Historical Events In May - 13
Saturday, 14 June 2025
0384 Servatius/Aravatius, bishop of Tongeren, dies at 65+ on May - 13.
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 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 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 May - 13.
1314 Sergius of Radonesh, Russian saint on May - 13.
1364 Peter Coutherel banished from Leuven on this day in history.
1381 John of Chatillon, governor/viceroy of Holland, dies on this day in history.
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 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 this day in history.
1637 Cardinal Richelieu of France creates the table knife on May - 13.
1643 Battle at Grantham English parliamentary armies beat royalists on this day in history.
1643 Heavy earthquake strikes Santiago Chile; kills 1/3 of population on this day in history.
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 May - 13.
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 May - 13 venetian fleet under Adm Adeler beats Turkish
1655 Innocent XIII, [Michelangiolo dei Conti], Italy, 244th Pope (1721-24) on May - 13.
1717 Maria Theresa, Empress of Austria (Wife of emperor Franz I) on this day in history.
1729 On May - 13 henry William (Baron) Stiegel, early American glassmaker
1730 Charles Watson-Wentworth 2nd marquis of Rockingham, Engl PM (1765-76) on this day in history.
1732 Theodor Schwartzkopff, composer, dies at 72 on May - 13.
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