Historical Events In April - 13

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

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

1250  On April - 13 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 this day in history.  

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 April - 13.  

1517  Osmaanse army occupies Cairo on April - 13.  

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  Elisabeth van Valois, French queen of Spain/daughter of Henri II on April - 13.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1598  Edict of Nantes grants political rights to French Huguenots Countdown to the revolution starts on April - 13.  

1612  On this day in history sasaki Kojirō, Japanese samurai  

1626  On this day in history 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 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  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 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 this day in history.  

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

1547  On this day in history birth of elisabeth of Valois, third wife of Philip II of Spain (d. 1568)  

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  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 this day in history.  

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

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

1612  Death of Sasaki Kojirō, Japanese samurai on this day in history.  

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.