Historical Events In May - 13

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  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 this day in history crusaders march into Beirut causing a bloodbath   

1162  Géza II of Hungary on May - 13.   

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

1314  On May - 13 sergius of Radonesh, Russian saint   

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  On May - 13 pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola   

1559  On May - 13 excavated corpse of heretic David Jorisz burned in Basel   

1568  On May - 13 mary Queen of Scots is defeated by English at battle of Langside   

1588  On May - 13 king Henri III flees Paris   

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

1607  English colonists (John Smith) land near James River in Virginia on this day in history.   

1607  English colonists (John Smith) lands near James River in VA on this day in history.   

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

1624  Admiral Hermites fleet blockade Lima Peru on this day in history.   

1637  Cardinal Richelieu of France creates the table knife on this day in history.   

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  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 May - 13 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 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 this day in history maria Theresa, Empress of Austria (Wife of emperor Franz I)   

1729  On May - 13 henry William (Baron) Stiegel, early American glassmaker   

1730  On May - 13 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  On May - 13 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 May - 13 birth of john Cloppenburg, vicar/theologist   

1638  On this day in history birth of richard Simon, French Biblical critic (d. 1712)   

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

1699  Marquis of Pombal, Prime Minister of Portugal (d. 1782) was born on this day in history.   

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

1162  Death of Géza II of Hungary on this day in history.   

1176  Death of Matthias I, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1119) on this day in history.   

1312  On this day in history 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 this day in history robert II the Steward, King of Scotland (1371-90), dies   

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