August 13
August 13 is the 225th day of the year (226th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 140 days remain until the end of the year.
– Octavian holds the first of three consecutive triumphs in Rome to celebrate the victory over the Dalmatian tribes.
29 BC
– Emperor Justinian I rewards Liberius for his service in the Pragmatic Sanction, granting him extensive estates in Italy.
554
– Emperor Louis II of Italy and Empress Engelberga are captured by Prince Adelchis of Benevento.[1]
871
– Count Reginar I of Hainault rises against Zwentibold of Lotharingia and slays him near present-day Susteren.
900
– Raniero is elected as Pope Paschal II, who would become deeply entangled in the Investiture Controversy.
1099
– The Treaty of Noyon between France and Spain is signed. Francis I of France recognizes Charles's claim to Naples, and Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, recognizes Francis's claim to Milan.
1516
– After an extended siege, forces led by Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés capture Tlatoani Cuauhtémoc and conquer the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan.
1521
– Buddhist monks from Kyoto, Japan's Enryaku-ji temple set fire to 21 Nichiren temples throughout Kyoto in what will be known as the Tenbun Hokke Disturbance.
1536
– Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk, English admiral and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Cumberland (d. 1640)
1584
– William, Count of Nassau-Siegen, German count, field marshal of the Dutch State Army (d. 1642)[14]
1592
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