Historical Events In April - 13

1883  On April - 13 alfred Packer convicted of cannibalism   

1883  On this day in history alexander Alexandrov, composer   

1885  Pieter S Gerbrandy, Dutch lawyer/premier in London (1940-45) on this day in history.   

1886  Ethel Leginska, composer on April - 13.   

1886  On April - 13 karoly Thern, composer, dies at 68   

1892  On this day in history arthur Harris, Cheltenham, Marshal of the RAF   

1894  Ludvig Irgens Jensen, composer on this day in history.   

1895  On April - 13 start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist" (BG)   

1895  Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Solitary Cyclist" (BG) on April - 13.   

1895  On April - 13 olga Rudge, violinist   

1899  On April - 13 alexander Alexandrovich Davidenko, composer   

1901  On April - 13 rené-Jean Pleven, French premier (1950-52)   

1902  On this day in history jC Penney opened his first store in Kemmerer, Wyo   

1902  On April - 13 the birth of Philippe de Rothschild, French industrialist   

1902  J C Penney opens his 1st store in Kemmerer, Wyo on this day in history.   

1902  On this day in history duke of Marlborough   

1903  On April - 13 rex Evans, actor (Frankenstein meets the Wolfman, Zara, Matchmaker)   

1903  Derk J A Haspels, Dutch actor, dies at 65 on April - 13.   

1904  Congress authorizes Lewis & Clark Expo $1 gold coin on April - 13.   

1904  Battle at Oviumbo Africa: Herero's chase away German army on this day in history.   

1904  Georges Yves Marie Congar, dominican Theologian cardinal on this day in history.   

1904  On this day in history vasili Vereshtshagin, Russian painter (War & Peace), dies   

1906  M Wolf discovers asteroid #598 Octavia on this day in history.   

1906  On this day in history the birth of Samuel Beckett, French author   

1906  On April - 13 mutiny on Portuguese battleships Dom Carlos & Vasco da Gama   

1906  On this day in history budd [Lawrence] Freeman, US jazz saxophonist (Eel)   

1907  On this day in history harold Stassen, W St Paul Minn, (Gov-R-Minn) perennial pres candidate   

1908  Groundbreaking on Philadelphia's Shibe Park (home of A's & Phillies) on this day in history.   

1909  Eudora Welty, Jackson Ms, novelist (Optimist's Daughter-Pulitzer 1973) on this day in history.   

1910  William Orchardson, British painter, dies on April - 13.   

1911  Polo Grounds grandstand & left field bleachers go up in flames on April - 13.   

1912  The British Royal Flying Corps (RAF) was created by Royal Charter on April - 13.   

1912  On April - 13 royal Flying Corps forms (later RAF)   

1914  On April - 13 1st Federal League Game: Balt Terrapins beat Buffalo 3-2   

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1506  Peter Faber, French Jesuit theologian (d. 1546) was born on April - 13.   

1519  Catherine de' Médici, Queen of Spain/daughter of Henry II was born on this day in history.   

1519  De Medicis, queen consort (Henry II of France) was born on this day in history.   

1545  Elisabeth van Valois, French queen of Spain/daughter of Henri II was born on this day in history.   

1547  On April - 13 birth of elisabeth of Valois, third wife of Philip II of Spain (d. 1568)   

1570  Guy Fawkes, English Catholic conspirator (d. 1606) was born on April - 13.   

1573  On this day in history birth of christina of Holstein-Gottorp, queen consort of Sweden (d. 1625)   

1584  Albert VI of Bavaria (d. 1666) was born on this day in history.   

0799  Paulus Diaconus Warnafridi, Longobardisch writer, dies on this day in history.   

0814  On this day in history death of krum of Bulgaria   

1093  On April - 13 death of prince Vsevolod I of Kiev (b. 1030)   

1279  Death of Boleslaw the Pious, Polish duke on this day in history.   

1517  On April - 13 death of tuman Bey, last Mamelukken sultan of Egypt, hanged   

1612  Death of Sasaki Kojirō, Japanese samurai on April - 13.   

1635  Death of Fakhr-al-Din II, Druze Prince of Lebanon (b. 1572) on April - 13.   

1641  Death of Richard Montagu, English clergyman (b. 1577) on April - 13.