Events for February 13

February 13, 0858

Kenneth MacAlpin, King of Dalriada and the Picts, died at Forteviot

February 13, 1689

William and Mary, daughter of James II are proclaimed king and queen jointly

February 13, 1898

Frank Aiken, revolutionary and politician from Co. Armagh, is born

Francis Thomas Aiken (13 February 1898 – 18 May 1983) was an Irish revolutionary and politician. He was chief of staff of the Anti-Treaty IRA at the end of the Irish Civil War.

February 13, 1864

Stephen Lucius Gwynn, writer and nationalist, is born in Dublin