Historical Events In May - 13

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

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  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  Crusaders march into Beirut causing a bloodbath on May - 13.   

1162  On May - 13 géza II of Hungary   

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

1314  On May - 13 sergius of Radonesh, Russian saint   

1364  On May - 13 peter Coutherel banished from Leuven   

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.   

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 this day in history.   

1588  On this day in history king Henri III flees Paris   

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

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

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

1619  On this day in history 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 May - 13.   

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

1643  Heavy earthquake strikes Santiago Chile; kills 1/3 of population on this day in history.   

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

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

1652  Ingen Ryuki invited to become the abbot of Sofokuji temple in Nagasaki on May - 13.   

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

1654  On May - 13 venetian fleet under Adm Adeler beats Turkish   

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

1717  On May - 13 maria Theresa, Empress of Austria (Wife of emperor Franz I)   

1729  On this day in history henry William (Baron) Stiegel, early American glassmaker   

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 this day in history.   

1254  On this day in history 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  On May - 13 birth of john Cloppenburg, vicar/theologist   

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

1655  Innocent XIII, [Michelangiolo dei Conti], Italy, 244th Pope (1721-24) was born on May - 13.   

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

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

1162  On May - 13 death of géza II of Hungary   

1176  Death of Matthias I, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1119) on May - 13.   

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

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.