On This Day in History for November 13
Events in History
- 833 Louis the Pious, King of the Franks, performs public act of penance at the Church of Saint Medard in Soissons
- 866 Pope Nicholas I answers the envoys of Boris (Ad consulta vestra)
- 1002 English king Ethelred II (the 'Unready') launches 'St Brice's Day' massacre of Danish settlers
- 1553 English Lady Jane Grey and Archbishop Thomas Cranmer accused of high treason
- 1565 King Philip II's "Letters out Segovia" reaches Brussels
- 1565 Pope Pius IV publishes decree Professi fidei
- 1642 Battle at Turnham Green outside London: King Charles I vs English parliament
- 1673 Christopher Wren is appointed architect for the rebuilding of St Paul's Cathedral in London by King Charles II [1]
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Edward III
John Dickinson
Robert Louis Stevenson
Merrick Garland
Andrés Manuel López ObradorWeddings in History
- 1160 Marriage of Louis VII of France to Adele of Champagne.
- 1929 American writer E. B. White (30) weds literary editor Katharine Angell (37)
- 2004 "The View" co-host Star Jones (42) weds banker Al Reynolds (35) at St. Bartholomew's Church in New York City; divorce in 2008
Divorces in History
- 1922 Architect Frank Lloyd Wright (55) divorces socialite Catherine Tobin after 33 years of marriage
More Weddings & Divorces in History
George Grenville
Camille Pissarro
Elsa Schiaparelli
Peter SutcliffeNovember in History
The War's Over, But Don't Get Too Excited
It was 'the war to end all wars' that came to a weary climax on this day. But this was no time to lose your inhibitions, at least not for one famous Englishman.
November 11, 1918
A Selfie in Space
Buzz Aldrin takes the first 'space selfie' during the Gemini 12 mission in 1966
November 12, 1966
Nell Gwyn, the Temptress Who Enchanted a King
Nell Gwyn, who was brought up in a bawdy-house in London, caught the eye of King Charles II and became one of England’s most famous royal mistresses.
November 14, 1687
The 1918 Flu Pandemic
A village in Alaska was almost wiped out on this day as the 1918 flu pandemic took its toll. Are there lessons for the world combatting the Coronavirus in 2020?
November 15, 1918