Historical Events In April - 13

0799  On this day in history paulus Diaconus Warnafridi, Longobardisch writer, dies  

0814  Krum of Bulgaria on this day in history.  

0837  On this day in history best view of Halley's Comet in 2000 years  

0989  On this day in history 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  

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

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

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 April - 13 crusaders occupy Constantinople  

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

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 April - 13.  

1279  On this day in history boleslaw the Pious, Polish duke  

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

1367  On April - 13 battle at Nájera Spain: Castile & England beat Aragon & France  

1517  On April - 13 osmaanse army occupies Cairo  

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

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

1519  On April - 13 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  On this day in history portuguese Marranos who revert back to Judaism burned by order of Pope  

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

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 this day in history.  

1612  On April - 13 sasaki Kojirō, Japanese samurai  

1626  Aert Jansz van Nes, Lt-admiral, baptised on April - 13.  

1640  English Short Parliament forms (- May 5) on April - 13.  

1668  John Dryden (36) becomes 1st English poet laureate on April - 13.  

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

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

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

1722  Charles Leslie, Irish controversialist, dies on April - 13.  

1728  Johann Christoph Schmidt, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

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 April - 13.  

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 this day in history.  

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  On this day in history birth of christina of Holstein-Gottorp, queen consort of Sweden (d. 1625)  

1584  On this day in history birth of albert VI of Bavaria (d. 1666)  

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