On This Day - Back in time on 13 May
In 0609, Pope Boniface I turns the Pantheon into a Catholic church.
In 1390, Robert II the Steward King of Scotland (1371-90), dies.
In 1637, Cardinal Richelieu of France creates the table knife.
In 1835, John Nash, British town planner and architect of Regent's Park, dies.
In 1842, composer, and half of the Gilbert & Sullivan team, Sir Arthur Seymour Sullivan is born in London.
In 1888, Brazil abolishes slavery.
In 1912, the Royal Flying Corps is established in England.
In 1914, world heavyweight boxing champion (1937-49) Joe Louis is born.
In 1926, actress and Golden Girl Beatrice Arthur is born in New York.
In 1950, singer and songwriter Stevie Wonder (real name Steveland Morris) is born in Saginaw Michigan.
In 1961, two-time Academy award winning actor Gary Cooper dies at 60.
In 1981, thousands in St Peter's Square in Rome are stunned by the close-range shooting of the Pope.
In 1995, a British mother of two becomes the first woman to conquer Everest without oxygen or the help of sherpas.
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