Historical Events In January - 13
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1733 On January - 13 james Oglethorpe & 130 English colonists arrive at Charleston, SC
1734 Luca Sorkocevic, composer on this day in history.
1762 On this day in history leonhard Trautsch, composer, dies at 68
1770 On this day in history de Beaumarchais' "Les Deux Amis," premieres in Paris
1778 On this day in history anton Fischer, composer
1785 John Walter publishes first issue of London Times on January - 13.
1785 On this day in history john Walter publishes 1st issue of London Times
1788 On this day in history carl Ludwig Cornelius Westenholz, composer
1794 On January - 13 congress changes US flag to 15 stars &15 stripes
1794 On January - 13 congress changes US flag to 15 stars & 15 stripes
1795 On January - 13 francois-Joseph Krafft, composer, dies at 73
1797 Elisabeth C von Brunswick-Bevern, wife of Frederick II, dies at 81 on this day in history.
1799 President George Washington adds two stars and two stripes to the U.S. flag, honoring the admission of Vermont and Kentucky to the union. The new stripes were later removed, restoring the total to 13 on this day in history.
1802 On this day in history eduard von Bauernfeld, Vienna, comedic playwright
1807 On this day in history napoleon Bonaparte Buford, Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1883
1808 Salmon P Chase, (Sen-R) cabinet member, 6th chief justice (1864-73) on January - 13.
1812 Humphrey Marshall, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1872 on this day in history.
1815 On January - 13 william Henry French, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1881
1822 On January - 13 the design of the Greek flag is adopted by the First National Assembly at Epidaurus.
1824 Ignacy Marceli Komorowski, composer on this day in history.
1828 Alexandre-Auguste Robineau, composer, dies at 80 on January - 13.
1830 On January - 13 great fire in New Orleans thought to be set by rebel slaves
1834 The birth of Horatio Alger, American author on January - 13.
1834 Horatio Alger Jr, Revere Mass, author (Lost at Sea, Work & Win) on this day in history.
1835 On this day in history gustaaf Rolin-Jaequemyns, Belgian jurist/minister of the Interior
1838 On this day in history ferdinand Reis, composer, dies at 53
1840 On January - 13 the steamship Lexington burns and sinks four miles off the coast of Long Island with the loss of 139 lives.
1842 On January - 13 dr. William Brydon, a surgeon in the British Army during the First Anglo-Afghan War, becomes famous for being the sole survivor of an army of 16,500 when he reaches the safety of a garrison in Jalalabad.
1849 On January - 13 vancouver Island granted to Hudson's Bay Co
1850 Leon Francis Victor Caron, composer on January - 13.
1854 Anthony Foss patents the accordion on this day in history.
1854 Anthony Foss patents accordion on this day in history.
1858 On this day in history oskar Minkowski, Biologist (d.1931)
1859 On January - 13 karl Bleibtreu, German author (Revolution of Literature)
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