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 April - 13.  

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

1055  On this day in history bishop Gebhard van Eichstattt named Pope Victor II  

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

1180  On this day in history republic day of Gelnhausen  

1204  Crusaders occupy Constantinople on April - 13.  

1241  On April - 13 battle at Theiss: Mongols beat Hungarian King Béla IV  

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1250  On this day in history the Seventh Crusade is defeated in Egypt, Louis IX of France is captured.  

1256  The Grand Union of the Augustinian order formed when Pope Alexander IV issues a papal bull Licet ecclesiae catholicae on this day in history.  

1279  Boleslaw the Pious, Polish duke on April - 13.  

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  Osmaanse army occupies Cairo on April - 13.  

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

1519  On this day in history 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  On April - 13 thomas Wentworth, London, earl of Strafford/Viceroy of Ireland  

1598  On this day in history edict of Nantes grants political rights to French Huguenots  

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 this day in history aert Jansz van Nes, Lt-admiral, baptised  

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  On this day in history jean de La Fontaine, poet, dies  

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

1721  On this day in history john Hanson, Maryland, 1st US Pres under Articles of Confederation  

1722  Charles Leslie, Irish controversialist, dies on this day in history.  

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

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 April - 13.  

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

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

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 April - 13.  

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

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 April - 13.  

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

0814  On April - 13 death of krum of Bulgaria  

1093  On April - 13 death of prince Vsevolod I of Kiev (b. 1030)  

1279  Death of Boleslaw the Pious, Polish duke on this day in history.  

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

1612  On this day in history 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  On this day in history death of richard Montagu, English clergyman (b. 1577)