Historical Events In April - 13

1732  Frederick North, (C) British PM (1770-82) on April - 13.   

1733  On April - 13 johann Heinrich Zang, composer   

1741  On this day in history dutch people protest bad quality of bread   

1742  On April - 13 george Frederic Handel's "Messiah" performed for 1st time (Dublin)   

1742  Giovanni Veneziano, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1743  The birth of Thomas Jefferson, Former American President on April - 13.   

1743  Thomas Jefferson born on April - 13.   

1749  On April - 13 frederik Sigismund van Bylandt, Dutch count/vice-admiral   

1756  Louis H J Condé, French prince on this day in history.   

1756  On this day in history johann T Gottlieb Goldberg, German klavecinist/composer, dies at 29   

1759  On April - 13 french beat European Aliies in Battle of Bergen   

1759  On April - 13 french beat European Allies in Battle of Bergen   

1762  On this day in history johanna C Wattier-Ziesenis, Dutch actress (Phaedra, Lady Macbeth)   

1771  Adam FJA van der Duyn, Dutch governor (South Holland) on April - 13.   

1784  On April - 13 cornelis Smit, Dutch ship builder   

1791  Félix PBOG earl de Merode, Belgian minister of War/Finance on April - 13.   

1796  On April - 13 first elephant brought to America (from Bengal, India)   

1796  On April - 13 1st elephant arrives in US from India   

1799  Heinrich F L Rellstab, German music theorist on April - 13.   

1806  On April - 13 jean-Jacques Bachelier, French painter, dies at about 82   

1808  William Henry Lane ("Juda") perfects the tap dance on April - 13.   

1808  William Henry Lane ("Juda") perfects tap dance on April - 13.   

1816  William Sterndale Bennett, composer on this day in history.   

1817  On this day in history alphonse Wauters, Belgian historian/archivist (Brussels)   

1822  On April - 13 leroy Augustus Stafford, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1864   

1822  Gaetano Valeri, composer, dies at 61 on April - 13.   

1825  Josef Gelinek, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1826  Franz Danzi, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1828  On April - 13 joseph B Lightfoot, English theologist/bishop of Durham   

1829  On this day in history english Parliament grants freedom of religion to Catholics   

1829  The British Parliament passed the Catholic Emancipation Act, granting freedom of religion on this day in history.   

1829  On this day in history english Emancipation Act grants freedom of religion to Catholics   

1830  Eduard Lassen, composer on this day in history.   

1831  Ferdinand Kauer, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

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1506  On this day in history birth of peter Faber, French Jesuit theologian (d. 1546)   

1519  Catherine de' Médici, Queen of Spain/daughter of Henry II was born on April - 13.   

1519  De Medicis, queen consort (Henry II of France) was born on this day in history.   

1545  Elisabeth van Valois, French queen of Spain/daughter of Henri II was born on April - 13.   

1547  On April - 13 birth of elisabeth of Valois, third wife of Philip II of Spain (d. 1568)   

1570  On April - 13 birth of guy Fawkes, English Catholic conspirator (d. 1606)   

1573  On April - 13 birth of christina of Holstein-Gottorp, queen consort of Sweden (d. 1625)   

1584  Albert VI of Bavaria (d. 1666) was born on April - 13.   

0799  On this day in history paulus Diaconus Warnafridi, Longobardisch writer, dies   

0814  On April - 13 death of krum of Bulgaria   

1093  On this day in history death of prince Vsevolod I of Kiev (b. 1030)   

1279  On this day in history death of boleslaw the Pious, Polish duke   

1517  Death of Tuman Bey, last Mamelukken sultan of Egypt, hanged on this day in history.   

1612  Death of Sasaki Kojirō, Japanese samurai on this day in history.   

1635  Death of Fakhr-al-Din II, Druze Prince of Lebanon (b. 1572) on April - 13.   

1641  On April - 13 death of richard Montagu, English clergyman (b. 1577)