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  Best view of Halley's Comet in 2000 years on April - 13.  

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 this day in history.  

1055  Bishop Gebhard van Eichstattt named Pope Victor II on this day in history.  

1111  On this day in history pope Paschalis II crowns Roman catholics-German king Hendrik II  

1180  Republic day of Gelnhausen on April - 13.  

1204  Crusaders occupy Constantinople on this day in history.  

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

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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 this day in history.  

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  On April - 13 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 April - 13.  

1519  Catherine de' Médici, Queen of Spain/daughter of Henry II on this day in history.  

1545  On April - 13 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  Edict of Nantes grants political rights to French Huguenots Countdown to the revolution starts on this day in history.  

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

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

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  On this day in history pierre de Jelyotte, composer  

1721  On April - 13 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  On this day in history birth of peter Faber, French Jesuit theologian (d. 1546)  

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

1547  On April - 13 birth of elisabeth of Valois, third wife of Philip II of Spain (d. 1568)  

1570  On April - 13 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  On this day in history birth of albert VI of Bavaria (d. 1666)  

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

0814  On April - 13 death of krum of Bulgaria  

1093  On this day in history death of prince Vsevolod I of Kiev (b. 1030)  

1279  On April - 13 death of boleslaw the Pious, Polish duke  

1517  On April - 13 death of tuman Bey, last Mamelukken sultan of Egypt, hanged  

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

1635  On April - 13 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)