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 August - 13.  

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  On this day in history raniero elected as Pope Paschal II  

1134  Irene [Pirisca], Byzantine empress, dies on this day in history.  

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  

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

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

1578  Duke French van Anjou recognized as protector of Netherlands on August - 13.  

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

1617  On this day in history johann A Quenstedt, German Lutherian theologist  

1624  On August - 13 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  On August - 13 dirck J Bas, Dutch merchant/regent/govt leader (OIC), dies  

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  Litchfield, CT founded on this day in history.  

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

1674  Lars Johnstown, [Lasse Lucidor], Swedish poet, dies at 35 on this day in history.  

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

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

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 this day in history.  

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0582  Arnulf of Metz, French bishop and saint (d. 640) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

1584  Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk, English politician (d. 1640) was born on August - 13.  

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

1625  On August - 13 birth of rasmus Bartholin, Danish physician, mathematician, and physicist (d. 1698)  

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

1662  On August - 13 birth of charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset, English politician (d. 1748)  

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  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  Irene [Pirisca], Byzantine empress, dies on this day in history.  

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 August - 13.