Historical Events In February - 13
Thursday, 18 December 2025
0858 On February - 13 kenneth I of Scotland 

1130 On February - 13 pope Honorius II dies this day and Gregorio Papareschi is elected to succeed him as Innocent II, but Cardinal Pierleone is elected as an antipope, and Innocent flees to France 

1130 Gregorio de' Papareschi elected as Pope Innocent II on February - 13. 

1130 Honorius II, [Lamberto], Pope (1124-30), dies on this day in history. 

1199 Stefanus Nemanja (Symeon), monk, dies on this day in history. 

1237 On February - 13 jordanus of Saxon, 2nd general of Dominicans, drowns 

1258 Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed on February - 13. 

1315 On February - 13 jean I of Chalon-Arlay, mayor of Neuchôtel, dies 

1332 On this day in history andronicus II Paleologus, Byzantine emperor (1282-1328)/monk, dies 

1349 Jews are expelled from Burgsordf Switzerland on this day in history. 

1440 On this day in history hartmann Schedel, German physician/humanist/historian 

1503 Disfida di Barletta on this day in history. 

1510 Charles of Gelre conquerors Oldenzaal on this day in history. 

1542 On February - 13 catherine Howard, the fifth wife of England's King Henry VIII, is beheaded for adultery. 

1542 Catharine Howard, queen of England/5th wife of Henry VIII, beheaded on this day in history. 

1545 On this day in history willem of Nassau becomes prince of Orange 

1566 St Augustine FL founded on February - 13. 

1566 St. Augustine, Florida is founded on this day in history. 

1566 On this day in history st Augustine, Florida founded 

1575 Henry III of France is crowned at Rheims on February - 13. 

1592 Jacopo Bassano, Italian painter on this day in history. 

1599 Alexander VII, [Fabio Chigi], Siena Italy, pope (1655-67) on this day in history. 

1601 John Lancaster leads 1st East India Company voyage from London on this day in history. 

1602 On this day in history alexander Nowell, English churchman, dean of St Paul's, dies 

1610 On this day in history jean de la Badie, French divine, founder of Lagardists 

1622 Adam Pijnacker, landscape painter/etcher, baptized on February - 13. 

1629 On February - 13 girolamo Giacobbi, composer, dies at 61 

1633 Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei arrived in Rome for trial before Inquisition for professing belief that earth revolves around the Sun on this day in history. 

1635 America's first public school was established - the Boston Latin School on February - 13. 

1635 On February - 13 oldest US public institution, Boston Latin School founded 

1635 The first public school in America opens in Boston, Massachusetts on this day in history. 

1635 On February - 13 georg R Weckerlin, German poet, dies at 50 

1641 The Iroquois Confederacy of the Long House formally declares war against New France; still resent Champlain's treaty with the Hurons and Algonquins on this day in history. 

1651 On February - 13 flemish missionary Joris van Geel departs to Congo 

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