Historical Events In February - 13
Friday, 12 December 2025
0858 Kenneth I of Scotland on this day in history. 

1130 Pope Honorius II dies this day and Gregorio Papareschi is elected to succeed him as Innocent II, but Cardinal Pierleone is elected as an antipope, and Innocent flees to France on February - 13. 

1130 On this day in history gregorio de' Papareschi elected as Pope Innocent II 

1130 Honorius II, [Lamberto], Pope (1124-30), dies on February - 13. 

1199 On February - 13 stefanus Nemanja (Symeon), monk, dies 

1237 Jordanus of Saxon, 2nd general of Dominicans, drowns on this day in history. 

1258 On February - 13 baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed. 

1315 Jean I of Chalon-Arlay, mayor of Neuchôtel, dies on February - 13. 

1332 Andronicus II Paleologus, Byzantine emperor (1282-1328)/monk, dies on this day in history. 

1349 Jews are expelled from Burgsordf Switzerland on February - 13. 

1440 Hartmann Schedel, German physician/humanist/historian on February - 13. 

1503 On this day in history disfida di Barletta 

1510 Charles of Gelre conquerors Oldenzaal on February - 13. 

1542 Catherine Howard, the fifth wife of England's King Henry VIII, is beheaded for adultery on February - 13. 

1542 On this day in history catharine Howard, queen of England/5th wife of Henry VIII, beheaded 

1545 On this day in history willem of Nassau becomes prince of Orange 

1566 On February - 13 st Augustine FL founded 

1566 On this day in history st. Augustine, Florida is founded. 

1566 St Augustine, Florida founded on this day in history. 

1575 Henry III of France is crowned at Rheims on February - 13. 

1592 On February - 13 jacopo Bassano, Italian painter 

1599 On this day in history alexander VII, [Fabio Chigi], Siena Italy, pope (1655-67) 

1601 John Lancaster leads 1st East India Company voyage from London on this day in history. 

1602 On this day in history alexander Nowell, English churchman, dean of St Paul's, dies 

1610 On February - 13 jean de la Badie, French divine, founder of Lagardists 

1622 Adam Pijnacker, landscape painter/etcher, baptized on this day in history. 

1629 On February - 13 girolamo Giacobbi, composer, dies at 61 

1633 Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei arrived in Rome for trial before Inquisition for professing belief that earth revolves around the Sun on February - 13. 

1635 America's first public school was established - the Boston Latin School on this day in history. 

1635 On this day in history oldest US public institution, Boston Latin School founded 

1635 On this day in history the first public school in America opens in Boston, Massachusetts. 

1635 On February - 13 georg R Weckerlin, German poet, dies at 50 

1641 On February - 13 the Iroquois Confederacy of the Long House formally declares war against New France; still resent Champlain's treaty with the Hurons and Algonquins 

1651 Flemish missionary Joris van Geel departs to Congo on this day in history. 

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