Historical Events In August - 13

0523  St John I begins his reign as Catholic Pope on this day in history.  

0586  Radegund, wife of Clotaire I on this day in history.  

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  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  On August - 13 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  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 August - 13.  

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

1521  On August - 13 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 this day in history.  

1578  Duke French van Anjou recognized as protector of Netherlands on this day in history.  

1608  On this day in history 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 this day in history 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 August - 13 christiaan Huygens discovers Martian south polar cap  

1645  Sweden & Denmark sign Peace of Brömsebro on this day in history.  

1651  Litchfield, CT founded on August - 13.  

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

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  State of Drenthe accredits Willem III as mayor on August - 13.  

1704  English defeat French at Battle of Blenheim on August - 13.  

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 August - 13.  

1311  On this day in history birth of king Alfonso XI of Castile and Leon (d. 1350)  

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

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  On August - 13 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  Death of Radegund, wife of Clotaire I on August - 13.  

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

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  

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 August - 13.  

1382  On this day in history death of eleanor of Aragon, wife of John I of Castile (b. 1358)