February 13th in History

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On February 13th in 1258 Baghdad falls to the Mongols as the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed

On February 13th in 1349 Jews are expelled from Burgdorf, Switzerland

On February 13th in 1566 St Augustine, Florida, founded

On February 13th in 1601 First East India Company voyage departs from London, lead by John Lancaster

On February 13th in 1633 Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei arrived in Rome for trial before Inquisition for professing belief that earth revolves around the Sun

On February 13th in 1689 British Parliament adopts the Bill of Rights which establishes the rights of parliament and places limits on the crown

On February 13th in 1741 Andrew Bedford publishes 1st American magazine (American Magazine)

On February 13th in 1776 Patrick Henry was named the colonel of the First Virginia battalion

On February 13th in 1777 Marquis de Sade arrested without charge, imprisoned in Vincennes fortress

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