Historical Events In August - 13
Friday, 13 February 2026
0523 In this year, St John I starts his reign as Catholic Pope 

0586 Radegund, wife of Clotaire I 

0587 Radegundis, daughter of Thurings king Berthar/saint, dies 

0662 Maximus Confessor, Greek theologist/crusader, dies 

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

1099 Raniero elected as Pope Paschal II. 

1134 Irene [Pirisca], Byzantine empress, dies 

1191 Philips van Heinsberg, archbishop of Cologne, dies. 

1278 Daikaku, Zen teacher Rinzai line/head of Kenchoji, dies in Japan at 65. 

1326 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 

1422 William Caxton, 1st English printer (Histories of Troy) 

1516 Kings Charles I and Francois I signs Treaty of Noyons 

1521 Cortes destroys the capital of the Aztec Empire 

1521 Spanish conquerors Tenochtitlan (Mexico City) from Aztecs 

1523 Gerard David, Flemish painter. 

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

1553 Michael Servetus is arrested by John Calvin in Geneva as a heretic. 

1578 Duke French van Anjou recognized as protector of Netherlands. 

1608 John Smith's story of Jamestown's 1st days submitted for publication 

1617 Johann A Quenstedt, German Lutherian theologist. 

1624 Cardinal Richelieu appointed Chief Minister of France by Louis XIII. 

1630 Ferdinand II fires supreme commander Albrecht von Wallenstein 

1637 Dirck J Bas, Dutch merchant/regent/govt leader (OIC), dies 

1642 Christiaan Huygens discovers Martian south polar cap. 

1645 Sweden and Denmark sign Peace of Brömsebro. 

1651 Litchfield, CT founded 

1655 Johann Christoph Denner, inventor (clarinet) 

1674 Lars Johnstown, [Lasse Lucidor], Swedish poet, dies at 35. 

1692 Anton Simon Ignaz Praelisauer, composer 

1695 -15] French troops under Villeroi shoot in Brussels. 

1696 State of Drenthe accredits Willem III as mayor 

1704 English defeat French at Battle of Blenheim 

1704 French and Bavarian forces were routed by a combined British, German and Dutch army at Blenheim, Germany 

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