Historical Events In April - 13

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

0814  Krum of Bulgaria on this day in history.   

0837  On April - 13 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  Bishop Gebhard van Eichstattt named Pope Victor II on this day in history.   

1111  Pope Paschalis II crowns Roman catholics-German king Hendrik II on this day in history.   

1180  Republic day of Gelnhausen on this day in history.   

1204  Crusaders occupy Constantinople on this day in history.   

1241  On this day in history battle at Theiss: Mongols beat Hungarian King Béla IV   

1250  On April - 13 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 this day in history.   

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

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  On this day in history osmaanse army occupies Cairo   

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

1519  The birth of Catherine de Medicis, Queen consort of Henry II of France on this day in history.   

1519  On April - 13 catherine de' Médici, Queen of Spain/daughter of Henry II   

1545  On this day in history elisabeth van Valois, French queen of Spain/daughter of Henri II   

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 April - 13.   

1612  Sasaki Kojirō, Japanese samurai on April - 13.   

1626  On April - 13 aert Jansz van Nes, Lt-admiral, baptised   

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

1668  On April - 13 john Dryden (36) becomes 1st English poet laureate   

1695  Jean de La Fontaine, poet, dies on this day in history.   

1713  Pierre de Jelyotte, composer on April - 13.   

1721  On this day in history john Hanson, Maryland, 1st US Pres under Articles of Confederation   

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

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

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 April - 13.   

1547  On this day in history birth of elisabeth of Valois, third wife of Philip II of Spain (d. 1568)   

1570  On this day in history 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  Albert VI of Bavaria (d. 1666) was born on this day in history.   

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  Death of Boleslaw the Pious, Polish duke on April - 13.   

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

1612  On this day in history death of sasaki Kojirō, Japanese samurai   

1635  On April - 13 death of fakhr-al-Din II, Druze Prince of Lebanon (b. 1572)   

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