Historical Events In April - 13

1732  Frederick North, (C) British PM (1770-82) on April - 13.  

1733  On April - 13 johann Heinrich Zang, composer  

1741  On this day in history dutch people protest bad quality of bread  

1742  On April - 13 george Frederic Handel's "Messiah" performed for 1st time (Dublin)  

1742  Giovanni Veneziano, composer, dies at 59 on April - 13.  

1743  The birth of Thomas Jefferson, Former American President on April - 13.  

1743  Thomas Jefferson born on April - 13.  

1749  On this day in history frederik Sigismund van Bylandt, Dutch count/vice-admiral  

1756  Louis H J Condé, French prince on this day in history.  

1756  On this day in history johann T Gottlieb Goldberg, German klavecinist/composer, dies at 29  

1759  On this day in history french beat European Aliies in Battle of Bergen  

1759  French beat European Allies in Battle of Bergen on April - 13.  

1762  Johanna C Wattier-Ziesenis, Dutch actress (Phaedra, Lady Macbeth) on April - 13.  

1771  Adam FJA van der Duyn, Dutch governor (South Holland) on April - 13.  

1784  Cornelis Smit, Dutch ship builder on April - 13.  

1791  On April - 13 félix PBOG earl de Merode, Belgian minister of War/Finance  

1796  On April - 13 first elephant brought to America (from Bengal, India)  

1796  On April - 13 1st elephant arrives in US from India  

1799  On April - 13 heinrich F L Rellstab, German music theorist  

1806  Jean-Jacques Bachelier, French painter, dies at about 82 on April - 13.  

1808  On this day in history william Henry Lane ("Juda") perfects the tap dance  

1808  On April - 13 william Henry Lane ("Juda") perfects tap dance  

1816  On April - 13 william Sterndale Bennett, composer  

1817  Alphonse Wauters, Belgian historian/archivist (Brussels) on this day in history.  

1822  On April - 13 leroy Augustus Stafford, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1864  

1822  Gaetano Valeri, composer, dies at 61 on April - 13.  

1825  On this day in history josef Gelinek, composer, dies at 66  

1826  On this day in history franz Danzi, composer, dies at 62  

1828  Joseph B Lightfoot, English theologist/bishop of Durham on this day in history.  

1829  On April - 13 english Parliament grants freedom of religion to Catholics  

1829  On April - 13 the British Parliament passed the Catholic Emancipation Act, granting freedom of religion  

1829  English Emancipation Act grants freedom of religion to Catholics on April - 13.  

1830  Eduard Lassen, composer on April - 13.  

1831  Ferdinand Kauer, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

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1506  Peter Faber, French Jesuit theologian (d. 1546) was born on this day in history.  

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 April - 13.  

1545  On this day in history birth of elisabeth van Valois, French queen of Spain/daughter of Henri II  

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 this day in history.  

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 April - 13.  

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

0814  On April - 13 death of krum of Bulgaria  

1093  On this day in history death of prince Vsevolod I of Kiev (b. 1030)  

1279  On April - 13 death of boleslaw the Pious, Polish duke  

1517  On this day in history death of tuman Bey, last Mamelukken sultan of Egypt, hanged  

1612  On this day in history death of sasaki Kojirō, Japanese samurai  

1635  On this day in history death of fakhr-al-Din II, Druze Prince of Lebanon (b. 1572)  

1641  Death of Richard Montagu, English clergyman (b. 1577) on this day in history.