Historical Events In August - 13

1704  Lorenzo Fago, composer on this day in history.   

1705  Battle of Blenheim, in southern Germany on August - 13.   

1713  On this day in history king Frederik Willem declares war on Brandenburg-Prussia   

1717  On August - 13 christoph Nichelsmann, German composer   

1721  Francis Ireland, composer on this day in history.   

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

1740  On this day in history hunger strike in Rotterdam   

1747  Adrien-Joseph van Helmont, composer on this day in history.   

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

1749  J E Schlegel, writer, dies on this day in history.   

1756  On August - 13 the birth of Queen Adelaide, Consort of William IV   

1762  John Alberti, theologist/philological, dies at 64 on August - 13.   

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

1784  English parliament accept India Act on August - 13.   

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  English fleet under lord Seymour overthrows Suriname on this day in history.   

1802  Nikolaus Lenau, Hungary, German poet (Faust, Die Albigenser) on this day in history.   

1808  Henri Hardouin, composer, dies at 81 on August - 13.   

1814  Cape of Good Hope formally ceded to British by the Dutch on this day in history.   

1817  On this day in history karoly Thern, composer   

1818  Lucy Blackwell-Stone, US abolitionist (US Woman's Suffrage Assn) on this day in history.   

1819  George Gabriel Stokes, physicist/mathematician (spectroscope) on this day in history.   

1820  George Grove, London, England, biblical scholar/misicographer on this day in history.   

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 August - 13 giovanni Verga, Italian writer (Eros)   

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

1841  Bernhard Heinrich Romberg, German composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1844  On August - 13 explorer Ludwig Leichhardt leaves Brisbane to explore unknown territory beyond the Darling Downs.   

1846  Joint expedition led by CDR Robert Stockton seizes Los Angeles, CA on August - 13.   

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

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0582  On August - 13 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  On August - 13 birth of william Caxton, 1st English printer (Histories of Troy)   

1584  Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk, English politician (d. 1640) was born on this day in history.   

1617  Johann A Quenstedt, German Lutherian theologist was born on August - 13.   

1625  Rasmus Bartholin, Danish physician, mathematician, and physicist (d. 1698) was born on August - 13.   

1655  Johann Christoph Denner, inventor (clarinet) was born on August - 13.   

1662  Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset, English politician (d. 1748) was born on August - 13.   

0586  Death of Radegund, wife of Clotaire I on this day in history.   

0587  Radegundis, daughter of Thurings king Berthar/saint, dies on this day in history.   

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 August - 13.   

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

1191  Philips van Heinsberg, archbishop of Cologne, dies on this day in history.   

1278  Daikaku, Zen teacher Rinzai line/head of Kenchoji, dies in Japan at 65 on August - 13.   

1382  On this day in history death of eleanor of Aragon, wife of John I of Castile (b. 1358)