It happened today – on this day in history – December 13
1294: Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months. 1466: Death of artist Donatello aged 80. 1577: Sir
Read more1294: Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months. 1466: Death of artist Donatello aged 80. 1577: Sir
Read more1375: The Westfriese sea wall breaks flooding northern Netherlands. 1549: The Duke of Somerset is dismissed as Lord Protector and
Read more1399: Richard II abdicates. 1520: Suleiman the Magnificent succeeds his father Selam I as Ottoman Sultan. 1544: Henry VIII pulls
Read more1130: Pope Innocent II elected. 1502: Vasco da Gama sets sail from Lisbon on his second voyage to India. 1554:
Read more1549: The Duke of Somerset is fired as Lord Protector and imprisoned. 1631: The Saxon army occupies Prague. 1659: Death
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