/daughter of Henry II was born on this day in history.  

1519  On April - 13 birth of de Medicis, queen consort (Henry II of France)  

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

1547  Elisabeth of Valois, third wife of Philip II of Spain (d. 1568) was born on April - 13.  

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  Albert VI of Bavaria (d. 1666) was born on April - 13.  

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 this day in history.  

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 April - 13 death of fakhr-al-Din II, Druze Prince of Lebanon (b. 1572)  

1641  On April - 13 death of richard Montagu, English clergyman (b. 1577)