Historical Events In April - 13

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

0814  On April - 13 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  Bishop Gebhard van Eichstattt named Pope Victor II on this day in history.  

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

1180  Republic day of Gelnhausen on this day in history.  

1204  Crusaders occupy Constantinople on this day in history.  

1241  Battle at Theiss: Mongols beat Hungarian King Béla IV on April - 13.  

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

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 April - 13 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  Osmaanse army occupies Cairo on April - 13.  

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

1519  The birth of Catherine de Medicis, Queen consort of Henry II of France on April - 13.  

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 April - 13.  

1556  On April - 13 portuguese Marranos who revert back to Judaism burned by order of Pope  

1593  Thomas Wentworth, London, earl of Strafford/Viceroy of Ireland on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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 April - 13 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  On April - 13 pierre de Jelyotte, composer  

1721  On April - 13 john Hanson, Maryland, 1st US Pres under Articles of Confederation  

1722  On this day in history charles Leslie, Irish controversialist, dies  

1728  Johann Christoph Schmidt, composer, dies at 63 on April - 13.  

1729  On this day in history 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  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 April - 13.  

1570  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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

0814  Death of Krum of Bulgaria on this day in history.  

1093  Death of Prince Vsevolod I of Kiev (b. 1030) on April - 13.  

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

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

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 April - 13.  

1641  Death of Richard Montagu, English clergyman (b. 1577) on April - 13.