Historical Events In February - 13

1858  On this day in history sir Richard Burton & John Speake explore Lake Tanganyika, Africa   

1859  Frank van de Goes, Dutch writer/marxist theorist on February - 13.   

1860  King Basse Kajuara departs Boni South-Celebes on this day in history.   

1861  On this day in history abraham Lincoln declared President   

1861  Colonel Bernard Irwin attacks &defeats hostile Chiricahua Indians on this day in history.   

1861  The first military action to result in Congressional Medal of Honor, Arizona on this day in history.   

1861  1st military action to result in Congressional Medal of Honor, AZ on February - 13.   

1861  On this day in history uchimura Kanzo, Tokyo, religious writer (How I Became a Christian)   

1862  On this day in history siege of Ft Donelson TN   

1862  -Feb 16th) Siege of Ft Donelson TN on February - 13.   

1862  Karel Weis, composer on February - 13.   

1864  Meridian Campaign fighting at Chunky Creek &Wyatt, Mississippi on February - 13.   

1864  Miridian Campaign fighting at Chunky Creek & Wyatt, Mississippi on February - 13.   

1866  Jesse James holds up his 1st bank, Liberty MO ($15,000) on this day in history.   

1866  On February - 13 jesse James holds up his 1st bank, Liberty, Missouri ($15,000)   

1867  On February - 13 johann Strauss' "Blue Danube" waltz premieres in Vienna   

1870  On February - 13 leopold Godowsky, Lithuania, virtuoso pianist/composer   

1873  Petrus AS van Limburg Brouwer, [Abraham van Luik], literary, dies on February - 13.   

1874  On this day in history hendrik Spiekman, Dutch politician (social-democratic)   

1877  On this day in history jazeps Medins, composer   

1880  Work begins on the covering of the Senne, burying Brussels's primary river and creating the modern central boulevards on February - 13.   

1881  The feminist newspaper La Citoyenne is first published in Paris by the activist Hubertine Auclert on February - 13.   

1881  On this day in history eleanor Farjeon, English writer (Martin Pippin)   

1882  Henry Highland Garnet, diplomat, dies in Monrovia Liberia at 66 on this day in history.   

1883  Bainbridge Crist, composer on February - 13.   

1883  Pavel Melnikov, [Petsjerski], Russian historian, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1885  On this day in history elizabeth Virginia "Bess" Truman, 1st lady (1945-52)   

1886  Painter Thomas Eakins resigns from Philadelphia Academy of Art after controversy over use of male nudes in a coed art class on February - 13.   

1886  On February - 13 painter Thomas Eakins resigns from Philadelphia Academy of Art after controversial over use of male nudes in a coed art class   

1887  Alvin York, famed US soldier with 25 kills in WW I on this day in history.   

1888  Georgios Papandreou, Greek prefect of Lesbos/minister/premier on February - 13.   

1891  David Dixon Porter, US rear admiral (Union), dies at 77 on February - 13.   

1892  On this day in history the birth of Grant Wood, American painter.   

1892  Grant Wood, US, painter (American Gothic) on this day in history.   

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1440  On this day in history birth of hartmann Schedel, German physician/humanist/historian   

1457  On February - 13 birth of mary of Burgundy, daughter of Charles the Bold and wife of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1482)   

1480  Girolamo Aleandro, Italian Catholic cardinal (d. 1542) was born on this day in history.   

1599  Alexander VII, [Fabio Chigi], Siena Italy, pope (1655-67) was born on this day in history.   

1610  Jean de la Badie, French divine, founder of Lagardists was born on this day in history.   

1622  On February - 13 birth of adam Pijnacker, landscape painter/etcher, baptized   

1658  On this day in history birth of jan B Wellekens, Dutch poet/painter   

1660  On February - 13 birth of johann Sigismund Kusser, composer   

0858  Death of Kenneth I of Scotland on February - 13.   

1130  On this day in history honorius II, [Lamberto], Pope (1124-30), dies   

1141  Death of Béla II of Hungary (b. 1110) on February - 13.   

1199  Stefanus Nemanja (Symeon), monk, dies on this day in history.   

1219  On this day in history death of minamoto no Sanetomo, Japanese shogun (b. 1192)   

1237  On February - 13 death of jordanus of Saxon, 2nd general of Dominicans, drowns   

1315  On February - 13 jean I of Chalon-Arlay, mayor of Neuchôtel, dies   

1332  Andronicus II Paleologus, Byzantine emperor (1282-1328)/monk, dies on this day in history.