Page 2: Historical Events In January - 13

1733  James Oglethorpe & 130 English colonists arrive at Charleston, SC on this day in history.   

1734  Luca Sorkocevic, composer on January - 13.   

1762  On January - 13 leonhard Trautsch, composer, dies at 68   

1770  De Beaumarchais' "Les Deux Amis," premieres in Paris on this day in history.   

1778  On January - 13 anton Fischer, composer   

1785  John Walter publishes first issue of London Times on January - 13.   

1785  John Walter publishes 1st issue of London Times on this day in history.   

1788  On January - 13 carl Ludwig Cornelius Westenholz, composer   

1794  Congress changes US flag to 15 stars &15 stripes on January - 13.   

1794  On this day in history congress changes US flag to 15 stars & 15 stripes   

1795  Francois-Joseph Krafft, composer, dies at 73 on January - 13.   

1797  On January - 13 elisabeth C von Brunswick-Bevern, wife of Frederick II, dies at 81   

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 January - 13 eduard von Bauernfeld, Vienna, comedic playwright   

1807  Napoleon Bonaparte Buford, Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1883 on this day in history.   

1808  Salmon P Chase, (Sen-R) cabinet member, 6th chief justice (1864-73) on this day in history.   

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  The design of the Greek flag is adopted by the First National Assembly at Epidaurus on January - 13.   

1824  On this day in history ignacy Marceli Komorowski, composer   

1828  Alexandre-Auguste Robineau, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1830  On this day in history great fire in New Orleans thought to be set by rebel slaves   

1834  On this day in history the birth of Horatio Alger, American author   

1834  On this day in history horatio Alger Jr, Revere Mass, author (Lost at Sea, Work & Win)   

1835  On January - 13 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  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 on this day in history.   

1849  On January - 13 vancouver Island granted to Hudson's Bay Co   

1850  Leon Francis Victor Caron, composer on January - 13.   

1854  On this day in history anthony Foss patents the accordion   

1854  Anthony Foss patents accordion on this day in history.   

1858  On this day in history oskar Minkowski, Biologist (d.1931)   

1859  Karl Bleibtreu, German author (Revolution of Literature) on this day in history.   

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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 January - 13.   

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

1505  Joachim II Hector, ruler (Brandenburg) was born on this day in history.   

1562  On this day in history birth of mark Alexander Boyd, Scottish poet (d. 1601)   

1596  On this day in history birth of jan J Goyen, Dutch landscape painter   

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

1616  Antoinette Bourignon, Flemish mystic/French religious fanatic was born on January - 13.   

0086  On this day in history death of gaius Marius, Roman general and politician (b. 157 BC)   

0533  Remigius van Reims, 1st bishop of Reims (459-533)/saint, dies about 96 on this day in history.   

0858  On this day in history aethelwolf, king of Wessex (Battle at Aclea), dies   

0888  Charles III, the Fat One, King of Franconia/Roman emperor, dies on January - 13.   

1049  On this day in history derrick IV, Count of Holland (1039-49), dies in battle   

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

1151  Death of Abbot Suger, French statesman and historian (b. 1081) on this day in history.   

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