Historical Events In April - 13

1883  On this day in history alfred Packer convicted of cannibalism  

1883  Alexander Alexandrov, composer on this day in history.  

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

1886  Ethel Leginska, composer on April - 13.  

1886  Karoly Thern, composer, dies at 68 on April - 13.  

1892  On this day in history arthur Harris, Cheltenham, Marshal of the RAF  

1894  Ludvig Irgens Jensen, composer on this day in history.  

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

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

1895  Olga Rudge, violinist on April - 13.  

1899  Alexander Alexandrovich Davidenko, composer on April - 13.  

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

1902  JC Penney opened his first store in Kemmerer, Wyo on April - 13.  

1902  The birth of Philippe de Rothschild, French industrialist on April - 13.  

1902  On this day in history j C Penney opens his 1st store in Kemmerer, Wyo  

1902  Duke of Marlborough on April - 13.  

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

1903  On April - 13 derk J A Haspels, Dutch actor, dies at 65  

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

1904  Battle at Oviumbo Africa: Herero's chase away German army on April - 13.  

1904  On this day in history georges Yves Marie Congar, dominican Theologian cardinal  

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

1906  On this day in history m Wolf discovers asteroid #598 Octavia  

1906  The birth of Samuel Beckett, French author on this day in history.  

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

1906  On April - 13 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  On this day in history eudora Welty, Jackson Ms, novelist (Optimist's Daughter-Pulitzer 1973)  

1910  William Orchardson, British painter, dies on April - 13.  

1911  Polo Grounds grandstand & left field bleachers go up in flames on this day in history.  

1912  On this day in history the British Royal Flying Corps (RAF) was created by Royal Charter  

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

1914  1st Federal League Game: Balt Terrapins beat Buffalo 3-2 on this day in history.  

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

1519  On April - 13 birth of catherine de' Médici, Queen of Spain/daughter of Henry II  

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

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  On this day in history birth of albert VI of Bavaria (d. 1666)  

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

0814  On this day in history death of krum of Bulgaria  

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

1279  Death of Boleslaw the Pious, Polish duke on this day in history.  

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

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

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.