Historical Events In October - 13
Sunday, 17 August 2025
0054 Nero ascends to the Roman throne on October - 13.
0054 Claudius, Roman Emperor, dies of poison mushrooms at 63 on this day in history.
0409 On this day in history vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees and appeared in Hispania.
1093 Robrecht I, the Fries, Count of Flanders, dies on October - 13.
1213 Battle at Steppes-Bishop Pierrepont & Louis II beat Henry I of Brabant on October - 13.
1282 On October - 13 nichiren Daishonin, founder of the Nichiren School of Buddhism, dies. His ashes are interred at Taisekiji Temple.
1307 French king Philip IV convicts templars because of heresy on October - 13.
1311 Gwijde van Names, Flemish marshal (Golden Track), dies at 35 on this day in history.
1399 British king Henry IV's coronation on this day in history.
1474 Mariotto di Bigio di Bindo Albertinelli, Italian painter on October - 13.
1483 Rabbi Issac Abarbanel starts his exegesis on the Bible on this day in history.
1483 On October - 13 rabbi Issac Abarbanel starts his exegesis on Bible
1492 English admiral Poynings fleet occupies Lock on this day in history.
1501 On October - 13 maximilian of Austria & Louis XII sign Treaty of Trente
1534 On October - 13 alessandro Farnese elected as Pope Paul III
1537 Jane Grey, Queen of England for 9 days on October - 13.
1563 Francesco Caracciolo, Italian religious founder/saint (Caracciolini) on October - 13.
1601 Tycho Brahe, greatest naked-eye observer, dies in Prague on October - 13.
1629 Dutch West Indies Co grants religious freedom in West Indies on this day in history.
1643 On this day in history sweder van Haersolte, mister of Swaluwenborch/diplomat, dies at 61
1652 On October - 13 prince of Condé flees Paris
1652 Johann Heinrich Kittel, composer on October - 13.
1652 Abraham Verhoeven, Flemish printer/newspaper publisher, dies on October - 13.
1659 On October - 13 gen-major John Lambert drives out English Rump-govt
1660 Denmark king Frederik III makes coup on October - 13.
1680 Daniel Elsevier, book publisher/publisher, dies at 54 on this day in history.
1701 Andreas Anton Schmelzer, composer, dies at 47 on October - 13.
1702 On October - 13 dutch/English troops occupy Luik
1708 On October - 13 henry van Nassau, mister of Ouwerkerk/fieldmarshal, dies at 67
1710 On October - 13 english troops occupy Acadia (Nova Scotia)
1716 On October - 13 hungarian Emperor Karel VI's troops occupy Temesvar
1724 Jonathan Swift publishes last of Drapier's letters on October - 13.
1759 On October - 13 ecco Epkema, Dutch linguist (Frisian, old-Frisian)
1760 Russian/Austrian army evacuates Berlin on October - 13.