Hisdates•ComHistorical Events In December - 13
Wednesday, 08 July 2020
0838 On December - 13 pippijn I, King of Aquitania, dies 
0863 Boudouin with the Iron Arm weds Charles de Kales' daughter Judith on December - 13.
1048 On December - 13 al-Biruni, Arabic royal astrologer, dies at 74
1124 On this day in history callistus II, [Guido di Borgogna], Italian Pope (1119-24), dies
1126 Hendrik IX, the Black, Duke of Bayern (1120-26), dies on this day in history.
1204 On December - 13 maimonides, Jewish philosopher/talmudic scholar, dies in Cairo at 69
1250 Frederick II, German Emperor (1212-1250), dies at 55 on December - 13.
1294 On this day in history pope Coelestinus V ends term
1404 Albrecht, duke of Bavaria, dies at 74 on December - 13.
1521 Sixtus V, [Felice Peretti/"Montalto"], bishop of Fermo/Pope (1585-90) on December - 13.
1521 On December - 13 manoel I "the Great", King of Portugal (1495-1521), dies at 52
1533 Erik XIV Wasa, king of Sweden (1560-69) on December - 13.
1545 Council of Trent (19th ecumenical council) opens on December - 13.
1553 Henry IV, 1st Bourbon-king of Navarre/France (1572/89-1610) on this day in history.
1557 Niccolo Tartaglia, Italian mathematician, dies on this day in history.
1565 Konrad von Gesner, naturalist, dies at 49 on this day in history.
1570 Sweden/Denmark signs Peace of Stettin on this day in history.
1572 Spanish army beats Geuzen fleet under admiral Lumey on this day in history.
1574 Selam II Sari, the blonde, sultan of Turkey (1566-74), dies at 50 on this day in history.
1577 Francis Drake sets sail from Plymouth, in the Golden Hind, on his round the world voyage on this day in history.
1577 On this day in history sir Francis Drake sets sail from England to go around the world
1577 Sir Francis Drake sets sail from England to go around world on December - 13.
1603 Franciscus Vieta, mathematician, dies in Paris at 63 on December - 13.
1621 Emperor Ferdinand II delegates 1st anti-Reformation decree on this day in history.
1622 On this day in history jan Campanus, composer, dies at 50
1636 The Massachusetts Bay Colony organizes three militia regiments to defend the colony against the Pequot Indians. This organization is recognized today as the founding of the United States National Guard on December - 13.
1642 On December - 13 new Zealand discovered by Dutch navigator Abel Tasman
1642 On this day in history new Zealand discovered by the Dutch navigator, Abel Tasman
1643 English Civil War: The Battle of Alton takes place in Hampshire on December - 13.
1668 On this day in history jean Racines "Britannicus," premieres in Paris
1672 Jan II Kazimierz, king of Poland (1648-68), dies at 63 on this day in history.
1693 Dodoftei, Romanian metropolitan of Moldavia/writer (Saint Lives), dies on this day in history.
1724 Aepinus, [Franz UT Hoch], German physician/physicist on December - 13.
1729 On December - 13 anthony Collins, Engl philosopher (On Liberty & Necessity), dies at 53