Page 4: Historical Events In February - 13

1858  On this day in history sir Richard Burton & John Speake explore Lake Tanganyika, Africa   

1859  Frank van de Goes, Dutch writer/marxist theorist on this day in history.   

1860  King Basse Kajuara departs Boni South-Celebes on February - 13.   

1861  Abraham Lincoln declared President on this day in history.   

1861  On February - 13 colonel Bernard Irwin attacks &defeats hostile Chiricahua Indians   

1861  On this day in history the first military action to result in Congressional Medal of Honor, Arizona   

1861  On this day in history 1st military action to result in Congressional Medal of Honor, AZ   

1861  Uchimura Kanzo, Tokyo, religious writer (How I Became a Christian) on this day in history.   

1862  On this day in history siege of Ft Donelson TN   

1862  -Feb 16th) Siege of Ft Donelson TN on this day in history.   

1862  On this day in history karel Weis, composer   

1864  On this day in history meridian Campaign fighting at Chunky Creek &Wyatt, Mississippi   

1864  Miridian Campaign fighting at Chunky Creek & Wyatt, Mississippi on February - 13.   

1866  Jesse James holds up his 1st bank, Liberty MO ($15,000) on February - 13.   

1866  Jesse James holds up his 1st bank, Liberty, Missouri ($15,000) on February - 13.   

1867  Johann Strauss' "Blue Danube" waltz premieres in Vienna on this day in history.   

1870  Leopold Godowsky, Lithuania, virtuoso pianist/composer on February - 13.   

1873  Petrus AS van Limburg Brouwer, [Abraham van Luik], literary, dies on February - 13.   

1874  Hendrik Spiekman, Dutch politician (social-democratic) on this day in history.   

1877  Jazeps Medins, composer on this day in history.   

1880  Work begins on the covering of the Senne, burying Brussels's primary river and creating the modern central boulevards on February - 13.   

1881  The feminist newspaper La Citoyenne is first published in Paris by the activist Hubertine Auclert on February - 13.   

1881  Eleanor Farjeon, English writer (Martin Pippin) on this day in history.   

1882  On this day in history henry Highland Garnet, diplomat, dies in Monrovia Liberia at 66   

1883  Bainbridge Crist, composer on this day in history.   

1883  On February - 13 pavel Melnikov, [Petsjerski], Russian historian, dies at 64   

1885  On February - 13 elizabeth Virginia "Bess" Truman, 1st lady (1945-52)   

1886  On February - 13 painter Thomas Eakins resigns from Philadelphia Academy of Art after controversy over use of male nudes in a coed art class   

1886  On February - 13 painter Thomas Eakins resigns from Philadelphia Academy of Art after controversial over use of male nudes in a coed art class   

1887  Alvin York, famed US soldier with 25 kills in WW I on this day in history.   

1888  Georgios Papandreou, Greek prefect of Lesbos/minister/premier on this day in history.   

1891  David Dixon Porter, US rear admiral (Union), dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1892  The birth of Grant Wood, American painter on this day in history.   

1892  Grant Wood, US, painter (American Gothic) on this day in history.   

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1440  Hartmann Schedel, German physician/humanist/historian was born on this day in history.   

1457  Mary of Burgundy, daughter of Charles the Bold and wife of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1482) was born on this day in history.   

1480  On this day in history birth of girolamo Aleandro, Italian Catholic cardinal (d. 1542)   

1599  Alexander VII, [Fabio Chigi], Siena Italy, pope (1655-67) was born on February - 13.   

1610  On this day in history birth of jean de la Badie, French divine, founder of Lagardists   

1622  Adam Pijnacker, landscape painter/etcher, baptized was born on this day in history.   

1658  Jan B Wellekens, Dutch poet/painter was born on this day in history.   

1660  Johann Sigismund Kusser, composer was born on this day in history.   

0858  Death of Kenneth I of Scotland on this day in history.   

1130  Honorius II, [Lamberto], Pope (1124-30), dies on February - 13.   

1141  On February - 13 death of béla II of Hungary (b. 1110)   

1199  On this day in history stefanus Nemanja (Symeon), monk, dies   

1219  Death of Minamoto no Sanetomo, Japanese shogun (b. 1192) on this day in history.   

1237  Death of Jordanus of Saxon, 2nd general of Dominicans, drowns on February - 13.   

1315  Jean I of Chalon-Arlay, mayor of Neuchôtel, dies on this day in history.   

1332  Andronicus II Paleologus, Byzantine emperor (1282-1328)/monk, dies on February - 13.