Historical Events In August - 13
Friday, 02 January 2026
0523 On August - 13 st John I begins his reign as Catholic Pope 

0586 On this day in history 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 August - 13. 

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 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. 

1415 King Henry V of England army lands on mouth of Seine River on August - 13. 

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

1516 On August - 13 kings Charles I & Francois I signs Treaty of Noyons 

1521 On August - 13 cortes destroys the capital of the Aztec Empire 

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

1523 On August - 13 gerard David, Flemish painter 

1536 Buddhist monks from KyÅto's Enryaku Temple set fire to 21 Nichiren temples throughout Kyoto in the Tenbun Hokke Disturbance. (Traditional Japanese date: July 27, 1536) on this day in history. 

1553 On this day in history 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 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 Ferdinand II fires supreme commander Albrecht von Wallenstein on this day in history. 

1637 On this day in history dirck J Bas, Dutch merchant/regent/govt leader (OIC), dies 

1642 Christiaan Huygens discovers Martian south polar cap on this day in history. 

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

1651 Litchfield, CT founded on August - 13. 

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

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

1692 On August - 13 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 this day in history 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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