Historical Events In May - 13
Wednesday, 26 March 2025
0384 On May - 13 servatius/Aravatius, bishop of Tongeren, dies at 65+
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 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 May - 13.
1265 On this day in history the birth of Dante Alighieri, Italian poet
1314 Sergius of Radonesh, Russian saint on this day in history.
1364 On May - 13 peter Coutherel banished from Leuven
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
1497 On May - 13 pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola
1559 Excavated corpse of heretic David Jorisz burned in Basel on this day in history.
1568 On May - 13 mary Queen of Scots is defeated by English at battle of Langside
1588 King Henri III flees Paris on this day in history.
1592 On May - 13 john Cloppenburg, vicar/theologist
1607 On this day in history english colonists (John Smith) land near James River in Virginia
1607 English colonists (John Smith) lands near James River in VA on May - 13.
1619 On May - 13 johan van Oldenbarnevelt, lands advocate, beheaded
1624 Admiral Hermites fleet blockade Lima Peru on this day in history.
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 this day in history.
1643 Battle at Grantham: English parliamentary armies beat royalists on this day in history.
1648 On May - 13 construction of the Red Fort at Delhi is completed.
1652 Ingen Ryuki invited to become the abbot of Sofokuji temple in Nagasaki on May - 13.
1654 On this day in history venetian fleet under Admiral Adeler beats Turkish
1654 Venetian fleet under Adm Adeler beats Turkish on May - 13.
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 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 May - 13 theodor Schwartzkopff, composer, dies at 72
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