Historical Events In May - 13
Tuesday, 08 July 2025
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 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 On this day in history henry I of Limburg becomes duke of Neth-Lutherans
1110 On this day in history crusaders march into Beirut causing a bloodbath
1162 On May - 13 géza II of Hungary
1265 The birth of Dante Alighieri, Italian poet on May - 13.
1314 On May - 13 sergius of Radonesh, Russian saint
1364 On this day in history peter Coutherel banished from Leuven
1381 On this day in history john of Chatillon, governor/viceroy of Holland, dies
1390 On this day in history robert II the Steward, King of Scotland (1371-90), dies
1497 Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola on this day in history.
1559 On this day in history excavated corpse of heretic David Jorisz burned in Basel
1568 On this day in history mary Queen of Scots is defeated by English at battle of Langside
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 this day in history.
1607 English colonists (John Smith) lands near James River in VA on May - 13.
1619 Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, lands advocate, beheaded on this day in history.
1624 On this day in history admiral Hermites fleet blockade Lima Peru
1637 Cardinal Richelieu of France creates the table knife on May - 13.
1643 Battle at Grantham English parliamentary armies beat royalists on May - 13.
1643 On May - 13 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 this day in history.
1654 Venetian fleet under Admiral Adeler beats Turkish on May - 13.
1654 On May - 13 venetian fleet under Adm Adeler beats Turkish
1655 Innocent XIII, [Michelangiolo dei Conti], Italy, 244th Pope (1721-24) on this day in history.
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 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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