This day in History - February 13

409 Historic Events for February 13
1130 Event Gregorio de' Papareschi elected as Pope Innocent II
1130 Death Honorius II, [Lamberto], Pope (1124-30), dies
1199 Death Stefanus Nemanja (Symeon), monk, dies
1237 Death Jordanus of Saxon, 2nd general of Dominicans, drowns
1315 Death Jean I of Chalon-Arlay, mayor of Neuchƒtel, dies
1332 Death Andronicus II Paleologus, Byzantine emperor (1282-1328)/monk, dies
1349 Event Jews are expelled from Burgsordf Switzerland
1440 Birth Hartmann Schedel, German physician/humanist/historian
1480 Birth Hieronymus Aleander, [Gir¢lamo Aleandro], Italian diplomat/cardinal
1510 Event Charles of Gelre conquerors Oldenzaal
1542 Death Catharine Howard, queen of England/5th wife of Henry VIII, beheaded
1545 Event Willem of Nassau becomes prince of Orange
1566 Event St Augustine, Florida founded
1599 Birth Alexander VII, [Fabio Chigi], Siena Italy, pope (1655-67)
1601 Event John Lancaster leads 1st East India Company voyage from London
1602 Death Alexander Nowell, English churchman, dean of St Paul's, dies
1610 Birth Jean de la Badie, French divine, founder of Lagardists
1622 Birth Adam Pijnacker, landscape painter/etcher, baptized
1629 Death Girolamo Giacobbi, composer, dies at 61
1633 Event Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei arrived in Rome for trial before Inquisition for professing belief that earth revolves around the Sun
1635 Death Georg R Weckerlin, German poet, dies at 50
1635 Event Oldest US public institution, Boston Latin School founded
1651 Event Flemish missionary Joris van Geel departs to Congo
1658 Birth Jan B Wellekens, Dutch poet/painter
1660 Birth Johann Sigismund Kusser, composer