May 13

What happened on May 13 in history

3 events fall on May 13, from 1607 to 1981. Read them below, then try to place a historical scene yourself — guess where in the world it happened and in what year.

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Events on May 13

  1. 1607

    Jamestown is founded

    English colonists choose a site on a marshy peninsula in Virginia.

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  2. 1917

    The Fátima apparitions begin

    Three shepherd children report the first of six visions in Portugal.

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  3. 1981

    The pope is shot

    John Paul II is wounded in St Peter's Square and survives.

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