Historical Events In May - 13

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

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 this day in history eligius (Saint Eloy) becomes bishop of Doornik-Noyon  

1106  On May - 13 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  The birth of Dante Alighieri, Italian poet on May - 13.  

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 this day in history.  

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  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  King Henri III flees Paris on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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  Heavy earthquake strikes Santiago Chile; kills 1/3 of population on this day in history.  

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

1648  Construction of the Red Fort at Delhi is completed on this day in history.  

1652  On this day in history 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  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  Maria Theresa, Empress of Austria (Wife of emperor Franz I) on May - 13.  

1729  On May - 13 henry William (Baron) Stiegel, early American glassmaker  

1730  On May - 13 charles Watson-Wentworth 2nd marquis of Rockingham, Engl PM (1765-76)  

1732  On this day in history theodor Schwartzkopff, composer, dies at 72  

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1024  Hugh of Cluny, French saint (d. 1109) was born on this day in history.  

1254  Maria of Brabant, queen of France (d. 1321) was born on this day in history.  

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

1588  On this day in history birth of ole Worm, Danish physician (d. 1654)  

1592  On this day in history birth of john Cloppenburg, vicar/theologist  

1638  Richard Simon, French Biblical critic (d. 1712) was born on May - 13.  

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

1699  On this day in history 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 this day in history death of géza II of Hungary  

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

1312  On May - 13 death of theobald II, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1263)  

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  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