Historical Events In October - 13
Wednesday, 28 January 2026
0054 Nero ascends to the Roman throne 

0054 Claudius, Roman Emperor, dies of poison mushrooms at 63. 

0409 Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees and appeared in Hispania. 

1093 Robrecht I, the Fries, Count of Flanders, dies. 

1213 Battle at Steppes-Bishop Pierrepont and Louis II beat Henry I of Brabant 

1282 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 

1311 Gwijde van Names, Flemish marshal (Golden Track), dies at 35. 

1399 British king Henry IV's coronation. 

1474 Mariotto di Bigio di Bindo Albertinelli, Italian painter 

1483 In this year, Rabbi Issac Abarbanel starts his exegesis on the Bible. 

1483 In this year, Rabbi Issac Abarbanel starts his exegesis on Bible. 

1492 English admiral Poynings fleet occupies Lock. 

1501 Maximilian of Austria and Louis XII sign Treaty of Trente 

1534 Alessandro Farnese elected as Pope Paul III. 

1537 Jane Grey, Queen of England for 9 days. 

1563 Francesco Caracciolo, Italian religious founder/saint (Caracciolini). 

1601 Tycho Brahe, greatest naked-eye observer, dies in Prague 

1629 Dutch West Indies Co grants religious freedom in West Indies 

1643 Sweder van Haersolte, mister of Swaluwenborch/diplomat, dies at 61. 

1652 Prince of Condé flees Paris. 

1652 Johann Heinrich Kittel, composer 

1652 Abraham Verhoeven, Flemish printer/newspaper publisher, dies. 

1659 Gen-major John Lambert drives out English Rump-govt 

1660 Denmark king Frederik III makes coup 

1680 Daniel Elsevier, book publisher/publisher, dies at 54. 

1701 Andreas Anton Schmelzer, composer, dies at 47. 

1702 Dutch/English troops occupy Luik. 

1708 Henry van Nassau, mister of Ouwerkerk/fieldmarshal, dies at 67 

1710 English troops occupy Acadia (Nova Scotia). 

1716 Hungarian Emperor Karel VI's troops occupy Temesvar 

1724 In this year, Jonathan Swift publishes last of Drapier's letters. 

1759 Ecco Epkema, Dutch linguist (Frisian, old-Frisian). 

1760 Russian/Austrian army evacuates Berlin 

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