1213
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May 30 -
Battle of Damme; English fleet under
William Longsword destroyes a French fleet off the Belgian port in the first major victory for the fledgling Royal Navy.
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September 12 -
Battle of Muret; The Toulousain and Aragonese forces of
Raymond VI of Toulouse and
Peter II of Aragon defeated by the
Albigensian Crusade under
Simon de Montfort*
Jin China is overrun by
Mongols under
Ghengis Khan, who plunder the countryside and cities, until only
Beijing remained free, despite two bloody palace coups and a lengthy siege.
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March 9 -
Hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy, French crusader (died
1271)
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June 10 -
Fakhruddin 'Iraqi, Persian philosopher and Sufi mystic
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September 12 - King
Peter II of Aragon (killed in battle) (born
1174)
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September 24 -
Gertrude of Merania, wife of
Andrew II of Hungary (murdered) (born
1185)
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Dowsprunk, Grand Prince of Lithuania
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Geoffrey Fitz Peter, 1st Earl of Essex*
Frederick II, Duke of Lorraine*
Sharafeddin Tusi, Persian mathematician (born
1135)
