Historical Events In May - 13

0384  On this day in history servatius/Aravatius, bishop of Tongeren, dies at 65+  

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

1106  On May - 13 henry I of Limburg becomes duke of Neth-Lutherans  

1110  On this day in history crusaders march into Beirut causing a bloodbath  

1162  On May - 13 géza II of Hungary  

1265  The birth of Dante Alighieri, Italian poet on May - 13.  

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

1364  On May - 13 peter Coutherel banished from Leuven  

1381  On May - 13 john of Chatillon, governor/viceroy of Holland, dies  

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

1497  Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola on May - 13.  

1559  On May - 13 excavated corpse of heretic David Jorisz burned in Basel  

1568  On this day in history mary Queen of Scots is defeated by English at battle of Langside  

1588  King Henri III flees Paris on May - 13.  

1592  On May - 13 john Cloppenburg, vicar/theologist  

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

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  On May - 13 cardinal Richelieu of France creates the table knife  

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 May - 13.  

1652  On this day in history ingen Ryuki invited to become the abbot of Sofokuji temple in Nagasaki  

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

1654  On this day in history venetian fleet under Adm Adeler beats Turkish  

1655  On May - 13 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  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 May - 13.  

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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  Sergius of Radonesh, Russian saint was born on this day in history.  

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

1592  John Cloppenburg, vicar/theologist was born on May - 13.  

1638  On this day in history 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 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  Death of Theobald II, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1263) on May - 13.  

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

1390  On this day in history robert II the Steward, King of Scotland (1371-90), dies  

1573  Death of Takeda Shingen, Japanese warlord (b. 1521) on May - 13.  

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