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

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

0900  Zwentibold, king of Lutherans (895-900), dies in battle at 29 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1278  Daikaku, Zen teacher Rinzai line/head of Kenchoji, dies in Japan at 65 on August - 13.   

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 on this day in history.   

1415  On this day in history king Henry V of England army lands on mouth of Seine River   

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

1516  Kings Charles I & Francois I signs Treaty of Noyons on August - 13.   

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

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

1523  On August - 13 gerard David, Flemish painter   

1536  On August - 13 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).   

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

1578  On this day in history duke French van Anjou recognized as protector of Netherlands   

1608  John Smith's story of Jamestown's 1st days submitted for publication on August - 13.   

1617  On August - 13 johann A Quenstedt, German Lutherian theologist   

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 this day in history.   

1637  Dirck J Bas, Dutch merchant/regent/govt leader (OIC), dies on this day in history.   

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

1645  Sweden & Denmark sign Peace of Brömsebro on August - 13.   

1651  Litchfield, CT founded on this day in history.   

1655  Johann Christoph Denner, inventor (clarinet) on this day in history.   

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

1692  On this day in history anton Simon Ignaz Praelisauer, composer   

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

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

1704  On this day in history 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  Arnulf of Metz, French bishop and saint (d. 640) was born on August - 13.   

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  On this day in history birth of theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk, English politician (d. 1640)   

1617  On August - 13 birth of johann A Quenstedt, German Lutherian theologist   

1625  Rasmus Bartholin, Danish physician, mathematician, and physicist (d. 1698) was born on August - 13.   

1655  Johann Christoph Denner, inventor (clarinet) was born on August - 13.   

1662  Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset, English politician (d. 1748) was born on August - 13.   

0586  On August - 13 death of radegund, wife of Clotaire I   

0587  On this day in history radegundis, daughter of Thurings king Berthar/saint, dies   

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

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

1134  Irene [Pirisca], Byzantine empress, dies on August - 13.   

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   

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