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 April - 13.   

0989  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1055  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1204  Crusaders occupy Constantinople on April - 13.   

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

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

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 this day in history.   

1346  On April - 13 pope Clemens VI declares German emperor Louis of Bavaria, envoy   

1367  Battle at Nájera Spain: Castile & England beat Aragon & France on April - 13.   

1517  On April - 13 osmaanse army occupies Cairo   

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  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  On April - 13 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 April - 13.   

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

1640  On April - 13 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 this day in history.   

1713  Pierre de Jelyotte, composer on April - 13.   

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

1729  Thomas Percy, English literary/bishop of Dromore on April - 13.   

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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 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 this day in history.   

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

1573  On April - 13 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 April - 13 death of prince Vsevolod I of Kiev (b. 1030)   

1279  On April - 13 death of boleslaw the Pious, Polish duke   

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

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 this day in history.