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  On this day in history pope Boniface I turns Pantheon into Catholic church   

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

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 this day in history.   

1265  On May - 13 the birth of Dante Alighieri, Italian poet   

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

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  On this day in history pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola   

1559  Excavated corpse of heretic David Jorisz burned in Basel on May - 13.   

1568  On this day in history mary Queen of Scots is defeated by English at battle of Langside   

1588  King Henri III flees Paris on May - 13.   

1592  On May - 13 john Cloppenburg, vicar/theologist   

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 May - 13.   

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

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

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

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

1648  On this day in history construction of the Red Fort at Delhi is completed.   

1652  Ingen Ryuki invited to become the abbot of Sofokuji temple in Nagasaki on this day in history.   

1654  On this day in history venetian fleet under Admiral Adeler beats Turkish   

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

1655  On May - 13 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  Henry William (Baron) Stiegel, early American glassmaker on this day in history.   

1730  On this day in history charles Watson-Wentworth 2nd marquis of Rockingham, Engl PM (1765-76)   

1732  Theodor Schwartzkopff, composer, dies at 72 on May - 13.   

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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 this day in history.   

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

1588  On this day in history birth of ole Worm, Danish physician (d. 1654)   

1592  John Cloppenburg, vicar/theologist was born on May - 13.   

1638  Richard Simon, French Biblical critic (d. 1712) was born on this day in history.   

1655  On May - 13 birth of innocent XIII, [Michelangiolo dei Conti], Italy, 244th Pope (1721-24)   

1699  Marquis of Pombal, Prime Minister of Portugal (d. 1782) was born on May - 13.   

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

1162  On this day in history death of géza II of Hungary   

1176  On this day in history death of matthias I, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1119)   

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

1381  On May - 13 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 May - 13 death of johan van Oldenbarnevelt, lands advocate, beheaded