Historical Events In April - 13

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

0814  On April - 13 krum of Bulgaria  

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

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 this day in history.  

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  On April - 13 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 April - 13.  

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  On April - 13 the Grand Union of the Augustinian order formed when Pope Alexander IV issues a papal bull Licet ecclesiae catholicae.  

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

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  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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history thomas Wentworth, London, earl of Strafford/Viceroy of Ireland  

1598  Edict of Nantes grants political rights to French Huguenots on this day in history.  

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

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

1626  On this day in history aert Jansz van Nes, Lt-admiral, baptised  

1640  English Short Parliament forms (- May 5) on this day in history.  

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 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 this day in history.  

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

1547  Elisabeth of Valois, third wife of Philip II of Spain (d. 1568) was born on this day in history.  

1570  Guy Fawkes, English Catholic conspirator (d. 1606) was born on April - 13.  

1573  Christina of Holstein-Gottorp, queen consort of Sweden (d. 1625) was born on April - 13.  

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

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

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

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  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  On this day in history death of fakhr-al-Din II, Druze Prince of Lebanon (b. 1572)  

1641  On April - 13 death of richard Montagu, English clergyman (b. 1577)