Historical Events In May - 13

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

0535  St Agapitus I begins his reign as Catholic Pope on May - 13.   

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

0641  Eligius (Saint Eloy) becomes bishop of Doornik-Noyon on this day in history.   

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  Géza II of Hungary on this day in history.   

1265  On May - 13 the birth of Dante Alighieri, Italian poet   

1314  Sergius of Radonesh, Russian saint on May - 13.   

1364  On this day in history peter Coutherel banished from Leuven   

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

1390  Robert II the Steward, King of Scotland (1371-90), dies on May - 13.   

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 this day in history 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 this day in history english colonists (John Smith) land near James River in Virginia   

1607  English colonists (John Smith) lands near James River in VA on this day in history.   

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

1624  On this day in history admiral Hermites fleet blockade Lima Peru   

1637  Cardinal Richelieu of France creates the table knife on this day in history.   

1643  On this day in history battle at Grantham English parliamentary armies beat royalists   

1643  On May - 13 heavy earthquake strikes Santiago Chile; kills 1/3 of population   

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  On May - 13 ingen Ryuki invited to become the abbot of Sofokuji temple in Nagasaki   

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

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 this day in history.   

1730  Charles Watson-Wentworth 2nd marquis of Rockingham, Engl PM (1765-76) on May - 13.   

1732  On May - 13 theodor Schwartzkopff, composer, dies at 72   

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1024  Hugh of Cluny, French saint (d. 1109) was born on May - 13.   

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  Marquis of Pombal, Prime Minister of Portugal (d. 1782) was born on May - 13.   

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

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

1381  John of Chatillon, governor/viceroy of Holland, dies on this day in history.   

1390  On May - 13 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  Death of Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, lands advocate, beheaded on this day in history.