Historical Events In April - 13

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

0814  Krum of Bulgaria on April - 13.   

0837  On April - 13 best view of Halley's Comet in 2000 years   

0989  On April - 13 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   

0989  Battle at Abydos: Byzantine emperor Basilius II beats Bardas Phocas on April - 13.   

1055  Bishop Gebhard van Eichstattt named Pope Victor II on this day in history.   

1111  On this day in history pope Paschalis II crowns Roman catholics-German king Hendrik II   

1180  On this day in history republic day of Gelnhausen   

1204  On April - 13 crusaders occupy Constantinople   

1241  Battle at Theiss: Mongols beat Hungarian King Béla IV on this day in history.   

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

1256  On this day in history the Grand Union of the Augustinian order formed when Pope Alexander IV issues a papal bull Licet ecclesiae catholicae.   

1279  On this day in history boleslaw the Pious, Polish duke   

1346  Pope Clemens VI declares German emperor Louis of Bavaria, envoy on April - 13.   

1367  On this day in history battle at Nájera Spain: Castile & England beat Aragon & France   

1517  Osmaanse army occupies Cairo on April - 13.   

1517  On this day in history tuman Bey, last Mamelukken sultan of Egypt, hanged   

1519  On this day in history the birth of Catherine de Medicis, Queen consort of Henry II of France   

1519  On this day in history catherine de' Médici, Queen of Spain/daughter of Henry II   

1545  Elisabeth van Valois, French queen of Spain/daughter of Henri II on April - 13.   

1556  On this day in history portuguese Marranos who revert back to Judaism burned by order of Pope   

1593  On April - 13 thomas Wentworth, London, earl of Strafford/Viceroy of Ireland   

1598  On this day in history edict of Nantes grants political rights to French Huguenots   

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

1612  Sasaki Kojirō, Japanese samurai on this day in history.   

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  John Dryden (36) becomes 1st English poet laureate on April - 13.   

1695  Jean de La Fontaine, poet, dies on April - 13.   

1713  Pierre de Jelyotte, composer on this day in history.   

1721  John Hanson, Maryland, 1st US Pres under Articles of Confederation on April - 13.   

1722  Charles Leslie, Irish controversialist, dies on April - 13.   

1728  On this day in history johann Christoph Schmidt, composer, dies at 63   

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  Catherine de' Médici, Queen of Spain/daughter of Henry II was born on this day in history.   

1519  De Medicis, queen consort (Henry II of France) was born on April - 13.   

1545  On this day in history birth of elisabeth van Valois, French queen of Spain/daughter of Henri II   

1547  Elisabeth of Valois, third wife of Philip II of Spain (d. 1568) was born on April - 13.   

1570  On April - 13 birth of guy Fawkes, English Catholic conspirator (d. 1606)   

1573  Christina of Holstein-Gottorp, queen consort of Sweden (d. 1625) was born on this day in history.   

1584  On this day in history birth of albert VI of Bavaria (d. 1666)   

0799  On April - 13 paulus Diaconus Warnafridi, Longobardisch writer, dies   

0814  Death of Krum of Bulgaria on this day in history.   

1093  Death of Prince Vsevolod I of Kiev (b. 1030) on this day in history.   

1279  Death of Boleslaw the Pious, Polish duke on this day in history.   

1517  Death of Tuman Bey, last Mamelukken sultan of Egypt, hanged on this day in history.   

1612  Death of Sasaki Kojirō, Japanese samurai on April - 13.   

1635  On April - 13 death of fakhr-al-Din II, Druze Prince of Lebanon (b. 1572)   

1641  On this day in history death of richard Montagu, English clergyman (b. 1577)