Historical Events In May - 13

0384  On May - 13 servatius/Aravatius, bishop of Tongeren, dies at 65+  

0535  St Agapitus I begins his reign as Catholic Pope on this day in history.  

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

0641  On this day in history eligius (Saint Eloy) becomes bishop of Doornik-Noyon  

1106  Henry I of Limburg becomes duke of Neth-Lutherans on this day in history.  

1110  Crusaders march into Beirut causing a bloodbath on May - 13.  

1162  On May - 13 géza II of Hungary  

1265  The birth of Dante Alighieri, Italian poet on May - 13.  

1314  Sergius of Radonesh, Russian saint on this day in history.  

1364  On May - 13 peter Coutherel banished from Leuven  

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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.  

1497  Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola on May - 13.  

1559  Excavated corpse of heretic David Jorisz burned in Basel on May - 13.  

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

1588  King Henri III flees Paris on this day in history.  

1592  John Cloppenburg, vicar/theologist on this day in history.  

1607  On this day in history english colonists (John Smith) land near James River in Virginia  

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

1619  Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, lands advocate, beheaded on this day in history.  

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

1637  Cardinal Richelieu of France creates the table knife on May - 13.  

1643  On May - 13 battle at Grantham English parliamentary armies beat royalists  

1643  On May - 13 heavy earthquake strikes Santiago Chile; kills 1/3 of population  

1643  On May - 13 battle at Grantham: English parliamentary armies beat royalists  

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 this day in history.  

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

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

1655  On May - 13 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 this day in history henry William (Baron) Stiegel, early American glassmaker  

1730  Charles Watson-Wentworth 2nd marquis of Rockingham, Engl PM (1765-76) on May - 13.  

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 May - 13.  

1254  On May - 13 birth of maria of Brabant, queen of France (d. 1321)  

1314  On May - 13 birth of sergius of Radonesh, Russian saint  

1588  On May - 13 birth of ole Worm, Danish physician (d. 1654)  

1592  John Cloppenburg, vicar/theologist was born on May - 13.  

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

1655  On May - 13 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  Servatius/Aravatius, bishop of Tongeren, dies at 65+ on May - 13.  

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

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

1312  On May - 13 death of theobald II, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1263)  

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

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

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