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 May - 13.  

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 May - 13.  

1110  On May - 13 crusaders march into Beirut causing a bloodbath  

1162  On May - 13 géza II of Hungary  

1265  The birth of Dante Alighieri, Italian poet on this day in history.  

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

1364  Peter Coutherel banished from Leuven on May - 13.  

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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 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  On this day in history john Cloppenburg, vicar/theologist  

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

1607  On this day in history english colonists (John Smith) lands near James River in VA  

1619  Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, lands advocate, beheaded on May - 13.  

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 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 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 May - 13.  

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

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

1717  On this day in history maria Theresa, Empress of Austria (Wife of emperor Franz I)  

1729  Henry William (Baron) Stiegel, early American glassmaker on this day in history.  

1730  On this day in history 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  On this day in history 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  Ole Worm, Danish physician (d. 1654) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

1162  Death of Géza II of Hungary on this day in history.  

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  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 May - 13.