Historical Events In December - 13

0838  On December - 13 pippijn I, King of Aquitania, dies  

0863  On December - 13 boudouin with the Iron Arm weds Charles de Kales' daughter Judith  

1048  On December - 13 al-Biruni, Arabic royal astrologer, dies at 74  

1124  On December - 13 callistus II, [Guido di Borgogna], Italian Pope (1119-24), dies  

1126  On December - 13 hendrik IX, the Black, Duke of Bayern (1120-26), dies  

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 this day in history.  

1294  On this day in history pope Coelestinus V ends term  

1404  Albrecht, duke of Bavaria, dies at 74 on December - 13.  

1521  On December - 13 sixtus V, [Felice Peretti/"Montalto"], bishop of Fermo/Pope (1585-90)  

1521  On this day in history manoel I "the Great", King of Portugal (1495-1521), dies at 52  

1533  On this day in history erik XIV Wasa, king of Sweden (1560-69)  

1545  On December - 13 council of Trent (19th ecumenical council) opens  

1553  On December - 13 henry IV, 1st Bourbon-king of Navarre/France (1572/89-1610)  

1557  Niccolo Tartaglia, Italian mathematician, dies on this day in history.  

1565  On this day in history konrad von Gesner, naturalist, dies at 49  

1570  On this day in history sweden/Denmark signs Peace of Stettin  

1572  On this day in history spanish army beats Geuzen fleet under admiral Lumey  

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 December - 13.  

1577  On December - 13 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 this day in history.  

1603  On December - 13 franciscus Vieta, mathematician, dies in Paris at 63  

1621  Emperor Ferdinand II delegates 1st anti-Reformation decree on December - 13.  

1622  On this day in history jan Campanus, composer, dies at 50  

1636  On December - 13 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.  

1642  On December - 13 new Zealand discovered by Dutch navigator Abel Tasman  

1642  On December - 13 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  Jean Racines "Britannicus," premieres in Paris on December - 13.  

1672  On this day in history jan II Kazimierz, king of Poland (1648-68), dies at 63  

1693  Dodoftei, Romanian metropolitan of Moldavia/writer (Saint Lives), dies on this day in history.  

1724  On this day in history aepinus, [Franz UT Hoch], German physician/physicist  

1729  On this day in history anthony Collins, Engl philosopher (On Liberty & Necessity), dies at 53  

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1521  On December - 13 birth of sixtus V, [Felice Peretti/"Montalto"], bishop of Fermo/Pope (1585-90)  

1533  On December - 13 birth of erik XIV Wasa, king of Sweden (1560-69)  

1553  On December - 13 birth of henry IV, 1st Bourbon-king of Navarre/France (1572/89-1610)  

1585  William Drummond of Hawthornden, Scottish poet (d. 1649) was born on this day in history.  

1640  Robert Plot, English naturalist (d. 1696) was born on this day in history.  

1662  On December - 13 birth of francesco Bianchini, Italian philosopher and scientist (d. 1729)  

1678  On this day in history birth of yongzheng Emperor of China (d. 1735)  

1720  Carlo Gozzi, Italian dramatist (d. 1804) was born on December - 13.  

0838  On December - 13 pippijn I, King of Aquitania, dies  

1048  Al-Biruni, Arabic royal astrologer, dies at 74 on December - 13.  

1124  Callistus II, [Guido di Borgogna], Italian Pope (1119-24), dies on December - 13.  

1126  Hendrik IX, the Black, Duke of Bayern (1120-26), dies on this day in history.  

1204  Maimonides, Jewish philosopher/talmudic scholar, dies in Cairo at 69 on this day in history.  

1250  On this day in history frederick II, German Emperor (1212-1250), dies at 55  

1404  Albrecht, duke of Bavaria, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

1466  On this day in history death of donatello, Florentine artist and sculptor (b. 1386)