Historical Events In May - 13
Saturday, 07 September 2024
0384 Servatius/Aravatius, bishop of Tongeren, dies at 65+ on this day in history.
0535 On this day in history st Agapitus I begins his reign as Catholic Pope
0609 On May - 13 pope Boniface I turns Pantheon into Catholic church
0641 On this day in history eligius (Saint Eloy) becomes bishop of Doornik-Noyon
1106 On this day in history henry I of Limburg becomes duke of Neth-Lutherans
1110 Crusaders march into Beirut causing a bloodbath on this day in history.
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 this day in history peter Coutherel banished from Leuven
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 May - 13.
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 May - 13.
1588 King Henri III flees Paris on May - 13.
1592 John Cloppenburg, vicar/theologist on May - 13.
1607 English colonists (John Smith) land near James River in Virginia on this day in history.
1607 On May - 13 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 this day in history.
1637 Cardinal Richelieu of France creates the table knife on May - 13.
1643 On May - 13 battle at Grantham English parliamentary armies beat royalists
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 May - 13 construction of the Red Fort at Delhi is completed.
1652 Ingen Ryuki invited to become the abbot of Sofokuji temple in Nagasaki on this day in history.
1654 On this day in history venetian fleet under Admiral Adeler beats Turkish
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 Maria Theresa, Empress of Austria (Wife of emperor Franz I) on this day in history.
1729 On May - 13 henry William (Baron) Stiegel, early American glassmaker
1730 Charles Watson-Wentworth 2nd marquis of Rockingham, Engl PM (1765-76) on this day in history.
1732 On this day in history theodor Schwartzkopff, composer, dies at 72
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