Historical Events In August - 13

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

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

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

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 August - 13.  

1099  On August - 13 raniero elected as Pope Paschal II  

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

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

1278  On August - 13 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 on this day in history.  

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1415  On this day in history 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  On this day in history kings Charles I & Francois I signs Treaty of Noyons  

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

1521  On this day in history spanish conquerors Tenochtitlan (Mexico City) from Aztecs  

1523  On this day in history gerard David, Flemish painter  

1536  On this day in history 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  Michael Servetus is arrested by John Calvin in Geneva as a heretic on August - 13.  

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

1608  On August - 13 john Smith's story of Jamestown's 1st days submitted for publication  

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

1624  On August - 13 cardinal Richelieu appointed Chief Minister of France by Louis XIII  

1630  On August - 13 ferdinand II fires supreme commander Albrecht von Wallenstein  

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

1642  On this day in history christiaan Huygens discovers Martian south polar cap  

1645  On this day in history sweden & Denmark sign Peace of Brömsebro  

1651  On August - 13 litchfield, CT founded  

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

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

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

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

1696  On August - 13 state of Drenthe accredits Willem III as mayor  

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

1584  On August - 13 birth of theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk, English politician (d. 1640)  

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

1625  On August - 13 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  On this day in history birth of charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset, English politician (d. 1748)  

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  Maximus Confessor, Greek theologist/crusader, dies on this day in history.  

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

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  On August - 13 death of eleanor of Aragon, wife of John I of Castile (b. 1358)