History Trivia - Catherine Howard, the fifth wife of Henry VIII of England, executed

February 13,

1542 Catherine Howard, the fifth wife of Henry VIII of England, was executed for adultery.

1633 Galileo Galilei arrived in Rome for his trial before the Inquisition.

1692 Massacre of Glencoe Scotland where 38 members of the MacDonald clan were murdered by soldiers of the Campbell clan for not pledging allegiance to William of Orange.