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 this day in history 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  Pope Paschalis II crowns Roman catholics-German king Hendrik II on April - 13.   

1180  Republic day of Gelnhausen on April - 13.   

1204  Crusaders occupy Constantinople on April - 13.   

1241  Battle at Theiss: Mongols beat Hungarian King Béla IV on April - 13.   

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

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

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

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  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  Catherine de' Médici, Queen of Spain/daughter of Henry II on April - 13.   

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

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

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

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 April - 13.   

1612  On this day in history sasaki Kojirō, Japanese samurai   

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

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

1668  John Dryden (36) becomes 1st English poet laureate on this day in history.   

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

1713  On this day in history pierre de Jelyotte, composer   

1721  On April - 13 john Hanson, Maryland, 1st US Pres under Articles of Confederation   

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

1728  On April - 13 johann Christoph Schmidt, composer, dies at 63   

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

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1506  On this day in history birth of peter Faber, French Jesuit theologian (d. 1546)   

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

1519  De Medicis, queen consort (Henry II of France) was born on this day in history.   

1545  On April - 13 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 this day in history.   

1570  On April - 13 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  Albert VI of Bavaria (d. 1666) was born on April - 13.   

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

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  On this day in history death of boleslaw the Pious, Polish duke   

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

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