Historical Events In May - 13

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

0535  On May - 13 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 this day in history henry I of Limburg becomes duke of Neth-Lutherans  

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

1162  Géza II of Hungary on this day in history.  

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

1314  On this day in history sergius of Radonesh, Russian saint  

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

1497  Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola on May - 13.  

1559  On May - 13 excavated corpse of heretic David Jorisz burned in Basel  

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  John Cloppenburg, vicar/theologist on this day in history.  

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 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  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  On this day in history ingen Ryuki invited to become the abbot of Sofokuji temple in Nagasaki  

1654  On this day in history venetian fleet under Admiral Adeler beats Turkish  

1654  On this day in history venetian fleet under Adm Adeler beats Turkish  

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  Charles Watson-Wentworth 2nd marquis of Rockingham, Engl PM (1765-76) on May - 13.  

1732  On this day in history 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 May - 13 birth of maria of Brabant, queen of France (d. 1321)  

1314  On May - 13 birth of sergius of Radonesh, Russian saint  

1588  On May - 13 birth of ole Worm, Danish physician (d. 1654)  

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

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 May - 13.  

0384  Servatius/Aravatius, bishop of Tongeren, dies at 65+ on this day in history.  

1162  Death of Géza II of Hungary on this day in history.  

1176  On this day in history death of matthias I, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1119)  

1312  Death of Theobald II, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1263) on May - 13.  

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.  

1573  On this day in history death of takeda Shingen, Japanese warlord (b. 1521)  

1619  Death of Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, lands advocate, beheaded on May - 13.