Historical Events In May - 13

0384  Servatius/Aravatius, bishop of Tongeren, dies at 65+ on May - 13.   

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

0609  On this day in history pope Boniface I turns Pantheon into Catholic church   

0641  Eligius (Saint Eloy) becomes bishop of Doornik-Noyon on this day in history.   

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

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

1162  On May - 13 géza II of Hungary   

1265  The birth of Dante Alighieri, Italian poet on this day in history.   

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

1364  On May - 13 peter Coutherel banished from Leuven   

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

1568  Mary Queen of Scots is defeated by English at battle of Langside on this day in history.   

1588  On May - 13 king Henri III flees Paris   

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

1607  English colonists (John Smith) land near James River in Virginia on May - 13.   

1607  On this day in history 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  On this day in history cardinal Richelieu of France creates the table knife   

1643  On this day in history 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 May - 13.   

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

1654  Venetian fleet under Adm Adeler beats Turkish on this day in history.   

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

1730  On May - 13 charles Watson-Wentworth 2nd marquis of Rockingham, Engl PM (1765-76)   

1732  On this day in history theodor Schwartzkopff, composer, dies at 72   

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1024  Hugh of Cluny, French saint (d. 1109) was born on May - 13.   

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  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  Innocent XIII, [Michelangiolo dei Conti], Italy, 244th Pope (1721-24) was born on May - 13.   

1699  Marquis of Pombal, Prime Minister of Portugal (d. 1782) was born on May - 13.   

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  On May - 13 death of matthias I, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1119)   

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

1381  John of Chatillon, governor/viceroy of Holland, dies on this day in history.   

1390  On this day in history robert II the Steward, King of Scotland (1371-90), dies   

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

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