What happened on May 13

59 documented historical events happened on May 13, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Baldwin I of Jerusalem captured Beirut from the Fatimid Caliphate with the help of a Genoese fleet. On the same day, in another year: The English mystic Julian of Norwich recovered from a severe illness during which she experienced a series of intense visions of Christ, which she later described in the first known English-language book written by a woman. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.

154 people with a Wikipedia article were born on May 13, including Hugh of Cluny, Theobald III of Champagne, Marie of Brabant, Queen of France. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.

102 people with a Wikipedia article died on May 13, including AD 189, Matthias I of Lorraine, Theobald II of Lorraine. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.

12 observances are celebrated on May 13 around the world: Abbotsbury Garland Day (Dorset, England), Christian feast day: André-Hubert Fournet, Christian feast day: Our Lady of Fátima, Christian feast day: Conchita Barrecheguren (Roman Catholic), Christian feast day: Gerard of Villamagna, Christian feast day: Glyceria. The list gathers national holidays, international days and religious or civil observances falling on this date in different countries, as recorded on Wikipedia. Some are fixed and recur on the same day every year; others depend on the local calendar. Each links to the article explaining its origin and meaning.