Page 2: Historical Events In August - 13

1704  Lorenzo Fago, composer on this day in history.   

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  On August - 13 christoph Nichelsmann, German composer   

1721  On August - 13 francis Ireland, composer   

1732  Voltaire's "Zaire," premieres in Paris on August - 13.   

1740  On August - 13 hunger strike in Rotterdam   

1747  On August - 13 adrien-Joseph van Helmont, composer   

1748  Pieter L van de Kasteele, Dutch politician/patriot on this day in history.   

1749  J E Schlegel, writer, dies on August - 13.   

1756  The birth of Queen Adelaide, Consort of William IV on August - 13.   

1762  On this day in history john Alberti, theologist/philological, dies at 64   

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

1784  On this day in history english parliament accept India Act   

1787  Isaac de Pinto, merchant/lender/Dutch States-general, dies on this day in history.   

1788  Prussia joins Anglo-Dutch alliance to form Triple Alliance to prevent spread of Russo-Swedish War of 1788-90 on August - 13.   

1792  On this day in history revolutionaries imprison French royals including Marie Antoinette   

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

1802  On August - 13 nikolaus Lenau, Hungary, German poet (Faust, Die Albigenser)   

1808  Henri Hardouin, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1814  On this day in history cape of Good Hope formally ceded to British by the Dutch   

1817  On this day in history karoly Thern, composer   

1818  Lucy Blackwell-Stone, US abolitionist (US Woman's Suffrage Assn) on August - 13.   

1819  George Gabriel Stokes, physicist/mathematician (spectroscope) on August - 13.   

1820  George Grove, London, England, biblical scholar/misicographer on August - 13.   

1826  William Thomas Best, composer on August - 13.   

1831  On August - 13 nat Turner leads uprising of slaves in Virginia   

1831  On this day in history salomon Jaoassohn, composer   

1840  On this day in history giovanni Verga, Italian writer (Eros)   

1841  Unaarrimin, cricketer (played cricket as Johnny Mullagh) on August - 13.   

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  On this day in history joint expedition led by CDR Robert Stockton seizes Los Angeles, CA   

1851  John Lincoln Clem, Drummer (Union volunteers), died in 1937 on August - 13.   

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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 this day in history.   

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

1584  On this day in history birth of theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk, English politician (d. 1640)   

1617  On this day in history birth of johann A Quenstedt, German Lutherian theologist   

1625  Rasmus Bartholin, Danish physician, mathematician, and physicist (d. 1698) was born on this day in history.   

1655  Johann Christoph Denner, inventor (clarinet) was born on this day in history.   

1662  Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset, English politician (d. 1748) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1134  Irene [Pirisca], Byzantine empress, dies on August - 13.   

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  On August - 13 death of eleanor of Aragon, wife of John I of Castile (b. 1358)