Historical Events In April - 13

1883  Alfred Packer convicted of cannibalism on April - 13.  

1883  On this day in history alexander Alexandrov, composer  

1885  Pieter S Gerbrandy, Dutch lawyer/premier in London (1940-45) on this day in history.  

1886  On April - 13 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  On this day in history ludvig Irgens Jensen, composer  

1895  Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist" (BG) on April - 13.  

1895  On April - 13 start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Solitary Cyclist" (BG)  

1895  Olga Rudge, violinist on this day in history.  

1899  On this day in history alexander Alexandrovich Davidenko, composer  

1901  René-Jean Pleven, French premier (1950-52) on April - 13.  

1902  JC Penney opened his first store in Kemmerer, Wyo on this day in history.  

1902  On this day in history the birth of Philippe de Rothschild, French industrialist  

1902  J C Penney opens his 1st store in Kemmerer, Wyo on April - 13.  

1902  Duke of Marlborough on this day in history.  

1903  Rex Evans, actor (Frankenstein meets the Wolfman, Zara, Matchmaker) on April - 13.  

1903  On this day in history derk J A Haspels, Dutch actor, dies at 65  

1904  Congress authorizes Lewis & Clark Expo $1 gold coin on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1904  Vasili Vereshtshagin, Russian painter (War & Peace), dies on this day in history.  

1906  On April - 13 m Wolf discovers asteroid #598 Octavia  

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

1906  On April - 13 mutiny on Portuguese battleships Dom Carlos & Vasco da Gama  

1906  On this day in history budd [Lawrence] Freeman, US jazz saxophonist (Eel)  

1907  On April - 13 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  Eudora Welty, Jackson Ms, novelist (Optimist's Daughter-Pulitzer 1973) on this day in history.  

1910  William Orchardson, British painter, dies on this day in history.  

1911  Polo Grounds grandstand & left field bleachers go up in flames on April - 13.  

1912  The British Royal Flying Corps (RAF) was created by Royal Charter on April - 13.  

1912  On April - 13 royal Flying Corps forms (later RAF)  

1914  1st Federal League Game: Balt Terrapins beat Buffalo 3-2 on April - 13.  

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1506  Peter Faber, French Jesuit theologian (d. 1546) was born on April - 13.  

1519  Catherine de' Médici, Queen of Spain/daughter of Henry II was born on this day in history.  

1519  On April - 13 birth of de Medicis, queen consort (Henry II of France)  

1545  Elisabeth van Valois, French queen of Spain/daughter of Henri II was born on April - 13.  

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  Albert VI of Bavaria (d. 1666) was born on April - 13.  

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

0814  On this day in history death of krum of Bulgaria  

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

1279  Death of Boleslaw the Pious, Polish duke on April - 13.  

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

1612  Death of Sasaki Kojirō, Japanese samurai on April - 13.  

1635  Death of Fakhr-al-Din II, Druze Prince of Lebanon (b. 1572) on this day in history.  

1641  On this day in history death of richard Montagu, English clergyman (b. 1577)