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 this day in history.  

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  On this day in history 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 April - 13 republic day of Gelnhausen  

1204  Crusaders occupy Constantinople on this day in history.  

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 April - 13 pope Clemens VI declares German emperor Louis of Bavaria, envoy  

1367  Battle at Nájera Spain: Castile & England beat Aragon & France on this day in history.  

1517  On this day in history osmaanse army occupies Cairo  

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

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

1598  On April - 13 edict of Nantes grants political rights to French Huguenots Countdown to the revolution starts  

1612  Sasaki Kojirō, Japanese samurai on April - 13.  

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

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 this day in history jean de La Fontaine, poet, dies  

1713  On this day in history pierre de Jelyotte, composer  

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

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

1728  On April - 13 johann Christoph Schmidt, composer, dies at 63  

1729  Thomas Percy, English literary/bishop of Dromore on April - 13.  

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1506  On this day in history birth of peter Faber, French Jesuit theologian (d. 1546)  

1519  Catherine de' Médici, Queen of Spain/daughter of Henry II was born on April - 13.  

1519  On this day in history birth of de Medicis, queen consort (Henry II of France)  

1545  On April - 13 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 April - 13.  

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

1573  Christina of Holstein-Gottorp, queen consort of Sweden (d. 1625) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

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.