Historical Events In April - 13

1883  Alfred Packer convicted of cannibalism on April - 13.  

1883  On this day in history alexander Alexandrov, composer  

1885  On this day in history pieter S Gerbrandy, Dutch lawyer/premier in London (1940-45)  

1886  On this day in history ethel Leginska, composer  

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

1892  Arthur Harris, Cheltenham, Marshal of the RAF on this day in history.  

1894  Ludvig Irgens Jensen, composer on April - 13.  

1895  Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist" (BG) on this day in history.  

1895  On this day in history start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Solitary Cyclist" (BG)  

1895  Olga Rudge, violinist on April - 13.  

1899  Alexander Alexandrovich Davidenko, composer on this day in history.  

1901  On this day in history rené-Jean Pleven, French premier (1950-52)  

1902  On April - 13 jC Penney opened his first store in Kemmerer, Wyo  

1902  The birth of Philippe de Rothschild, French industrialist on this day in history.  

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 this day in history rex Evans, actor (Frankenstein meets the Wolfman, Zara, Matchmaker)  

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

1904  On April - 13 congress authorizes Lewis & Clark Expo $1 gold coin  

1904  On this day in history battle at Oviumbo Africa: Herero's chase away German army  

1904  Georges Yves Marie Congar, dominican Theologian cardinal on April - 13.  

1904  On April - 13 vasili Vereshtshagin, Russian painter (War & Peace), dies  

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

1906  The birth of Samuel Beckett, French author on April - 13.  

1906  On this day in history mutiny on Portuguese battleships Dom Carlos & Vasco da Gama  

1906  Budd [Lawrence] Freeman, US jazz saxophonist (Eel) on this day in history.  

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 April - 13.  

1909  On this day in history eudora Welty, Jackson Ms, novelist (Optimist's Daughter-Pulitzer 1973)  

1910  On April - 13 william Orchardson, British painter, dies  

1911  On April - 13 polo Grounds grandstand & left field bleachers go up in flames  

1912  On April - 13 the British Royal Flying Corps (RAF) was created by Royal Charter  

1912  Royal Flying Corps forms (later RAF) on this day in history.  

1914  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of catherine de' Médici, Queen of Spain/daughter of Henry II  

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  Elisabeth of Valois, third wife of Philip II of Spain (d. 1568) was born on this day in history.  

1570  On April - 13 birth of guy Fawkes, English Catholic conspirator (d. 1606)  

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

1584  On April - 13 birth of albert VI of Bavaria (d. 1666)  

0799  On April - 13 paulus Diaconus Warnafridi, Longobardisch writer, dies  

0814  Death of Krum of Bulgaria on this day in history.  

1093  Death of Prince Vsevolod I of Kiev (b. 1030) on April - 13.  

1279  On this day in history death of boleslaw the Pious, Polish duke  

1517  Death of Tuman Bey, last Mamelukken sultan of Egypt, hanged on April - 13.  

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

1635  On April - 13 death of fakhr-al-Din II, Druze Prince of Lebanon (b. 1572)  

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