Events & Holidays In May - 13

Gospel Day (Tuvalu)

IEEE Global Engineering the Future Day (International)

Virgen de Fatima (Peru)

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 this day in history.  

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

1638  On this day in history birth of richard Simon, French Biblical critic (d. 1712)  

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

1699  Marquis of Pombal, Prime Minister of Portugal (d. 1782) was born on this day in history.  

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

1162  On this day in history death of géza II of Hungary  

1176  Death of Matthias I, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1119) on this day in history.  

1312  On this day in history death of theobald II, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1263)  

1381  On this day in history john of Chatillon, governor/viceroy of Holland, dies  

1390  Robert II the Steward, King of Scotland (1371-90), dies on this day in history.  

1573  Death of Takeda Shingen, Japanese warlord (b. 1521) on this day in history.  

1619  On this day in history death of johan van Oldenbarnevelt, lands advocate, beheaded