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 this day in history.   

0609  On May - 13 pope Boniface I turns Pantheon into Catholic church   

0641  On May - 13 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  Géza II of Hungary on this day in history.   

1265  On this day in history the birth of Dante Alighieri, Italian poet   

1314  Sergius of Radonesh, Russian saint on May - 13.   

1364  Peter Coutherel banished from Leuven on this day in history.   

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.   

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

1559  On this day in history excavated corpse of heretic David Jorisz burned in Basel   

1568  Mary Queen of Scots is defeated by English at battle of Langside on this day in history.   

1588  King Henri III flees Paris on this day in history.   

1592  John Cloppenburg, vicar/theologist on this day in history.   

1607  On this day in history english colonists (John Smith) land near James River in Virginia   

1607  On this day in history english colonists (John Smith) lands near James River in VA   

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

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

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  On this day in history heavy earthquake strikes Santiago Chile; kills 1/3 of population   

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

1648  Construction of the Red Fort at Delhi is completed on May - 13.   

1652  On this day in history ingen Ryuki invited to become the abbot of Sofokuji temple in Nagasaki   

1654  On May - 13 venetian fleet under Admiral Adeler beats Turkish   

1654  On May - 13 venetian fleet under Adm Adeler beats Turkish   

1655  Innocent XIII, [Michelangiolo dei Conti], Italy, 244th Pope (1721-24) on May - 13.   

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  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1254  On this day in history birth of maria of Brabant, queen of France (d. 1321)   

1314  On May - 13 birth of sergius of Radonesh, Russian saint   

1588  On May - 13 birth of ole Worm, Danish physician (d. 1654)   

1592  On this day in history birth of john Cloppenburg, vicar/theologist   

1638  On May - 13 birth of richard Simon, French Biblical critic (d. 1712)   

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

1699  On this day in history birth of marquis of Pombal, Prime Minister of Portugal (d. 1782)   

0384  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

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

1390  On May - 13 robert II the Steward, King of Scotland (1371-90), dies   

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