Historical Events In August - 13

0523  On this day in history st John I begins his reign as Catholic Pope   

0586  On this day in history radegund, wife of Clotaire I   

0587  On August - 13 radegundis, daughter of Thurings king Berthar/saint, dies   

0662  On this day in history maximus Confessor, Greek theologist/crusader, dies   

0900  Zwentibold, king of Lutherans (895-900), dies in battle at 29 on this day in history.   

1099  On this day in history raniero elected as Pope Paschal II   

1134  Irene [Pirisca], Byzantine empress, dies on August - 13.   

1191  Philips van Heinsberg, archbishop of Cologne, dies on this day in history.   

1278  On this day in history daikaku, Zen teacher Rinzai line/head of Kenchoji, dies in Japan at 65   

1326  On August - 13 aradia de Toscano, according to legend/folklore, is initiated into a Dianic witchcraft cult and subsequently founds the tradition of Stregheria, later known as the Malandanti.   

1415  On August - 13 king Henry V of England army lands on mouth of Seine River   

1422  On August - 13 william Caxton, 1st English printer (Histories of Troy)   

1516  Kings Charles I & Francois I signs Treaty of Noyons on August - 13.   

1521  On August - 13 cortes destroys the capital of the Aztec Empire   

1521  On this day in history spanish conquerors Tenochtitlan (Mexico City) from Aztecs   

1523  On this day in history gerard David, Flemish painter   

1536  Buddhist monks from Kyōto's Enryaku Temple set fire to 21 Nichiren temples throughout Kyoto in the Tenbun Hokke Disturbance. (Traditional Japanese date: July 27, 1536) on August - 13.   

1553  Michael Servetus is arrested by John Calvin in Geneva as a heretic on August - 13.   

1578  Duke French van Anjou recognized as protector of Netherlands on this day in history.   

1608  On this day in history john Smith's story of Jamestown's 1st days submitted for publication   

1617  On this day in history johann A Quenstedt, German Lutherian theologist   

1624  On this day in history cardinal Richelieu appointed Chief Minister of France by Louis XIII   

1630  Ferdinand II fires supreme commander Albrecht von Wallenstein on this day in history.   

1637  Dirck J Bas, Dutch merchant/regent/govt leader (OIC), dies on this day in history.   

1642  On this day in history christiaan Huygens discovers Martian south polar cap   

1645  On this day in history sweden & Denmark sign Peace of Brömsebro   

1651  Litchfield, CT founded on August - 13.   

1655  On this day in history johann Christoph Denner, inventor (clarinet)   

1674  On this day in history lars Johnstown, [Lasse Lucidor], Swedish poet, dies at 35   

1692  Anton Simon Ignaz Praelisauer, composer on this day in history.   

1695  -15] French troops under Villeroi shoot in Brussels on this day in history.   

1696  State of Drenthe accredits Willem III as mayor on this day in history.   

1704  English defeat French at Battle of Blenheim on this day in history.   

1704  French & Bavarian forces were routed by a combined British, German & Dutch army at Blenheim, Germany on August - 13.   

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0582  On this day in history birth of arnulf of Metz, French bishop and saint (d. 640)   

1311  King Alfonso XI of Castile and Leon (d. 1350) was born on August - 13.   

1422  On this day in history birth of william Caxton, 1st English printer (Histories of Troy)   

1584  Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk, English politician (d. 1640) was born on this day in history.   

1617  On this day in history birth of johann A Quenstedt, German Lutherian theologist   

1625  On this day in history birth of rasmus Bartholin, Danish physician, mathematician, and physicist (d. 1698)   

1655  On this day in history birth of johann Christoph Denner, inventor (clarinet)   

1662  Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset, English politician (d. 1748) was born on August - 13.   

0586  Death of Radegund, wife of Clotaire I on August - 13.   

0587  On August - 13 radegundis, daughter of Thurings king Berthar/saint, dies   

0662  On this day in history maximus Confessor, Greek theologist/crusader, dies   

0900  Zwentibold, king of Lutherans (895-900), dies in battle at 29 on August - 13.   

1134  On this day in history irene [Pirisca], Byzantine empress, dies   

1191  Philips van Heinsberg, archbishop of Cologne, dies on August - 13.   

1278  On August - 13 daikaku, Zen teacher Rinzai line/head of Kenchoji, dies in Japan at 65   

1382  Death of Eleanor of Aragon, wife of John I of Castile (b. 1358) on this day in history.