Historical Events In May - 13

0384  On this day in history 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 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  Géza II of Hungary on this day in history.  

1265  On May - 13 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  On this day in history john of Chatillon, governor/viceroy of Holland, dies  

1390  On May - 13 robert II the Steward, King of Scotland (1371-90), dies  

1497  Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola on this day in history.  

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

1568  On this day in history mary Queen of Scots is defeated by English at battle of Langside  

1588  King Henri III flees Paris on May - 13.  

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 this day in history english colonists (John Smith) lands near James River in VA  

1619  On this day in history 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  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 May - 13.  

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

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

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  Henry William (Baron) Stiegel, early American glassmaker on this day in history.  

1730  On May - 13 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 May - 13 birth of maria of Brabant, queen of France (d. 1321)  

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

1588  Ole Worm, Danish physician (d. 1654) was born on May - 13.  

1592  John Cloppenburg, vicar/theologist was born on this day in history.  

1638  Richard Simon, French Biblical critic (d. 1712) was born on this day in history.  

1655  On May - 13 birth of innocent XIII, [Michelangiolo dei Conti], Italy, 244th Pope (1721-24)  

1699  On May - 13 birth of marquis of Pombal, Prime Minister of Portugal (d. 1782)  

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

1162  On May - 13 death of géza II of Hungary  

1176  Death of Matthias I, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1119) on this day in history.  

1312  On this day in history death of theobald II, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1263)  

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  

1573  Death of Takeda Shingen, Japanese warlord (b. 1521) on this day in history.  

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