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 this day in history.  

0641  On this day in history eligius (Saint Eloy) becomes bishop of Doornik-Noyon  

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

1110  Crusaders march into Beirut causing a bloodbath on this day in history.  

1162  Géza II of Hungary on this day in history.  

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

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

1364  On this day in history peter Coutherel banished from Leuven  

1381  John of Chatillon, governor/viceroy of Holland, dies on this day in history.  

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

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

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 May - 13.  

1592  On May - 13 john Cloppenburg, vicar/theologist  

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

1607  On May - 13 english colonists (John Smith) lands near James River in VA  

1619  On May - 13 johan van Oldenbarnevelt, lands advocate, beheaded  

1624  On May - 13 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  Heavy earthquake strikes Santiago Chile; kills 1/3 of population on May - 13.  

1643  Battle at Grantham: English parliamentary armies beat royalists on May - 13.  

1648  On this day in history 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  On this day in history venetian fleet under Admiral Adeler beats Turkish  

1654  On May - 13 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  On May - 13 henry William (Baron) Stiegel, early American glassmaker  

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 May - 13 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 this day in history birth of sergius of Radonesh, Russian saint  

1588  Ole Worm, Danish physician (d. 1654) was born on May - 13.  

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

1638  Richard Simon, French Biblical critic (d. 1712) was born on May - 13.  

1655  On May - 13 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  Servatius/Aravatius, bishop of Tongeren, dies at 65+ on this day in history.  

1162  On May - 13 death of géza II of Hungary  

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 this day in history.  

1390  On May - 13 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