Historical Events In January - 13

1915  SS Roebuck, formerly on the Channel Islands service, she was taken over for government service after the outbreak of war and renamed HMS Roedene under which name while at Scapa Flow she dragged her anchor and fell across the bows of the battleship HMS Imperieuse, after which she sank on this day in history.   

1915  W Churchill presents plan for assault on Dardanelles on this day in history.   

1915  Earthquake in Avezzano Italy kills 29,800 on January - 13.   

1915  On this day in history edward Frederick Weston Goodman, property developer   

1916  Bella Lewitsky, choreographer on this day in history.   

1917  Felix Guerro Diaz, composer on this day in history.   

1918  On this day in history lester Sill, pioneer music publisher/record producer   

1919  On this day in history dutch Soccer team OSV forms   

1919  On January - 13 army Archerd, Hollywood columnist/TV host (Movie Game)   

1920  On this day in history new York Times editorial (falsely) reports rockets can never fly   

1920  NY Times editorial (falsely) reports rockets can never fly on this day in history.   

1922  On January - 13 conference of Cannes concerning German retribution payments ended   

1922  On January - 13 buck Weaver, a Black Sox, applies unsuccessfully for reinstatement   

1923  On January - 13 danil Shafran, cellist   

1924  On January - 13 nationalist Wafd-party wins Egyptian parliament elections   

1924  On this day in history philip Rawson, artist/teacher   

1924  On January - 13 georg H Quincke, German physicist (Test of Quincke), dies at 89   

1925  On this day in history gwen Verdon, LA, actress/singer/dancer (Cotton Club, Sweet Charity)   

1926  On this day in history the birth of Michael Bond, Creator of 'Padington Bear'   

1926  On January - 13 carolyn Heilbrun, [Amanda Cross], author (Lady Ottoline's Album)   

1927  US &Mexico battle over oil interests on January - 13.   

1927  US & Mexico battle over oil interests on this day in history.   

1928  On this day in history david Sheiner, NYC, actor (Paul-Mr Novak, Norman-Diana)   

1928  On this day in history johan Peter Koch, Danish officer/explorer, dies at 57   

1929  Humanist Society established, Hollywood CA on January - 13.   

1929  On January - 13 humanist Society established, Hollywood Calif   

1929  On this day in history joseph Anthony Pass, guitarist   

1929  Wyatt Earp, US marshall (OK Corral), dies at 80 on January - 13.   

1930  On this day in history "Mickey Mouse" comic strip first appears   

1930  "Mickey Mouse" comic strip 1st appears on January - 13.   

1930  C-E Auguste Rateau, French inventor (R-steam turbine), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1934  On this day in history the Candidate of Science degree is established in the USSR.   

1934  On this day in history jean-Baptiste Marchand, soldier/explorer (Sudan), dies at 70   

1935  On this day in history plebiscite in Saar, indicates a desire (90.3%) to join Nazi Germany   

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1334  On January - 13 birth of king Henry II of Castile (d. 1379)   

1381  St Colette, abbess/reformer (Poor Clares) was born on this day in history.   

1406  Matteo Palmieri, Italian writer (Della vita civile) was born on this day in history.   

1505  On this day in history birth of joachim II Hector, ruler (Brandenburg)   

1562  Mark Alexander Boyd, Scottish poet (d. 1601) was born on January - 13.   

1596  On January - 13 birth of jan J Goyen, Dutch landscape painter   

1610  Maria Anna of Austria, Electress of Bavaria (d. 1665) was born on January - 13.   

1616  On this day in history birth of antoinette Bourignon, Flemish mystic/French religious fanatic   

0086  On January - 13 death of gaius Marius, Roman general and politician (b. 157 BC)   

0533  On January - 13 remigius van Reims, 1st bishop of Reims (459-533)/saint, dies about 96   

0858  On January - 13 aethelwolf, king of Wessex (Battle at Aclea), dies   

0888  On this day in history charles III, the Fat One, King of Franconia/Roman emperor, dies   

1049  Derrick IV, Count of Holland (1039-49), dies in battle on this day in history.   

1138  Death of Simon I, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1076) on January - 13.   

1151  On this day in history death of abbot Suger, French statesman and historian (b. 1081)   

1177  Hendrik Jasomirgott Babenberg, Duke of Austria, dies on this day in history.