On October 13, history records 41 notable events, 188 famous births and 90 deaths, spanning the years 409 to 1792.
Events on this day include: Vandals and Alans cross the Pyrenees and appear in Hispania. (409); The present church building at Westminster Abbey is consecrated. (1269).
Notable people born on October 13 include Emperor Xiaowen of Northern Wei (467), Eleanor of England, Queen of Castile (1162), Thomas FitzAlan, 12th Earl of Arundel (1381).
Notable figures who died on this day include Simpert (807), Robert I, Count of Flanders (1093), Guy I, Count of Ponthieu (1100).
Events on 13 October 41
See all →Hundreds of Knights Templar in France are simultaneously arrested by agents of Phillip the Fair, to be later tortured into a "confession" of heresy.
Rinchinbal Khan, Emperor Ningzong of Yuan, becomes the Khagan of the Mongols and Emperor of the Yuan dynasty, reigning for only 53 days.
Because of the adoption of the Gregorian calendar, this day does not exist in this year in Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain.
A Swedish-Dutch fleet defeats the Danish fleet at Fehmarn and captures about 1,000 prisoners.
The United States Continental Congress orders the establishment of the Continental Navy (the predecessor organization of the United States Navy).
In Washington, D.C., the cornerstone of the United States Executive Mansion (known as the White House since 1818) is laid.
Public Holidays Around The World On This Day 2
Birthdays on 13 October 188
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