Historical Events In May - 13

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

0535  St Agapitus I begins his reign as Catholic Pope on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history henry I of Limburg becomes duke of Neth-Lutherans   

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 May - 13.   

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

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  King Henri III flees Paris on this day in history.   

1592  On May - 13 john Cloppenburg, vicar/theologist   

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

1607  English colonists (John Smith) lands near James River in VA on May - 13.   

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

1624  On this day in history admiral Hermites fleet blockade Lima Peru   

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 May - 13.   

1643  On May - 13 battle at Grantham: English parliamentary armies beat royalists   

1648  On this day in history construction of the Red Fort at Delhi is completed.   

1652  On May - 13 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  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  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  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  Maria of Brabant, queen of France (d. 1321) was born on May - 13.   

1314  Sergius of Radonesh, Russian saint was born on this day in history.   

1588  Ole Worm, Danish physician (d. 1654) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1699  Marquis of Pombal, Prime Minister of Portugal (d. 1782) was born on May - 13.   

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

1162  Death of Géza II of Hungary on May - 13.   

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

1312  On this day in history 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  On this day in history death of takeda Shingen, Japanese warlord (b. 1521)   

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