On This Day in History for February 13
Events in History
- 1130 Gregorio de' Papareschi elected as Pope Innocent II
- 1258 Baghdad, then a city of 1 million, falls to the Mongols as the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed, tens of thousands slaughtered, ending the Islamic Golden Age
- 1349 Jews are expelled from Burgdorf, Switzerland
- 1502 Nicolás de Ovando y Cáceres, new Governor of the Indies sets sail for the Indies with fleet of 30 ships, largest-ever fleet to the New World
- 1503 Disfida di Barletta - Famous challenge between 13 Italian and 13 French knights near Barletta, Southern Italy
- 1510 Charles of Gelre conquers Oldenzaal
- 1545 Willem of Nassau becomes Prince of Orange
- 1575 Henry III of France is crowned at Rheims
- More Events in History
Alexander VII
Joseph Banks
Thomas Malthus
Bess Truman
William Shockley
Aung SanWeddings in History
- 1575 Henry III of France marries Louise de Lorraine-Vaudémont.
More Weddings in History
Cotton MatherFebruary in History
Abraham Lincoln, the Presidential Icon
Abraham Lincoln, hailed by many as the greatest President of the United States, was born in poverty on this day in a one-room rural cabin, the son of a farmer.
February 12, 1809
Bombing of Dresden
Dresden after the Allied firebombing campaign in 1945
February 13, 1945
Ancient Dresden Reduced to Rubble
The blanket bombing of Dresden in East Germany which began on this day, cost thousands of lives and remains highly controversial.
February 13, 1945
Last Adventure of Captain Cook
Explorer James Cook was the first European to set foot on Hawaii, where he was thought to be a god. But he would never leave the island alive.
February 14, 1779