Historical Events In April - 13

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

0814  Krum of Bulgaria on April - 13.  

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  Battle at Abydos: Byzantine emperor Basilius II beats Bardas Phocas on this day in history.  

1055  On this day in history 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  On this day in history crusaders occupy Constantinople  

1241  On April - 13 battle at Theiss: Mongols beat Hungarian King Béla IV  

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1250  The Seventh Crusade is defeated in Egypt, Louis IX of France is captured on April - 13.  

1256  On April - 13 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  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 this day in history.  

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  Catherine de' Médici, Queen of Spain/daughter of Henry II on this day in history.  

1545  Elisabeth van Valois, French queen of Spain/daughter of Henri II on this day in history.  

1556  On this day in history portuguese Marranos who revert back to Judaism burned by order of Pope  

1593  On this day in history thomas Wentworth, London, earl of Strafford/Viceroy of Ireland  

1598  On this day in history edict of Nantes grants political rights to French Huguenots  

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

1612  On April - 13 sasaki Kojirō, Japanese samurai  

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

1640  English Short Parliament forms (- May 5) on April - 13.  

1668  On this day in history john Dryden (36) becomes 1st English poet laureate  

1695  On this day in history 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  Charles Leslie, Irish controversialist, dies on April - 13.  

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

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

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1506  Peter Faber, French Jesuit theologian (d. 1546) was born on this day in history.  

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

1519  De Medicis, queen consort (Henry II of France) was born on April - 13.  

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 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 April - 13.  

1584  On April - 13 birth of albert VI of Bavaria (d. 1666)  

0799  Paulus Diaconus Warnafridi, Longobardisch writer, dies on April - 13.  

0814  On this day in history death of krum of Bulgaria  

1093  On April - 13 death of prince Vsevolod I of Kiev (b. 1030)  

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

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

1612  Death of Sasaki Kojirō, Japanese samurai on April - 13.  

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.