WHAT HAPPENED ON 13. FEBRUARY
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The central tower of Ely Cathedral falls on the night of 12th-13th. (13. February 1322)

The Treaty of Westminster is finalised between Edward IV of England and the Scottish Lord of the Isles. (13. February 1462)

Disfida di Barletta – tournament between 13 Italian and 13 French knights near Barletta. (13. February 1503)

Catherine Howard, the fifth wife of Henry VIII of England, is executed for adultery. (13. February 1542)

Elizabeth I of England issues a proclamation which revokes all commissions on account of the frauds which they had fostered. (13. February 1572)

Henry III of France is crowned at Rheims and marries Louise de Lorraine-Vaudémont on the same day. (13. February 1575)

Galileo Galilei arrives in Rome for his trial before the Inquisition. (13. February 1633)

With the death of Swedish King Charles X Gustav, the Swedish government begins to seek peace with Sweden's enemies in the Second Northern War – something that Charles had refused. As his son and successor on the throne, Charles XI, is only four years old, a regency rules Sweden until 1672. (13. February 1660)

Spain recognizes Portugal as an independent nation. (13. February 1668)

William and Mary are proclaimed co-rulers of England. (13. February 1689)

Massacre of Glencoe: About 78 Macdonalds at Glen Coe, Scotland are killed early in the morning for not promptly pledging allegiance to the new king, William of Orange. (13. February 1692)

Battle of Karnal: The army of Iranian ruler Nadir Shah defeats the forces of the Mughal emperor of India, Muhammad Shah. (13. February 1739)

The delegation headed by Metropolitan bishop Andrei Şaguna hands out to the Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria the General Petition of Romanian leaders in Transylvania, Banat and Bukovina, which demands that the Romanian nation be recognized. (13. February 1849)

In Gaeta the capitulation of the fortress decreeing the end of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies is signed. (13. February 1861)

Work begins on the covering of the Zenne, burying Brussels's primary river and creating the modern central boulevards. (13. February 1867)

Thomas Edison observes the Edison effect. (13. February 1880)

The feminist newspaper La Citoyenne is first published in Paris by the activist Hubertine Auclert. (13. February 1881)

Copyright: In New York City the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers is established to protect the copyrighted musical compositions of its members. (13. February 1914)

The Negro National League is formed. (13. February 1920)

New Delhi becomes the capital of India. (13. February 1931)