Today in History
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| Date | Event |
|---|---|
Aug 13, 3114 BC |
According to the Lounsbury correlation, the start of the Mayan calendar |
Aug 13, 523 |
St John I begins his reign as Catholic Pope |
Aug 13, 1099 |
Raniero elected as Pope Paschal II |
Aug 13, 1326 |
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. |
Aug 13, 1415 |
King Henry V of England army lands on mouth of Seine River |
Aug 13, 1516 |
The Treaty of Noyon between France and Spain is signed. Francis recognises Charles's claim to Naples, and Charles recognises Francis's claim to Milan. |
Aug 13, 1521 |
Spanish conquistadors under Hernán Cortés capture Aztec Emperor Cuauhtémoc in Tenochtitlan marking the end of the Aztec Empire |
Aug 13, 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). |
Aug 13, 1553 |
Michael Servetus is arrested by John Calvin in Geneva as a heretic. |
Aug 13, 1578 |
Duke Frans of Anjou recognized as protector of Netherlands |
Aug 13, 1608 |
John Smith's story of Jamestown's first days submitted for publication |
Aug 13, 1624 |
Cardinal Richelieu appointed Chief Minister of France by Louis XIII |
Aug 13, 1630 |
Ferdinand II dismisses supreme commander Albrecht von Wallenstein |
Aug 13, 1642 |
Christiaan Huygens discovers Martian south polar cap |
Aug 13, 1645 |
Sweden & Denmark sign Peace of Brömsebro |
Aug 13, 1651 |
Litchfield, CT, founded |
Aug 13, 1695 |
-15] French troops under Villeroi shoot in Brussels |
Aug 13, 1696 |
State of Drenthe accredits Willem III as mayor |
Aug 13, 1704 |
French & Bavarian forces were routed by a combined British, German & Dutch army at Blenheim, Germany |
Aug 13, 1732 |
Voltaire's "Zaire" premieres in Paris |
Aug 13, 1740 |
Hunger strike in Rotterdam |
Aug 13, 1784 |
British parliament accepts India Act |
Aug 13, 1788 |
Prussia joins Anglo-Dutch alliance to form Triple Alliance to prevent spread of Russo-Swedish War of 1788-90 |
Aug 13, 1792 |
Revolutionaries imprison French royals including Marie Antoinette |
Aug 13, 1799 |
British fleet under Lord Seymour overthrows Suriname |
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