Historical Events In February - 13

0858  On February - 13 kenneth I of Scotland   

1130  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1130  On February - 13 honorius II, [Lamberto], Pope (1124-30), dies   

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

1237  On this day in history jordanus of Saxon, 2nd general of Dominicans, drowns   

1258  Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed on this day in history.   

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

1332  On February - 13 andronicus II Paleologus, Byzantine emperor (1282-1328)/monk, dies   

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

1440  Hartmann Schedel, German physician/humanist/historian on this day in history.   

1503  Disfida di Barletta on February - 13.   

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

1542  Catherine Howard, the fifth wife of England's King Henry VIII, is beheaded for adultery on this day in history.   

1542  On February - 13 catharine Howard, queen of England/5th wife of Henry VIII, beheaded   

1545  Willem of Nassau becomes prince of Orange on February - 13.   

1566  St Augustine FL founded on this day in history.   

1566  On this day in history st. Augustine, Florida is founded.   

1566  St Augustine, Florida founded on February - 13.   

1575  Henry III of France is crowned at Rheims on this day in history.   

1592  Jacopo Bassano, Italian painter on February - 13.   

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

1601  On February - 13 john Lancaster leads 1st East India Company voyage from London   

1602  On February - 13 alexander Nowell, English churchman, dean of St Paul's, dies   

1610  On February - 13 jean de la Badie, French divine, founder of Lagardists   

1622  Adam Pijnacker, landscape painter/etcher, baptized on this day in history.   

1629  Girolamo Giacobbi, composer, dies at 61 on February - 13.   

1633  Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei arrived in Rome for trial before Inquisition for professing belief that earth revolves around the Sun on February - 13.   

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  On February - 13 the first public school in America opens in Boston, Massachusetts.   

1635  Georg R Weckerlin, German poet, dies at 50 on this day in history.   

1641  On February - 13 the Iroquois Confederacy of the Long House formally declares war against New France; still resent Champlain's treaty with the Hurons and Algonquins   

1651  On this day in history flemish missionary Joris van Geel departs to Congo   

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1440  Hartmann Schedel, German physician/humanist/historian was born on February - 13.   

1457  Mary of Burgundy, daughter of Charles the Bold and wife of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1482) was born on February - 13.   

1480  Girolamo Aleandro, Italian Catholic cardinal (d. 1542) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1658  Jan B Wellekens, Dutch poet/painter was born on February - 13.   

1660  Johann Sigismund Kusser, composer was born on February - 13.   

0858  Death of Kenneth I of Scotland on this day in history.   

1130  On this day in history honorius II, [Lamberto], Pope (1124-30), dies   

1141  On February - 13 death of béla II of Hungary (b. 1110)   

1199  On February - 13 stefanus Nemanja (Symeon), monk, dies   

1219  On February - 13 death of minamoto no Sanetomo, Japanese shogun (b. 1192)   

1237  Death of Jordanus of Saxon, 2nd general of Dominicans, drowns on this day in history.   

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

1332  Andronicus II Paleologus, Byzantine emperor (1282-1328)/monk, dies on this day in history.