Historical Events In May - 13

0384  On this day in history 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 May - 13 pope Boniface I turns Pantheon into Catholic church   

0641  On May - 13 eligius (Saint Eloy) becomes bishop of Doornik-Noyon   

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

1110  Crusaders march into Beirut causing a bloodbath on this day in history.   

1162  Géza II of Hungary on May - 13.   

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

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

1364  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1497  On May - 13 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  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  On May - 13 english colonists (John Smith) lands near James River in VA   

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

1624  On this day in history admiral Hermites fleet blockade Lima Peru   

1637  Cardinal Richelieu of France creates the table knife on this day in history.   

1643  On this day in history battle at Grantham English parliamentary armies beat royalists   

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

1643  On this day in history battle at Grantham: English parliamentary armies beat royalists   

1648  On this day in history construction of the Red Fort at Delhi is completed.   

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

1654  Venetian fleet under Admiral Adeler beats Turkish on May - 13.   

1654  Venetian fleet under Adm Adeler beats Turkish on May - 13.   

1655  Innocent XIII, [Michelangiolo dei Conti], Italy, 244th Pope (1721-24) on May - 13.   

1717  On this day in history maria Theresa, Empress of Austria (Wife of emperor Franz I)   

1729  Henry William (Baron) Stiegel, early American glassmaker on May - 13.   

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

1732  On May - 13 theodor Schwartzkopff, composer, dies at 72   

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1024  On May - 13 birth of hugh of Cluny, French saint (d. 1109)   

1254  On this day in history birth of maria of Brabant, queen of France (d. 1321)   

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

1588  Ole Worm, Danish physician (d. 1654) was born on this day in history.   

1592  On May - 13 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 this day in history 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  Death of Matthias I, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1119) on May - 13.   

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 this day in history death of takeda Shingen, Japanese warlord (b. 1521)   

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