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 May - 13.  

0609  Pope Boniface I turns Pantheon into Catholic church on May - 13.  

0641  Eligius (Saint Eloy) becomes bishop of Doornik-Noyon on May - 13.  

1106  Henry I of Limburg becomes duke of Neth-Lutherans on May - 13.  

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  Peter Coutherel banished from Leuven on May - 13.  

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1381  On this day in history john of Chatillon, governor/viceroy of Holland, dies  

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  Excavated corpse of heretic David Jorisz burned in Basel on May - 13.  

1568  Mary Queen of Scots is defeated by English at battle of Langside on May - 13.  

1588  On this day in history king Henri III flees Paris  

1592  On May - 13 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  On this day in history admiral Hermites fleet blockade Lima Peru  

1637  On May - 13 cardinal Richelieu of France creates the table knife  

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  On May - 13 construction of the Red Fort at Delhi is completed.  

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

1729  Henry William (Baron) Stiegel, early American glassmaker on May - 13.  

1730  On this day in history charles Watson-Wentworth 2nd marquis of Rockingham, Engl PM (1765-76)  

1732  Theodor Schwartzkopff, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

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1024  On this day in history birth of hugh of Cluny, French saint (d. 1109)  

1254  Maria of Brabant, queen of France (d. 1321) was born on May - 13.  

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

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  Death of Géza II of Hungary on May - 13.  

1176  On this day in history death of matthias I, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1119)  

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

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.  

1573  On May - 13 death of takeda Shingen, Japanese warlord (b. 1521)  

1619  Death of Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, lands advocate, beheaded on this day in history.