Historical Events In August - 13

0523  On August - 13 st John I begins his reign as Catholic Pope   

0586  On this day in history radegund, wife of Clotaire I   

0587  On August - 13 radegundis, daughter of Thurings king Berthar/saint, dies   

0662  On August - 13 maximus Confessor, Greek theologist/crusader, dies   

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 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   

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  On August - 13 king Henry V of England army lands on mouth of Seine River   

1422  On this day in history william Caxton, 1st English printer (Histories of Troy)   

1516  Kings Charles I & Francois I signs Treaty of Noyons on this day in history.   

1521  Cortes destroys the capital of the Aztec Empire on this day in history.   

1521  Spanish conquerors Tenochtitlan (Mexico City) from Aztecs on this day in history.   

1523  Gerard David, Flemish painter on this day in history.   

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  On August - 13 michael Servetus is arrested by John Calvin in Geneva as a heretic.   

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  On this day in history ferdinand II fires supreme commander Albrecht von Wallenstein   

1637  Dirck J Bas, Dutch merchant/regent/govt leader (OIC), dies on August - 13.   

1642  Christiaan Huygens discovers Martian south polar cap on this day in history.   

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

1651  On this day in history litchfield, CT founded   

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

1674  On this day in history lars Johnstown, [Lasse Lucidor], Swedish poet, dies at 35   

1692  Anton Simon Ignaz Praelisauer, composer on this day in history.   

1695  -15] French troops under Villeroi shoot in Brussels on August - 13.   

1696  On this day in history state of Drenthe accredits Willem III as mayor   

1704  English defeat French at Battle of Blenheim on this day in history.   

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

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0582  On August - 13 birth of arnulf of Metz, French bishop and saint (d. 640)   

1311  King Alfonso XI of Castile and Leon (d. 1350) was born on August - 13.   

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  On this day in history birth of johann A Quenstedt, German Lutherian theologist   

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  On August - 13 death of radegund, wife of Clotaire I   

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

0662  On this day in history maximus Confessor, Greek theologist/crusader, dies   

0900  On this day in history zwentibold, king of Lutherans (895-900), dies in battle at 29   

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

1191  On this day in history philips van Heinsberg, archbishop of Cologne, dies   

1278  On this day in history 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.