Page 2: Historical Events In August - 13

1704  Lorenzo Fago, composer on August - 13.   

1705  Battle of Blenheim, in southern Germany on this day in history.   

1713  On this day in history king Frederik Willem declares war on Brandenburg-Prussia   

1717  Christoph Nichelsmann, German composer on August - 13.   

1721  Francis Ireland, composer on this day in history.   

1732  On August - 13 voltaire's "Zaire," premieres in Paris   

1740  On this day in history hunger strike in Rotterdam   

1747  Adrien-Joseph van Helmont, composer on August - 13.   

1748  On August - 13 pieter L van de Kasteele, Dutch politician/patriot   

1749  J E Schlegel, writer, dies on this day in history.   

1756  On this day in history the birth of Queen Adelaide, Consort of William IV   

1762  On August - 13 john Alberti, theologist/philological, dies at 64   

1777  American explosive device made by David Bushnell explodes near British vessel off New London, CT on this day in history.   

1784  English parliament accept India Act on this day in history.   

1787  Isaac de Pinto, merchant/lender/Dutch States-general, dies on August - 13.   

1788  Prussia joins Anglo-Dutch alliance to form Triple Alliance to prevent spread of Russo-Swedish War of 1788-90 on this day in history.   

1792  Revolutionaries imprison French royals including Marie Antoinette on this day in history.   

1799  On this day in history english fleet under lord Seymour overthrows Suriname   

1802  Nikolaus Lenau, Hungary, German poet (Faust, Die Albigenser) on August - 13.   

1808  Henri Hardouin, composer, dies at 81 on August - 13.   

1814  Cape of Good Hope formally ceded to British by the Dutch on this day in history.   

1817  Karoly Thern, composer on this day in history.   

1818  On August - 13 lucy Blackwell-Stone, US abolitionist (US Woman's Suffrage Assn)   

1819  On this day in history george Gabriel Stokes, physicist/mathematician (spectroscope)   

1820  George Grove, London, England, biblical scholar/misicographer on this day in history.   

1826  William Thomas Best, composer on this day in history.   

1831  Nat Turner leads uprising of slaves in Virginia on this day in history.   

1831  On August - 13 salomon Jaoassohn, composer   

1840  Giovanni Verga, Italian writer (Eros) on this day in history.   

1841  On August - 13 unaarrimin, cricketer (played cricket as Johnny Mullagh)   

1841  On August - 13 bernhard Heinrich Romberg, German composer, dies at 73   

1844  Explorer Ludwig Leichhardt leaves Brisbane to explore unknown territory beyond the Darling Downs on this day in history.   

1846  Joint expedition led by CDR Robert Stockton seizes Los Angeles, CA on August - 13.   

1851  On August - 13 john Lincoln Clem, Drummer (Union volunteers), died in 1937   

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0582  On this day in history birth of arnulf of Metz, French bishop and saint (d. 640)   

1311  King Alfonso XI of Castile and Leon (d. 1350) was born on August - 13.   

1422  William Caxton, 1st English printer (Histories of Troy) was born on this day in history.   

1584  Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk, English politician (d. 1640) was born on this day in history.   

1617  Johann A Quenstedt, German Lutherian theologist was born on this day in history.   

1625  On August - 13 birth of rasmus Bartholin, Danish physician, mathematician, and physicist (d. 1698)   

1655  Johann Christoph Denner, inventor (clarinet) was born on August - 13.   

1662  On August - 13 birth of charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset, English politician (d. 1748)   

0586  Death of Radegund, wife of Clotaire I on this day in history.   

0587  On this day in history radegundis, daughter of Thurings king Berthar/saint, dies   

0662  Maximus Confessor, Greek theologist/crusader, dies on August - 13.   

0900  Zwentibold, king of Lutherans (895-900), dies in battle at 29 on this day in history.   

1134  On August - 13 irene [Pirisca], Byzantine empress, dies   

1191  On this day in history philips van Heinsberg, archbishop of Cologne, dies   

1278  Daikaku, Zen teacher Rinzai line/head of Kenchoji, dies in Japan at 65 on August - 13.   

1382  Death of Eleanor of Aragon, wife of John I of Castile (b. 1358) on this day in history.