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  Best view of Halley's Comet in 2000 years on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history battle at Abydos: Byzantine emperor Basilius II beats Bardas Phocas   

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

1111  On April - 13 pope Paschalis II crowns Roman catholics-German king Hendrik II   

1180  On April - 13 republic day of Gelnhausen   

1204  On this day in history crusaders occupy Constantinople   

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

1250  On this day in history the Seventh Crusade is defeated in Egypt, Louis IX of France is captured.   

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

1279  On April - 13 boleslaw the Pious, Polish duke   

1346  On this day in history pope Clemens VI declares German emperor Louis of Bavaria, envoy   

1367  On April - 13 battle at Nájera Spain: Castile & England beat Aragon & France   

1517  Osmaanse army occupies Cairo on this day in history.   

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

1519  On April - 13 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  Portuguese Marranos who revert back to Judaism burned by order of Pope on April - 13.   

1593  Thomas Wentworth, London, earl of Strafford/Viceroy of Ireland on April - 13.   

1598  Edict of Nantes grants political rights to French Huguenots on April - 13.   

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

1612  On April - 13 sasaki Kojirō, Japanese samurai   

1626  On this day in history aert Jansz van Nes, Lt-admiral, baptised   

1640  On this day in history english Short Parliament forms (- May 5)   

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

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

1713  Pierre de Jelyotte, composer on April - 13.   

1721  On this day in history john Hanson, Maryland, 1st US Pres under Articles of Confederation   

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  Thomas Percy, English literary/bishop of Dromore on April - 13.   

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1506  On April - 13 birth of peter Faber, French Jesuit theologian (d. 1546)   

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

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

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

1547  On April - 13 birth of elisabeth of Valois, third wife of Philip II of Spain (d. 1568)   

1570  Guy Fawkes, English Catholic conspirator (d. 1606) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1635  Death of Fakhr-al-Din II, Druze Prince of Lebanon (b. 1572) on April - 13.   

1641  On April - 13 death of richard Montagu, English clergyman (b. 1577)