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Historical Events Happened In January - 13

Tuesday, 21 May 2013

0888 Duke Odo becomes king of West-France on this day in history.

1049 Derrick IV, Count of Holland (1039-49), dies in battle on this day in history.

1099 On this day in history crusaders set fire to Mara Syria

1177 On this day in history hendrik Jasomirgott Babenberg, Duke of Austria, dies

1307 On this day in history arnoud van Foreest, Dom deacon of Utrecht, dies

1330 Frederick (III), the Handsome, duke of Austrian/German anti-king, dies on this day in history.

1381 St Colette, abbess/reformer (Poor Clares) on this day in history.

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

1488 On this day in history hermann Vischer, "the Old", buried

1505 Joachim II Hector, ruler (Brandenburg) on this day in history.

1547 On this day in history earl Henry Howard of Surrey sentenced to death

1559 On this day in history elizabeth I crowned queen of England in Westminster Abbey

1596 On this day in history jan J Goyen, Dutch landscape painter

1599 Edmund Spenser, poet (Faerie Queene), dies at about 46 on this day in history.

1605 On this day in history the controversial play Eastward Hoe by Ben Jonson, George Chapman, and John Marston is performed, landing two of the authors in prison.

1607 On this day in history the Bank of Genoa fails after announcement of national bankruptcy in Spain.

1610 Galileo Galilei discovers Callisto, 4th satellite of Jupiter on this day in history.

1616 Antoinette Bourignon, Flemish mystic/French religious fanatic on this day in history.

1621 On this day in history jan Pieterszoon Coen's fleet sets sail to Moluccas (from Jacarta)

1625 Pieter Bruegel "the Older", (Bloemenbruegel), Flemish painter, dies on this day in history.

1630 Patent to Plymouth Colony issued on this day in history.

1651 On this day in history abraham C Bloemaert, painter/cartoonist/engraver, dies at 86

1673 Jean Racine's "Mithridate," premieres in Paris on this day in history.

1682 On this day in history simon van Leeuwen, Dutch lawyer/historian, dies at 55

1683 On this day in history johann Christoph Graupner, German composer

1690 Gottfried Heinrich Stolzel, composer on this day in history.

1691 George Fox, founder of Quakers, dies at 66 on this day in history.

1695 On this day in history jonathan Swift ordained an Anglican priest in Ireland

1702 On this day in history peter Rabus, Dutch poet/translator (Great Name Book), dies at 41

1727 On this day in history johann Christoph Schmugel, composer

1733 On this day in history james Oglethorpe &130 English colonists arrive at Charleston, SC

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 Leonhard Trautsch, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.

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Famous Birthdays In January - 13

Famous People Born On This Day In History

1334 On this day in history birth of king Henry II of Castile (d. 1379)

1381 St Colette, abbess/reformer (Poor Clares) was born on this day in history.

1406 On this day in history birth of matteo Palmieri, Italian writer (Della vita civile)

1505 Joachim II Hector, ruler (Brandenburg) was born on this day in history.

1562 Mark Alexander Boyd, Scottish poet (d. 1601) was born on this day in history.

1596 On this day in history birth of jan J Goyen, Dutch landscape painter

1610 On this day in history birth of maria Anna of Austria, Electress of Bavaria (d. 1665)

1616 Antoinette Bourignon, Flemish mystic/French religious fanatic was born on this day in history.

Famous Deaths In January - 13

Famous People Died On This Day In History

1049 Derrick IV, Count of Holland (1039-49), dies in battle on this day in history.

1138 Death of Simon I, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1076) on this day in history.

1151 Death of Abbot Suger, French statesman and historian (b. 1081) on this day in history.

1177 Hendrik Jasomirgott Babenberg, Duke of Austria, dies on this day in history.

1307 Arnoud van Foreest, Dom deacon of Utrecht, dies on this day in history.

1330 On this day in history frederick (III), the Handsome, duke of Austrian/German anti-king, dies

1363 On this day in history death of meinhard III of Gorizia-Tyrol (b. 1344)

1488 Death of Hermann Vischer, "the Old", buried on this day in history.