Historical Events In August - 13

0523  On this day in history st John I begins his reign as Catholic Pope  

0586  On August - 13 radegund, wife of Clotaire I  

0587  Radegundis, daughter of Thurings king Berthar/saint, dies on this day in history.  

0662  Maximus Confessor, Greek theologist/crusader, dies on August - 13.  

0900  On August - 13 zwentibold, king of Lutherans (895-900), dies in battle at 29  

1099  Raniero elected as Pope Paschal II on August - 13.  

1134  On August - 13 irene [Pirisca], Byzantine empress, dies  

1191  Philips van Heinsberg, archbishop of Cologne, dies on this day in history.  

1278  On August - 13 daikaku, Zen teacher Rinzai line/head of Kenchoji, dies in Japan at 65  

1326  On August - 13 aradia de Toscano, according to legend/folklore, is initiated into a Dianic witchcraft cult and subsequently founds the tradition of Stregheria, later known as the Malandanti.  

1415  King Henry V of England army lands on mouth of Seine River on this day in history.  

1422  On August - 13 william Caxton, 1st English printer (Histories of Troy)  

1516  On this day in history kings Charles I & Francois I signs Treaty of Noyons  

1521  On this day in history cortes destroys the capital of the Aztec Empire  

1521  Spanish conquerors Tenochtitlan (Mexico City) from Aztecs on August - 13.  

1523  On this day in history gerard David, Flemish painter  

1536  Buddhist monks from Kyōto's Enryaku Temple set fire to 21 Nichiren temples throughout Kyoto in the Tenbun Hokke Disturbance. (Traditional Japanese date: July 27, 1536) on this day in history.  

1553  Michael Servetus is arrested by John Calvin in Geneva as a heretic on this day in history.  

1578  On August - 13 duke French van Anjou recognized as protector of Netherlands  

1608  On this day in history john Smith's story of Jamestown's 1st days submitted for publication  

1617  Johann A Quenstedt, German Lutherian theologist on August - 13.  

1624  On this day in history cardinal Richelieu appointed Chief Minister of France by Louis XIII  

1630  Ferdinand II fires supreme commander Albrecht von Wallenstein on August - 13.  

1637  On August - 13 dirck J Bas, Dutch merchant/regent/govt leader (OIC), dies  

1642  Christiaan Huygens discovers Martian south polar cap on August - 13.  

1645  On August - 13 sweden & Denmark sign Peace of Brömsebro  

1651  Litchfield, CT founded on this day in history.  

1655  On August - 13 johann Christoph Denner, inventor (clarinet)  

1674  On August - 13 lars Johnstown, [Lasse Lucidor], Swedish poet, dies at 35  

1692  Anton Simon Ignaz Praelisauer, composer on August - 13.  

1695  On this day in history -15] French troops under Villeroi shoot in Brussels  

1696  State of Drenthe accredits Willem III as mayor on August - 13.  

1704  On August - 13 english defeat French at Battle of Blenheim  

1704  On August - 13 french & Bavarian forces were routed by a combined British, German & Dutch army at Blenheim, Germany  

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0582  On this day in history birth of arnulf of Metz, French bishop and saint (d. 640)  

1311  On August - 13 birth of king Alfonso XI of Castile and Leon (d. 1350)  

1422  William Caxton, 1st English printer (Histories of Troy) was born on August - 13.  

1584  Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk, English politician (d. 1640) was born on this day in history.  

1617  Johann A Quenstedt, German Lutherian theologist was born on this day in history.  

1625  On this day in history birth of rasmus Bartholin, Danish physician, mathematician, and physicist (d. 1698)  

1655  On this day in history birth of johann Christoph Denner, inventor (clarinet)  

1662  Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset, English politician (d. 1748) was born on this day in history.  

0586  Death of Radegund, wife of Clotaire I on August - 13.  

0587  Radegundis, daughter of Thurings king Berthar/saint, dies on August - 13.  

0662  Maximus Confessor, Greek theologist/crusader, dies on August - 13.  

0900  Zwentibold, king of Lutherans (895-900), dies in battle at 29 on August - 13.  

1134  On this day in history irene [Pirisca], Byzantine empress, dies  

1191  Philips van Heinsberg, archbishop of Cologne, dies on August - 13.  

1278  On August - 13 daikaku, Zen teacher Rinzai line/head of Kenchoji, dies in Japan at 65  

1382  Death of Eleanor of Aragon, wife of John I of Castile (b. 1358) on this day in history.