On June 13, history records 37 notable events, 261 famous births and 72 deaths, spanning the years 313 to 1886.
Events on this day include: The Edict of Milan, signed by Constantine the Great and co-emperor Valerius Licinius granting religious freedom throughout the Roman Empire, is posted in Nic... (313); The Peasants' Revolt led by Wat Tyler culminated in the burning of the Savoy Palace. (1381).
Notable people born on June 13 include Charles the Bald (823), Charles the Fat (839), Taejong of Joseon (1367).
Notable figures who died on this day include Xiahou Dun (220), Mansur I (976), Ali az-Zahir (1036).
Events on 13 June 37
See all →The Edict of Milan, signed by Constantine the Great and co-emperor Valerius Licinius granting religious freedom throughout the Roman Empire, is posted in Nicomedia.
The Peasants' Revolt led by Wat Tyler culminated in the burning of the Savoy Palace.
Henry Grace à Dieu, at over 1,000 tons the largest warship in the world at this time, built at the new Woolwich Dockyard in England, is dedicated.
Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for priests and nuns.
Georgia provincial governor James Oglethorpe begins an unsuccessful attempt to take Spanish Florida during the Siege of St. Augustine.
Rhode Island becomes the first of Britain's North American colonies to ban the importation of slaves.
American Revolutionary War: Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette lands near Charleston, South Carolina, in order to help the Continental Congress to train its army.
Lewis and Clark Expedition: scouting ahead of the expedition, Meriwether Lewis and four companions sight the Great Falls of the Missouri River.
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Birthdays on 13 June 261
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Deaths on 13 June 72
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