Page 2: Historical Events In January - 13

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

1734  On this day in history luca Sorkocevic, composer   

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  Anton Fischer, composer on January - 13.   

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

1785  On January - 13 john Walter publishes 1st issue of London Times   

1788  Carl Ludwig Cornelius Westenholz, composer on this day in history.   

1794  Congress changes US flag to 15 stars &15 stripes on this day in history.   

1794  On January - 13 congress changes US flag to 15 stars & 15 stripes   

1795  On January - 13 francois-Joseph Krafft, composer, dies at 73   

1797  Elisabeth C von Brunswick-Bevern, wife of Frederick II, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1799  On January - 13 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.   

1802  Eduard von Bauernfeld, Vienna, comedic playwright on this day in history.   

1807  On this day in history napoleon Bonaparte Buford, Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1883   

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 January - 13.   

1815  William Henry French, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1881 on this day in history.   

1822  On this day in history the design of the Greek flag is adopted by the First National Assembly at Epidaurus.   

1824  On January - 13 ignacy Marceli Komorowski, composer   

1828  Alexandre-Auguste Robineau, composer, dies at 80 on January - 13.   

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

1834  The birth of Horatio Alger, American author on this day in history.   

1834  Horatio Alger Jr, Revere Mass, author (Lost at Sea, Work & Win) on this day in history.   

1835  On January - 13 gustaaf Rolin-Jaequemyns, Belgian jurist/minister of the Interior   

1838  On January - 13 ferdinand Reis, composer, dies at 53   

1840  On this day in history 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 January - 13.   

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

1850  On this day in history leon Francis Victor Caron, composer   

1854  Anthony Foss patents the accordion on this day in history.   

1854  Anthony Foss patents accordion on January - 13.   

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

1859  On this day in history karl Bleibtreu, German author (Revolution of Literature)   

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

1381  On January - 13 birth of st Colette, abbess/reformer (Poor Clares)   

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

1505  Joachim II Hector, ruler (Brandenburg) was born on January - 13.   

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

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

1610  On January - 13 birth of maria Anna of Austria, Electress of Bavaria (d. 1665)   

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

0086  Death of Gaius Marius, Roman general and politician (b. 157 BC) on this day in history.   

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

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 January - 13 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  On this day in history hendrik Jasomirgott Babenberg, Duke of Austria, dies