Historical Events In April - 13

1883  On this day in history alfred Packer convicted of cannibalism   

1883  On this day in history alexander Alexandrov, composer   

1885  Pieter S Gerbrandy, Dutch lawyer/premier in London (1940-45) on this day in history.   

1886  On this day in history ethel Leginska, composer   

1886  On this day in history karoly Thern, composer, dies at 68   

1892  On this day in history arthur Harris, Cheltenham, Marshal of the RAF   

1894  On April - 13 ludvig Irgens Jensen, composer   

1895  Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist" (BG) on April - 13.   

1895  Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Solitary Cyclist" (BG) on April - 13.   

1895  Olga Rudge, violinist on April - 13.   

1899  Alexander Alexandrovich Davidenko, composer on April - 13.   

1901  René-Jean Pleven, French premier (1950-52) on this day in history.   

1902  On April - 13 jC Penney opened his first store in Kemmerer, Wyo   

1902  On April - 13 the birth of Philippe de Rothschild, French industrialist   

1902  J C Penney opens his 1st store in Kemmerer, Wyo on this day in history.   

1902  Duke of Marlborough on April - 13.   

1903  Rex Evans, actor (Frankenstein meets the Wolfman, Zara, Matchmaker) on this day in history.   

1903  On April - 13 derk J A Haspels, Dutch actor, dies at 65   

1904  On this day in history congress authorizes Lewis & Clark Expo $1 gold coin   

1904  On April - 13 battle at Oviumbo Africa: Herero's chase away German army   

1904  On April - 13 georges Yves Marie Congar, dominican Theologian cardinal   

1904  On April - 13 vasili Vereshtshagin, Russian painter (War & Peace), dies   

1906  On April - 13 m Wolf discovers asteroid #598 Octavia   

1906  The birth of Samuel Beckett, French author on April - 13.   

1906  On this day in history mutiny on Portuguese battleships Dom Carlos & Vasco da Gama   

1906  Budd [Lawrence] Freeman, US jazz saxophonist (Eel) on this day in history.   

1907  Harold Stassen, W St Paul Minn, (Gov-R-Minn) perennial pres candidate on April - 13.   

1908  On April - 13 groundbreaking on Philadelphia's Shibe Park (home of A's & Phillies)   

1909  Eudora Welty, Jackson Ms, novelist (Optimist's Daughter-Pulitzer 1973) on April - 13.   

1910  On April - 13 william Orchardson, British painter, dies   

1911  Polo Grounds grandstand & left field bleachers go up in flames on this day in history.   

1912  The British Royal Flying Corps (RAF) was created by Royal Charter on April - 13.   

1912  On this day in history royal Flying Corps forms (later RAF)   

1914  1st Federal League Game: Balt Terrapins beat Buffalo 3-2 on this day in history.   

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1506  On April - 13 birth of peter Faber, French Jesuit theologian (d. 1546)   

1519  On April - 13 birth of catherine de' Médici, Queen of Spain/daughter of Henry II   

1519  On April - 13 birth of de Medicis, queen consort (Henry II of France)   

1545  On April - 13 birth of elisabeth van Valois, French queen of Spain/daughter of Henri II   

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

1570  On this day in history birth of guy Fawkes, English Catholic conspirator (d. 1606)   

1573  Christina of Holstein-Gottorp, queen consort of Sweden (d. 1625) was born on this day in history.   

1584  Albert VI of Bavaria (d. 1666) was born on this day in history.   

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

0814  On April - 13 death of krum of Bulgaria   

1093  Death of Prince Vsevolod I of Kiev (b. 1030) on this day in history.   

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 April - 13.   

1612  Death of Sasaki Kojirō, Japanese samurai on April - 13.   

1635  On April - 13 death of fakhr-al-Din II, Druze Prince of Lebanon (b. 1572)   

1641  Death of Richard Montagu, English clergyman (b. 1577) on April - 13.