Historical Events In August - 13

0523  On August - 13 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  On August - 13 zwentibold, king of Lutherans (895-900), dies in battle at 29  

1099  Raniero elected as Pope Paschal II on this day in history.  

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

1191  Philips van Heinsberg, archbishop of Cologne, dies on August - 13.  

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

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.  

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1415  On August - 13 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 this day in history.  

1521  Cortes destroys the capital of the Aztec Empire on August - 13.  

1521  On August - 13 spanish conquerors Tenochtitlan (Mexico City) from Aztecs  

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 August - 13.  

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

1617  Johann A Quenstedt, German Lutherian theologist on August - 13.  

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

1630  Ferdinand II fires supreme commander Albrecht von Wallenstein on August - 13.  

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 August - 13 sweden & Denmark sign Peace of Brömsebro  

1651  Litchfield, CT founded on August - 13.  

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

1674  Lars Johnstown, [Lasse Lucidor], Swedish poet, dies at 35 on August - 13.  

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

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

1696  State of Drenthe accredits Willem III as mayor on this day in history.  

1704  On August - 13 english defeat French at Battle of Blenheim  

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

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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  William Caxton, 1st English printer (Histories of Troy) was born on this day in history.  

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

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 August - 13 birth of johann Christoph Denner, inventor (clarinet)  

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

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

0587  On this day in history 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  

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

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  

1382  Death of Eleanor of Aragon, wife of John I of Castile (b. 1358) on August - 13.