Historical Events In February - 13
Monday, 27 October 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 February - 13 gregorio de' Papareschi elected as Pope Innocent II 

1130 On February - 13 honorius II, [Lamberto], Pope (1124-30), dies 

1199 Stefanus Nemanja (Symeon), monk, dies on February - 13. 

1237 Jordanus of Saxon, 2nd general of Dominicans, drowns on February - 13. 

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

1315 On this day in history jean I of Chalon-Arlay, mayor of Neuchôtel, dies 

1332 On this day in history andronicus II Paleologus, Byzantine emperor (1282-1328)/monk, dies 

1349 On this day in history jews are expelled from Burgsordf Switzerland 

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 this day in history. 

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

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

1545 Willem of Nassau becomes prince of Orange on this day in history. 

1566 On February - 13 st Augustine FL founded 

1566 St. Augustine, Florida is founded on February - 13. 

1566 On February - 13 st Augustine, Florida founded 

1575 Henry III of France is crowned at Rheims on this day in history. 

1592 Jacopo Bassano, Italian painter on February - 13. 

1599 On February - 13 alexander VII, [Fabio Chigi], Siena Italy, pope (1655-67) 

1601 John Lancaster leads 1st East India Company voyage from London on February - 13. 

1602 On February - 13 alexander Nowell, English churchman, dean of St Paul's, dies 

1610 Jean de la Badie, French divine, founder of Lagardists on February - 13. 

1622 Adam Pijnacker, landscape painter/etcher, baptized on February - 13. 

1629 Girolamo Giacobbi, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history. 

1633 Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei arrived in Rome for trial before Inquisition for professing belief that earth revolves around the Sun on this day in history. 

1635 On February - 13 america's first public school was established - the Boston Latin School 

1635 On February - 13 oldest US public institution, Boston Latin School founded 

1635 The first public school in America opens in Boston, Massachusetts on this day in history. 

1635 On this day in history georg R Weckerlin, German poet, dies at 50 

1641 The Iroquois Confederacy of the Long House formally declares war against New France; still resent Champlain's treaty with the Hurons and Algonquins on this day in history. 

1651 On February - 13 flemish missionary Joris van Geel departs to Congo 

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