Historical Events In April - 13

0799  Paulus Diaconus Warnafridi, Longobardisch writer, dies on this day in history.   

0814  Krum of Bulgaria on this day in history.   

0837  Best view of Halley's Comet in 2000 years on April - 13.   

0989  The Byzantine emperor Basil II uses 6,000 Russians to help him defeat Bardas Phocas at Abydos in Anatolia April 13, ending the threat to Constantinople on this day in history.   

0989  Battle at Abydos: Byzantine emperor Basilius II beats Bardas Phocas on this day in history.   

1055  On April - 13 bishop Gebhard van Eichstattt named Pope Victor II   

1111  Pope Paschalis II crowns Roman catholics-German king Hendrik II on this day in history.   

1180  Republic day of Gelnhausen on April - 13.   

1204  Crusaders occupy Constantinople on this day in history.   

1241  On April - 13 battle at Theiss: Mongols beat Hungarian King Béla IV   

1250  The Seventh Crusade is defeated in Egypt, Louis IX of France is captured on April - 13.   

1256  The Grand Union of the Augustinian order formed when Pope Alexander IV issues a papal bull Licet ecclesiae catholicae on April - 13.   

1279  Boleslaw the Pious, Polish duke on April - 13.   

1346  Pope Clemens VI declares German emperor Louis of Bavaria, envoy on this day in history.   

1367  Battle at Nájera Spain: Castile & England beat Aragon & France on this day in history.   

1517  Osmaanse army occupies Cairo on April - 13.   

1517  On April - 13 tuman Bey, last Mamelukken sultan of Egypt, hanged   

1519  The birth of Catherine de Medicis, Queen consort of Henry II of France on this day in history.   

1519  On April - 13 catherine de' Médici, Queen of Spain/daughter of Henry II   

1545  On April - 13 elisabeth van Valois, French queen of Spain/daughter of Henri II   

1556  On April - 13 portuguese Marranos who revert back to Judaism burned by order of Pope   

1593  On this day in history thomas Wentworth, London, earl of Strafford/Viceroy of Ireland   

1598  Edict of Nantes grants political rights to French Huguenots on this day in history.   

1598  On April - 13 edict of Nantes grants political rights to French Huguenots Countdown to the revolution starts   

1612  On April - 13 sasaki Kojirō, Japanese samurai   

1626  Aert Jansz van Nes, Lt-admiral, baptised on this day in history.   

1640  English Short Parliament forms (- May 5) on this day in history.   

1668  On this day in history john Dryden (36) becomes 1st English poet laureate   

1695  On April - 13 jean de La Fontaine, poet, dies   

1713  On this day in history pierre de Jelyotte, composer   

1721  John Hanson, Maryland, 1st US Pres under Articles of Confederation on this day in history.   

1722  Charles Leslie, Irish controversialist, dies on this day in history.   

1728  Johann Christoph Schmidt, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1729  On April - 13 thomas Percy, English literary/bishop of Dromore   

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1506  Peter Faber, French Jesuit theologian (d. 1546) was born on this day in history.   

1519  On April - 13 birth of catherine de' Médici, Queen of Spain/daughter of Henry II   

1519  On this day in history birth of de Medicis, queen consort (Henry II of France)   

1545  Elisabeth van Valois, French queen of Spain/daughter of Henri II was born on this day in history.   

1547  On this day in history birth of elisabeth of Valois, third wife of Philip II of Spain (d. 1568)   

1570  On this day in history birth of guy Fawkes, English Catholic conspirator (d. 1606)   

1573  On this day in history birth of christina of Holstein-Gottorp, queen consort of Sweden (d. 1625)   

1584  On April - 13 birth of albert VI of Bavaria (d. 1666)   

0799  On this day in history paulus Diaconus Warnafridi, Longobardisch writer, dies   

0814  On April - 13 death of krum of Bulgaria   

1093  On this day in history death of prince Vsevolod I of Kiev (b. 1030)   

1279  Death of Boleslaw the Pious, Polish duke on April - 13.   

1517  Death of Tuman Bey, last Mamelukken sultan of Egypt, hanged on April - 13.   

1612  On April - 13 death of sasaki Kojirō, Japanese samurai   

1635  Death of Fakhr-al-Din II, Druze Prince of Lebanon (b. 1572) on this day in history.   

1641  Death of Richard Montagu, English clergyman (b. 1577) on April - 13.