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Historical Events Happened In January - 13

Wednesday, 22 May 2013

1895 Anton Betzner, writer on this day in history.

1898 Emile Zola publishes his open letter (J'accuse) in defense of Captain Alfred Dreyfus in Paris on this day in history.

1898 Emile Zola publishes his open letter (J'accuse) in defense of Dreyfus on this day in history.

1898 On this day in history pedro DE Teixeira de Mattos, Dutch diplomat

1899 On this day in history the Canadian Northern Railway is formed by the amalgamation of the Winnipeg Great Northern Railway and the Lake Manitoba Railway and Canal Company. William Mackenzie and Donald Mann then proceeded to expand the Canadian Northern system so that by 1915 the system comprised 9,362 miles of trackage.

1900 Yasuji Kiyose, composer on this day in history.

1901 On this day in history carlo Angeloni, composer, dies at 66

1902 Textile workers strike in Enschede Netherlands till June 1 on this day in history.

1902 Textile workers strike in Enschede Neth till June 1 on this day in history.

1903 Kay Francis, [Katherine E Gibbs], Okla City, actress (False Madonna) on this day in history.

1904 Richard Addinsell, London England, composer (Taming of Shrew) on this day in history.

1905 On this day in history percy Humphrey, musician

1906 The first radio set advertised (Telimco for $7.50 in Scientific American) claimed to receive signals up to one mile on this day in history.

1906 1st radio set advertised (Telimco for $7.50 in Scientific American) claimed to receive signals up to one mile on this day in history.

1906 On this day in history maxime Jacob, composer

1907 Sabine Zlatin, nurse on this day in history.

1908 French pilot Henry Farman is first European to fly roundtrip on this day in history.

1908 French pilot Henry Farman is 1st European to fly roundtrip on this day in history.

1909 On this day in history danny Barker, jazz guitarist

1910 On this day in history jM Synge's "Deirdre of the Sorrows," premieres in Dublin

1911 Gerhart Hauptmann's "Die Ratten," premieres in Berlin on this day in history.

1911 On this day in history roald Amundsens anchors at Walvis Bay

1911 On this day in history south Africa's first win over Australia, at Adelaide

1911 On this day in history johannes Bjelke-Petersen, premier (Queensland)

1912 -40ºF (-40ºC), Oakland MD (state record) on this day in history.

1912 On this day in history -40°F (-40°C), Oakland, Maryland (state record)

1913 Jeff Morrow, NYC, actor (Bart-Union Pacific, Temperatures Rising) on this day in history.

1913 Thomas P Krag, Norw author/novelist (Jon Graeff, Ulf Ran), dies at 44 on this day in history.

1914 On this day in history iWW-leader/songwriter Joe Hill arrested "Girl from Utah" East-Prussia

1914 On this day in history bernardus H Heldt, Dutch MP, dies at 72

1915 Earthquake in Avezzano Italy kills 30,000 on this day in history.

1915 SS Roebuck, formerly on the Channel Islands service, she was taken over for government service after the outbreak of war and renamed HMS Roedene under which name while at Scapa Flow she dragged her anchor and fell across the bows of the battleship HMS Imperieuse, after which she sank on this day in history.

1915 On this day in history w Churchill presents plan for assault on Dardanelles

1915 Earthquake in Avezzano Italy kills 29,800 on this day in history.

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Famous Birthdays In January - 13

Famous People Born On This Day In History

1334 King Henry II of Castile (d. 1379) was born on this day in history.

1381 On this day in history birth of st Colette, abbess/reformer (Poor Clares)

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

1505 On this day in history birth of joachim II Hector, ruler (Brandenburg)

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

1596 Jan J Goyen, Dutch landscape painter was born on this day in history.

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

1616 On this day in history birth of antoinette Bourignon, Flemish mystic/French religious fanatic

Famous Deaths In January - 13

Famous People Died On This Day In History

1049 On this day in history derrick IV, Count of Holland (1039-49), dies in battle

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

1151 On this day in history death of abbot Suger, French statesman and historian (b. 1081)

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

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

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

1363 Death of Meinhard III of Gorizia-Tyrol (b. 1344) on this day in history.

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