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 May - 13.   

0609  On May - 13 pope Boniface I turns Pantheon into Catholic church   

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

1314  Sergius of Radonesh, Russian saint on this day in history.   

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

1381  On May - 13 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  Mary Queen of Scots is defeated by English at battle of Langside on May - 13.   

1588  King Henri III flees Paris on this day in history.   

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

1607  On May - 13 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 this day in history 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  Battle at Grantham English parliamentary armies beat royalists on May - 13.   

1643  On this day in history heavy earthquake strikes Santiago Chile; kills 1/3 of population   

1643  On May - 13 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 May - 13 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 May - 13.   

1717  Maria Theresa, Empress of Austria (Wife of emperor Franz I) on this day in history.   

1729  Henry William (Baron) Stiegel, early American glassmaker on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1588  Ole Worm, Danish physician (d. 1654) was born on May - 13.   

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

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

1655  On this day in history birth of innocent XIII, [Michelangiolo dei Conti], Italy, 244th Pope (1721-24)   

1699  On May - 13 birth of marquis of Pombal, Prime Minister of Portugal (d. 1782)   

0384  Servatius/Aravatius, bishop of Tongeren, dies at 65+ on May - 13.   

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

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

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

1381  On this day in history john of Chatillon, governor/viceroy of Holland, dies   

1390  On this day in history robert II the Steward, King of Scotland (1371-90), dies   

1573  On May - 13 death of takeda Shingen, Japanese warlord (b. 1521)   

1619  On this day in history death of johan van Oldenbarnevelt, lands advocate, beheaded