On April 13, history records 40 notable events, 266 famous births and 113 deaths, spanning the years 945 to 1849.
Events on this day include: Hugh of Provence abdicates the throne in favor of his son Lothair II who is acclaimed sole king of Italy. (945); Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. (1111).
Notable people born on April 13 include Louis II, Duke of Bavaria (1229), Margaret III, Countess of Flanders (1350), Peter Faber (1506).
Notable figures who died on this day include Lý Nam Đế (548), Hermenegild (585), Paul the Deacon (799).
Events on 13 April 40
See all →Hugh of Provence abdicates the throne in favor of his son Lothair II who is acclaimed sole king of Italy.
Constantinople falls to the Crusaders of the Fourth Crusade, temporarily ending the Byzantine Empire.
Samuel Argall captures Native American princess Pocahontas in Passapatanzy, Virginia to ransom her for some English prisoners held by her father; she is brought to Henricus as hostage.
George Frideric Handel's oratorio Messiah makes its world-premiere in Dublin, Ireland.
American Revolutionary War: American forces are ambushed and defeated in the Battle of Bound Brook, New Jersey.
The Roman Catholic Relief Act 1829 gives Roman Catholics in the United Kingdom the right to vote and to sit in Parliament.
Lajos Kossuth presents the Hungarian Declaration of Independence in a closed session of the National Assembly.
Public Holidays Around The World On This Day 12
Birthdays on 13 April 266
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Deaths on 13 April 113
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