Page 4: Historical Events In February - 13

1858  Sir Richard Burton & John Speake explore Lake Tanganyika, Africa on this day in history.   

1859  Frank van de Goes, Dutch writer/marxist theorist on February - 13.   

1860  King Basse Kajuara departs Boni South-Celebes on February - 13.   

1861  On this day in history abraham Lincoln declared President   

1861  On February - 13 colonel Bernard Irwin attacks &defeats hostile Chiricahua Indians   

1861  On this day in history the first military action to result in Congressional Medal of Honor, Arizona   

1861  1st military action to result in Congressional Medal of Honor, AZ on February - 13.   

1861  On this day in history uchimura Kanzo, Tokyo, religious writer (How I Became a Christian)   

1862  On February - 13 siege of Ft Donelson TN   

1862  On February - 13 -Feb 16th) Siege of Ft Donelson TN   

1862  Karel Weis, composer on this day in history.   

1864  Meridian Campaign fighting at Chunky Creek &Wyatt, Mississippi on this day in history.   

1864  On February - 13 miridian Campaign fighting at Chunky Creek & Wyatt, Mississippi   

1866  Jesse James holds up his 1st bank, Liberty MO ($15,000) on this day in history.   

1866  On February - 13 jesse James holds up his 1st bank, Liberty, Missouri ($15,000)   

1867  Johann Strauss' "Blue Danube" waltz premieres in Vienna on February - 13.   

1870  Leopold Godowsky, Lithuania, virtuoso pianist/composer on February - 13.   

1873  Petrus AS van Limburg Brouwer, [Abraham van Luik], literary, dies on February - 13.   

1874  On February - 13 hendrik Spiekman, Dutch politician (social-democratic)   

1877  Jazeps Medins, composer on this day in history.   

1880  On this day in history work begins on the covering of the Senne, burying Brussels's primary river and creating the modern central boulevards.   

1881  On February - 13 the feminist newspaper La Citoyenne is first published in Paris by the activist Hubertine Auclert.   

1881  Eleanor Farjeon, English writer (Martin Pippin) on this day in history.   

1882  On February - 13 henry Highland Garnet, diplomat, dies in Monrovia Liberia at 66   

1883  On February - 13 bainbridge Crist, composer   

1883  On this day in history pavel Melnikov, [Petsjerski], Russian historian, dies at 64   

1885  On February - 13 elizabeth Virginia "Bess" Truman, 1st lady (1945-52)   

1886  Painter Thomas Eakins resigns from Philadelphia Academy of Art after controversy over use of male nudes in a coed art class on February - 13.   

1886  On February - 13 painter Thomas Eakins resigns from Philadelphia Academy of Art after controversial over use of male nudes in a coed art class   

1887  On this day in history alvin York, famed US soldier with 25 kills in WW I   

1888  Georgios Papandreou, Greek prefect of Lesbos/minister/premier on this day in history.   

1891  On this day in history david Dixon Porter, US rear admiral (Union), dies at 77   

1892  On February - 13 the birth of Grant Wood, American painter.   

1892  Grant Wood, US, painter (American Gothic) on this day in history.   

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1440  On February - 13 birth of hartmann Schedel, German physician/humanist/historian   

1457  Mary of Burgundy, daughter of Charles the Bold and wife of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1482) was born on February - 13.   

1480  On this day in history birth of girolamo Aleandro, Italian Catholic cardinal (d. 1542)   

1599  On this day in history birth of alexander VII, [Fabio Chigi], Siena Italy, pope (1655-67)   

1610  Jean de la Badie, French divine, founder of Lagardists was born on February - 13.   

1622  On this day in history birth of adam Pijnacker, landscape painter/etcher, baptized   

1658  On February - 13 birth of jan B Wellekens, Dutch poet/painter   

1660  Johann Sigismund Kusser, composer was born on this day in history.   

0858  Death of Kenneth I of Scotland on this day in history.   

1130  On February - 13 honorius II, [Lamberto], Pope (1124-30), dies   

1141  Death of Béla II of Hungary (b. 1110) on this day in history.   

1199  Stefanus Nemanja (Symeon), monk, dies on February - 13.   

1219  On February - 13 death of minamoto no Sanetomo, Japanese shogun (b. 1192)   

1237  Death of Jordanus of Saxon, 2nd general of Dominicans, drowns on February - 13.   

1315  On February - 13 jean I of Chalon-Arlay, mayor of Neuchôtel, dies   

1332  Andronicus II Paleologus, Byzantine emperor (1282-1328)/monk, dies on this day in history.