Events on 13 September 58
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Belisarius of the Byzantine Empire defeats Gelimer and the Vandals at the Battle of Ad Decimum, near Carthage, North Africa.
Year 1229
Ögedei Khan is proclaimed Khagan of the Mongol Empire in Kodoe Aral, Khentii: Mongolia.
Year 1437
Battle of Tangier: a Portuguese expeditionary force initiates a failed attempt to seize the Moroccan citadel of Tangier.
Year 1504
Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand issue a Royal Warrant for the construction of a Royal Chapel (Capilla Real) to be built.
Year 1541
After three years of exile, John Calvin returns to Geneva to reform the church under a body of doctrine known as Calvinism.
Year 1609
Henry Hudson reaches the river that would later be named after him - the Hudson River.
Public Holidays Around The World On This Day 2
Birthdays on 13 September 237
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K'inich Ahkal Mo' Nahb III
b. 678 – d. 730
K'inich Ahkal Mo' Nahb III, Mayan ruler (d. 730)
John II Komnenos
b. 1087 – d. 1143
John II Komnenos, Byzantine emperor (d. 1143)
Cesare Borgia
b. 1475 – d. 1507
Cesare Borgia, Italian cardinal (d. 1507)
John Leland (antiquary)
b. 1502 – d. 1552
John Leland, English poet and historian (d. 1552)
William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley
b. 1521 – d. 1598
William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, English academic and politician, Lord High Treasurer (d. 1598)
Girolamo Frescobaldi
b. 1583 – d. 1643
Girolamo Frescobaldi, Italian pianist and composer (d. 1643)
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Francesco Manelli
b. 1594 – d. 1667
Francesco Manelli, Italian theorbo player and composer (d. 1667)
Sir William Brereton, 1st Baronet
b. 1604 – d. 1661
Sir William Brereton, 1st Baronet, English commander and politician (d. 1661)
Oliver Evans
b. 1755 – d. 1819
Oliver Evans, American inventor, engineer and businessman (d. 1819)
Arnold Ruge
b. 1802 – d. 1880
Arnold Ruge, German philosopher and author (d. 1880)
John Sedgwick
b. 1813 – d. 1864
John Sedgwick, American general and educator (d. 1864)
Clara Schumann
b. 1819 – d. 1896
Clara Schumann, German pianist and composer (d. 1896)
Deaths on 13 September 98
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Marcellinus of Carthage
d. 413
Marcellinus of Carthage, martyr and saint
Pietro Tradonico
d. 864
Pietro Tradonico, doge of Venice
Cormac mac Cuilennáin
d. 908
Cormac mac Cuilennáin, king of Munster (Ireland)
Notburga
d. 1313 (b. 1265)
Notburga, Austrian saint (b. 1265)
Isabella of Valois
d. 1409 (b. 1387)
Isabella of Valois, queen consort of England (b. 1387)
Charles II, Duke of Bourbon
d. 1488 (b. 1434)
Charles II, Duke of Bourbon (b. 1434)
Andrea Mantegna
d. 1506 (b. 1431)
Andrea Mantegna, Italian painter and engraver (b. 1431)
John Cheke
d. 1557 (b. 1514)
John Cheke, English scholar and politician, Secretary of State for England (b. 1514)
Michel de Montaigne
d. 1592 (b. 1533)
Michel de Montaigne, French philosopher and author (b. 1533)
Philip II of Spain
d. 1598 (b. 1527)
Philip II of Spain (b. 1526)
Karin Månsdotter
d. 1612 (b. 1550)
Karin Månsdotter, Queen of Sweden (b. 1550)
Leopold V, Archduke of Austria
d. 1632 (b. 1586)
Leopold V, Archduke of Austria (d. 1632)