Historical Events In May - 13

0384  On this day in history servatius/Aravatius, bishop of Tongeren, dies at 65+   

0535  St Agapitus I begins his reign as Catholic Pope on this day in history.   

0609  Pope Boniface I turns Pantheon into Catholic church on this day in history.   

0641  Eligius (Saint Eloy) becomes bishop of Doornik-Noyon on this day in history.   

1106  Henry I of Limburg becomes duke of Neth-Lutherans on May - 13.   

1110  On May - 13 crusaders march into Beirut causing a bloodbath   

1162  Géza II of Hungary on this day in history.   

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

1314  On this day in history sergius of Radonesh, Russian saint   

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

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 May - 13.   

1497  Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola on this day in history.   

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  On May - 13 king Henri III flees Paris   

1592  On May - 13 john Cloppenburg, vicar/theologist   

1607  English colonists (John Smith) land near James River in Virginia on May - 13.   

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

1619  Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, lands advocate, beheaded on this day in history.   

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 May - 13 heavy earthquake strikes Santiago Chile; kills 1/3 of population   

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  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  On this day in history 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 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 this day in history 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  On May - 13 birth of ole Worm, Danish physician (d. 1654)   

1592  On May - 13 birth of john Cloppenburg, vicar/theologist   

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

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

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 this day in history.   

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

1312  Death of Theobald II, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1263) on May - 13.   

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

1390  Robert II the Steward, King of Scotland (1371-90), dies on May - 13.   

1573  Death of Takeda Shingen, Japanese warlord (b. 1521) on May - 13.   

1619  Death of Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, lands advocate, beheaded on May - 13.