Historical Events In May - 13

0384  Servatius/Aravatius, bishop of Tongeren, dies at 65+ on this day in history.   

0535  St Agapitus I begins his reign as Catholic Pope on May - 13.   

0609  On this day in history pope Boniface I turns Pantheon into Catholic church   

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

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  On May - 13 the birth of Dante Alighieri, Italian poet   

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 May - 13.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1588  On May - 13 king Henri III flees Paris   

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

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

1624  Admiral Hermites fleet blockade Lima Peru on May - 13.   

1637  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1643  On this day in history battle at Grantham: English parliamentary armies beat royalists   

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

1655  Innocent XIII, [Michelangiolo dei Conti], Italy, 244th Pope (1721-24) on this day in history.   

1717  On May - 13 maria Theresa, Empress of Austria (Wife of emperor Franz I)   

1729  On this day in history henry William (Baron) Stiegel, early American glassmaker   

1730  On May - 13 charles Watson-Wentworth 2nd marquis of Rockingham, Engl PM (1765-76)   

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 May - 13.   

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 May - 13.   

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

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

1176  On May - 13 death of matthias I, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1119)   

1312  On May - 13 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 May - 13.   

1573  Death of Takeda Shingen, Japanese warlord (b. 1521) on this day in history.   

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