On December 13, history records 35 notable events, 190 famous births and 110 deaths, spanning the years 902 to 1818.
Events on this day include: Battle of the Holme: Anglo-Saxon forces are defeated by Danish Vikings under Æthelwold (a son of Æthelred of Wessex) who is killed in battle. (902); Saint Celestine V resigns the papacy after only five months to return to his previous life as an ascetic hermit. (1294).
Notable people born on December 13 include Frederick III of Sicily (1272), Jean Gerson (1363), Lucy Brocadelli (1476).
Notable figures who died on this day include Childebert I (558), Du Hongjian (769), Pepin I of Aquitaine (838).
Events on 13 December 35
See all →Battle of the Holme: Anglo-Saxon forces are defeated by Danish Vikings under Æthelwold (a son of Æthelred of Wessex) who is killed in battle.
Saint Celestine V resigns the papacy after only five months to return to his previous life as an ascetic hermit.
Sir Francis Drake sets sail from Plymouth, England, on his round-the-world voyage.
The Massachusetts Bay Colony organizes three militia regiments to defend the colony against the Pequot Indians. This organization is recognized today as the founding of the National Guard of the United States.
The English transport ship Duke William sinks in the North Atlantic, killing over 360 people.
Dartmouth College is founded by the Reverend Eleazar Wheelock, with a royal charter from King George III, on land donated by Royal governor John Wentworth.
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Birthdays on 13 December 190
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