Historical Events In August - 13

0523  St John I begins his reign as Catholic Pope on August - 13.  

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

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

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.  

1099  On this day in history raniero elected as Pope Paschal II  

1134  On August - 13 irene [Pirisca], Byzantine empress, dies  

1191  Philips van Heinsberg, archbishop of Cologne, dies on this day in history.  

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 August - 13.  

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

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

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

1523  On August - 13 gerard David, Flemish painter  

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  Michael Servetus is arrested by John Calvin in Geneva as a heretic on this day in history.  

1578  On August - 13 duke French van Anjou recognized as protector of Netherlands  

1608  On this day in history john Smith's story of Jamestown's 1st days submitted for publication  

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

1624  Cardinal Richelieu appointed Chief Minister of France by Louis XIII on this day in history.  

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

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 August - 13.  

1651  Litchfield, CT founded on August - 13.  

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 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  On this day in history birth of arnulf of Metz, French bishop and saint (d. 640)  

1311  King Alfonso XI of Castile and Leon (d. 1350) was born on this day in history.  

1422  On August - 13 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  On this day in history 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  Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset, English politician (d. 1748) was born on August - 13.  

0586  Death of 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.  

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 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.