Historical Events In May - 13
Wednesday, 16 April 2025
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 Pope Boniface I turns Pantheon into Catholic church on May - 13.
0641 Eligius (Saint Eloy) becomes bishop of Doornik-Noyon on May - 13.
1106 On May - 13 henry I of Limburg becomes duke of Neth-Lutherans
1110 On this day in history crusaders march into Beirut causing a bloodbath
1162 On May - 13 géza II of Hungary
1265 The birth of Dante Alighieri, Italian poet on this day in history.
1314 Sergius of Radonesh, Russian saint on this day in history.
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 May - 13.
1497 Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola on May - 13.
1559 Excavated corpse of heretic David Jorisz burned in Basel on May - 13.
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 On this day in history john Cloppenburg, vicar/theologist
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 this day in history.
1619 Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, lands advocate, beheaded on May - 13.
1624 Admiral Hermites fleet blockade Lima Peru on this day in history.
1637 Cardinal Richelieu of France creates the table knife on May - 13.
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 Battle at Grantham: English parliamentary armies beat royalists on this day in history.
1648 On this day in history construction of the Red Fort at Delhi is completed.
1652 On May - 13 ingen Ryuki invited to become the abbot of Sofokuji temple in Nagasaki
1654 Venetian fleet under Admiral Adeler beats Turkish on this day in history.
1654 Venetian fleet under Adm Adeler beats Turkish on this day in history.
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 Henry William (Baron) Stiegel, early American glassmaker on this day in history.
1730 Charles Watson-Wentworth 2nd marquis of Rockingham, Engl PM (1765-76) on this day in history.
1732 Theodor Schwartzkopff, composer, dies at 72 on May - 13.
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