Page 3: Historical Events In January - 13
Sunday, 26 October 2025
1863 Chenille manufacturing machine patented by William Canter, New York City NY on this day in history. 

1863 Thomas Crapper pioneers one-piece pedestal flushing toilet on this day in history. 

1863 On this day in history chenille manufacturing machine patented by William Canter, NYC 

1864 Composer Stephen Foster dies in New York at age 39, while recuperating from loss of blood from a fever-induced fall in his hotel room on this day in history. 

1864 On this day in history wilhelm K W Wien, German phyicist (Nobel 1911) 

1864 On this day in history stephen Foster, composer (My Old Kentucky Home), dies at 37 in NY 

1865 On this day in history amphibious attack on Fort Fisher, NC 

1865 On this day in history -Jan 15th] BBT & CPT Ft Fisher, NC 

1866 On this day in history vasily Sergeyevich Kalinnikov, composer 

1869 On this day in history colored National Labor Union, first Black labor convention 

1869 National convention of black leaders meets in Washington DC on this day in history. 

1869 On this day in history colored National Labor Union, 1st Black labor convention 

1869 Emanuele F, duke of Aosta, Italian general (WW I)/fascist on January - 13. 

1870 On this day in history henryk Opienski, Polish composer/conductor (St Moniuszko) 

1873 PBS Pinchback relinquishes office at Louisiana Governor on this day in history. 

1873 P B S Pinchback relinquishes office at Louisiana governor on this day in history. 

1874 On this day in history battle between jobless &police in New York City NY, 100s injured 

1874 Imperial Russian Government issues second decree which amended the one of June 4, 1871. The second decree instituted compulsory military conscription for the German colonists. These two decrees impelled thousands of German Russians to immigrate to North and South America on January - 13. 

1874 US troops land in Honolulu to protect the king on this day in history. 

1874 Battle between jobless & police in NYC, 100s injuried on this day in history. 

1874 On January - 13 jozef E van Roey, Flemish cardinal/archbishop of Mechlin 

1879 WF Hendrik the Navigator, prince of Neth/viceroy of Lux, dies at 58 on this day in history. 

1882 On this day in history richard Wagner completes his opera "Parsifal" 

1883 Fire in circus Ferroni in Berditschoft Poland kills 430 on January - 13. 

1883 Henrik Ibsen's "En Folkefiende," premieres in Oslo on January - 13. 

1884 On January - 13 johannes Elsensohn, Dutch actor/writer (Arie, novel from the Jordan) 

1885 Alfred Fuller, CEO (Fuller Brush Man) on January - 13. 

1885 On this day in history schuyler Colfax,American politician (b.1823) 

1888 National Geographic Society founded on January - 13. 

1888 On January - 13 national Geographic Society founded (Washington DC) 

1888 On January - 13 national Geographic Society founded (Washington, DC) 

1892 On January - 13 paul Smart, US, yachtsman (Olympic-gold-1948) 

1892 Charles Albert White, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history. 

1893 British Independent Labor Party forms (Keir Hardie as its leader) on this day in history. 

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