361 Historic Events for August 13
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| 523 |
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St John I begins his reign as Catholic Pope
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| 587 |
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Radegundis, daughter of Thrings king Berthar/saint, dies
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| 662 |
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Maximus Confessor, Greek theologist/crusader, dies
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| 900 |
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Zwentibold, king of Lutherans (895-900), dies in battle at 29
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| 1099 |
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Raniero elected as Pope Paschal II
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| 1134 |
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Irene [Pirisca], Byzantine empress, dies
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| 1191 |
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Philips van Heinsberg, archbishop of Cologne, dies
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| 1278 |
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Daikaku, Zen teacher Rinzai line/head of Kenchoji, dies in Japan at 65
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| 1415 |
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King Henry V of England army lands on mouth of Seine River
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| 1422 |
Birth |
William Caxton, 1st English printer (Histories of Troy)
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| 1516 |
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Kings Charles I and Fran‡ois I signs Treaty of Noyons
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| 1521 |
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Spanish conquerors Tenochtitlan (Mexico City) from Aztecs
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| 1578 |
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Duke French van Anjou recognized as protector of Netherlands
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| 1608 |
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John Smith's story of Jamestown's 1st days submitted for publication
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| 1617 |
Birth |
Johann A Quenstedt, German Lutherian theologist
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| 1624 |
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Cardinal Richelieu appointed Chief Minister of France by Louis XIII
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| 1630 |
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Ferdinand II fires supreme commander Albrecht von Wallenstein
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| 1637 |
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Dirck J Bas, Dutch merchant/regent/govt leader (OIC), dies
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| 1642 |
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Christiaan Huygens discovers Martian south polar cap
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| 1645 |
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Sweden and Denmark sign Peace of Br”msebro
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| 1651 |
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Litchfield, CT founded
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| 1655 |
Birth |
Johann Christoph Denner, inventor (clarinet)
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| 1674 |
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Lars Johnstown, [Lasse Lucidor], Swedish poet, dies at 35
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| 1692 |
Birth |
Anton Simon Ignaz Praelisauer, composer
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| 1695 |
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-15] French troops under Villeroi shoot in Brussels
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