Historical Events In May - 13

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

0535  St Agapitus I begins his reign as Catholic Pope on this day in history.  

0609  On this day in history pope Boniface I turns Pantheon into Catholic church  

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

1162  On May - 13 géza II of Hungary  

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  Peter Coutherel banished from Leuven on this day in history.  

1381  John of Chatillon, governor/viceroy of Holland, dies on May - 13.  

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  Excavated corpse of heretic David Jorisz burned in Basel on May - 13.  

1568  On May - 13 mary Queen of Scots is defeated by English at battle of Langside  

1588  On this day in history king Henri III flees Paris  

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

1607  On May - 13 english colonists (John Smith) land near James River in Virginia  

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

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

1624  Admiral Hermites fleet blockade Lima Peru on May - 13.  

1637  On this day in history cardinal Richelieu of France creates the table knife  

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

1643  On May - 13 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  On this day in history venetian fleet under Admiral Adeler beats Turkish  

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

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

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 May - 13.  

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 this day in history.  

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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 May - 13.  

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

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

1638  On May - 13 birth of richard Simon, French Biblical critic (d. 1712)  

1655  Innocent XIII, [Michelangiolo dei Conti], Italy, 244th Pope (1721-24) was born on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1162  On May - 13 death of géza II of Hungary  

1176  On May - 13 death of matthias I, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1119)  

1312  Death of Theobald II, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1263) on this day in history.  

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.  

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