Historical Events In April - 13

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

0814  Krum of Bulgaria on April - 13.  

0837  Best view of Halley's Comet in 2000 years on April - 13.  

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  On April - 13 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 this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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

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

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

1279  On April - 13 boleslaw the Pious, Polish duke  

1346  Pope Clemens VI declares German emperor Louis of Bavaria, envoy on April - 13.  

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  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 this day in history elisabeth van Valois, French queen of Spain/daughter of Henri II  

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

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

1612  Sasaki Kojirō, Japanese samurai on April - 13.  

1626  Aert Jansz van Nes, Lt-admiral, baptised on this day in history.  

1640  On April - 13 english Short Parliament forms (- May 5)  

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

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

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

1729  On April - 13 thomas Percy, English literary/bishop of Dromore  

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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 this day in history.  

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

1547  On April - 13 birth of elisabeth of Valois, third wife of Philip II of Spain (d. 1568)  

1570  Guy Fawkes, English Catholic conspirator (d. 1606) was born on this day in history.  

1573  On April - 13 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 this day in history death of krum of Bulgaria  

1093  On this day in history death of prince Vsevolod I of Kiev (b. 1030)  

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  Death of Sasaki Kojirō, Japanese samurai on April - 13.  

1635  Death of Fakhr-al-Din II, Druze Prince of Lebanon (b. 1572) on April - 13.  

1641  Death of Richard Montagu, English clergyman (b. 1577) on this day in history.