Historical Events In April - 13

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

0814  Krum of Bulgaria on this day in history.   

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

0989  On April - 13 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  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  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 April - 13.   

1241  Battle at Theiss: Mongols beat Hungarian King Béla IV on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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  On April - 13 tuman Bey, last Mamelukken sultan of Egypt, hanged   

1519  On April - 13 the birth of Catherine de Medicis, Queen consort of Henry II of France   

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 April - 13.   

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  On April - 13 edict of Nantes grants political rights to French Huguenots   

1598  On this day in history edict of Nantes grants political rights to French Huguenots Countdown to the revolution starts   

1612  On April - 13 sasaki Kojirō, Japanese samurai   

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

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

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

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

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1506  On April - 13 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  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  On this day in history birth of elisabeth of Valois, third wife of Philip II of Spain (d. 1568)   

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

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  On this day in history death of boleslaw the Pious, Polish duke   

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

1641  On this day in history death of richard Montagu, English clergyman (b. 1577)