Historical Events In May - 13

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

0535  On this day in history st Agapitus I begins his reign as Catholic Pope  

0609  Pope Boniface I turns Pantheon into Catholic church on this day in history.  

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

1106  On May - 13 henry I of Limburg becomes duke of Neth-Lutherans  

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

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  

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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  On this day in history pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola  

1559  Excavated corpse of heretic David Jorisz burned in Basel on this day in history.  

1568  Mary Queen of Scots is defeated by English at battle of Langside on May - 13.  

1588  On May - 13 king Henri III flees Paris  

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

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

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

1619  On May - 13 johan van Oldenbarnevelt, lands advocate, beheaded  

1624  Admiral Hermites fleet blockade Lima Peru on this day in history.  

1637  On May - 13 cardinal Richelieu of France creates the table knife  

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

1643  Heavy earthquake strikes Santiago Chile; kills 1/3 of population on May - 13.  

1643  Battle at Grantham: English parliamentary armies beat royalists on May - 13.  

1648  On May - 13 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 this day in history.  

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

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

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

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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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 May - 13.  

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 May - 13 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 this day in history.  

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  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.  

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