Historical Events In May - 13

0384  On this day in history servatius/Aravatius, bishop of Tongeren, dies at 65+   

0535  On May - 13 st Agapitus I begins his reign as Catholic Pope   

0609  Pope Boniface I turns Pantheon into Catholic church on May - 13.   

0641  Eligius (Saint Eloy) becomes bishop of Doornik-Noyon on May - 13.   

1106  Henry I of Limburg becomes duke of Neth-Lutherans on May - 13.   

1110  On May - 13 crusaders march into Beirut causing a bloodbath   

1162  Géza II of Hungary on this day in history.   

1265  On this day in history the birth of Dante Alighieri, Italian poet   

1314  On May - 13 sergius of Radonesh, Russian saint   

1364  Peter Coutherel banished from Leuven on this day in history.   

1381  On May - 13 john of Chatillon, governor/viceroy of Holland, dies   

1390  Robert II the Steward, King of Scotland (1371-90), dies on May - 13.   

1497  On this day in history pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola   

1559  On May - 13 excavated corpse of heretic David Jorisz burned in Basel   

1568  On May - 13 mary Queen of Scots is defeated by English at battle of Langside   

1588  King Henri III flees Paris on May - 13.   

1592  On May - 13 john Cloppenburg, vicar/theologist   

1607  English colonists (John Smith) land near James River in Virginia on this day in history.   

1607  On May - 13 english colonists (John Smith) lands near James River in VA   

1619  On May - 13 johan van Oldenbarnevelt, lands advocate, beheaded   

1624  Admiral Hermites fleet blockade Lima Peru on May - 13.   

1637  On this day in history cardinal Richelieu of France creates the table knife   

1643  Battle at Grantham English parliamentary armies beat royalists on May - 13.   

1643  On this day in history heavy earthquake strikes Santiago Chile; kills 1/3 of population   

1643  Battle at Grantham: English parliamentary armies beat royalists on this day in history.   

1648  Construction of the Red Fort at Delhi is completed on this day in history.   

1652  Ingen Ryuki invited to become the abbot of Sofokuji temple in Nagasaki on May - 13.   

1654  On this day in history venetian fleet under Admiral Adeler beats Turkish   

1654  On May - 13 venetian fleet under Adm Adeler beats Turkish   

1655  On this day in history innocent XIII, [Michelangiolo dei Conti], Italy, 244th Pope (1721-24)   

1717  Maria Theresa, Empress of Austria (Wife of emperor Franz I) on May - 13.   

1729  On May - 13 henry William (Baron) Stiegel, early American glassmaker   

1730  On this day in history charles Watson-Wentworth 2nd marquis of Rockingham, Engl PM (1765-76)   

1732  Theodor Schwartzkopff, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

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1024  Hugh of Cluny, French saint (d. 1109) was born on this day in history.   

1254  Maria of Brabant, queen of France (d. 1321) was born on this day in history.   

1314  On this day in history birth of sergius of Radonesh, Russian saint   

1588  Ole Worm, Danish physician (d. 1654) was born on May - 13.   

1592  On this day in history birth of john Cloppenburg, vicar/theologist   

1638  Richard Simon, French Biblical critic (d. 1712) was born on May - 13.   

1655  On this day in history birth of innocent XIII, [Michelangiolo dei Conti], Italy, 244th Pope (1721-24)   

1699  On May - 13 birth of marquis of Pombal, Prime Minister of Portugal (d. 1782)   

0384  On this day in history servatius/Aravatius, bishop of Tongeren, dies at 65+   

1162  Death of Géza II of Hungary on May - 13.   

1176  On this day in history death of matthias I, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1119)   

1312  Death of Theobald II, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1263) on May - 13.   

1381  John of Chatillon, governor/viceroy of Holland, dies on May - 13.   

1390  On May - 13 robert II the Steward, King of Scotland (1371-90), dies   

1573  On May - 13 death of takeda Shingen, Japanese warlord (b. 1521)   

1619  Death of Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, lands advocate, beheaded on May - 13.