Historical Events In January - 13

0533  On this day in history remigius van Reims, 1st bishop of Reims (459-533)/saint, dies about 96  

0858  On January - 13 aethelwolf, king of Wessex (Battle at Aclea), dies  

0888  On this day in history charles III, the Fat One, King of Franconia/Roman emperor, dies  

0888  Duke Odo becomes king of West-France on this day in history.  

1049  On this day in history derrick IV, Count of Holland (1039-49), dies in battle  

1099  Crusaders set fire to Mara Syria on this day in history.  

1177  On this day in history hendrik Jasomirgott Babenberg, Duke of Austria, dies  

1307  On this day in history arnoud van Foreest, Dom deacon of Utrecht, dies  

1330  On this day in history frederick (III), the Handsome, duke of Austrian/German anti-king, dies  

1381  St Colette, abbess/reformer (Poor Clares) on January - 13.  

1406  On January - 13 matteo Palmieri, Italian writer (Della vita civile)  

1488  On this day in history hermann Vischer, "the Old", buried  

1505  On this day in history joachim II Hector, ruler (Brandenburg)  

1547  Earl Henry Howard of Surrey sentenced to death on January - 13.  

1559  On January - 13 elizabeth I crowned queen of England in Westminster Abbey  

1596  Jan J Goyen, Dutch landscape painter on January - 13.  

1599  On this day in history edmund Spenser, poet (Faerie Queene), dies at about 46  

1605  The controversial play Eastward Hoe by Ben Jonson, George Chapman, and John Marston is performed, landing two of the authors in prison on this day in history.  

1607  On January - 13 the Bank of Genoa fails after announcement of national bankruptcy in Spain.  

1610  Galileo Galilei discovers Callisto, 4th satellite of Jupiter on this day in history.  

1616  On January - 13 antoinette Bourignon, Flemish mystic/French religious fanatic  

1621  On January - 13 jan Pieterszoon Coen's fleet sets sail to Moluccas (from Jacarta)  

1625  Pieter Bruegel "the Older", (Bloemenbruegel), Flemish painter, dies on January - 13.  

1630  Patent to Plymouth Colony issued on this day in history.  

1651  On January - 13 abraham C Bloemaert, painter/cartoonist/engraver, dies at 86  

1673  On this day in history jean Racine's "Mithridate," premieres in Paris  

1682  Simon van Leeuwen, Dutch lawyer/historian, dies at 55 on this day in history.  

1683  Johann Christoph Graupner, German composer on January - 13.  

1690  On January - 13 gottfried Heinrich Stolzel, composer  

1691  George Fox, founder of Quakers, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

1695  Jonathan Swift ordained an Anglican priest in Ireland on January - 13.  

1702  Peter Rabus, Dutch poet/translator (Great Name Book), dies at 41 on January - 13.  

1727  Johann Christoph Schmugel, composer on this day in history.  

1733  James Oglethorpe &130 English colonists arrive at Charleston, SC on this day in history.  

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1334  On this day in history birth of king Henry II of Castile (d. 1379)  

1381  On this day in history birth of st Colette, abbess/reformer (Poor Clares)  

1406  On January - 13 birth of matteo Palmieri, Italian writer (Della vita civile)  

1505  On this day in history birth of joachim II Hector, ruler (Brandenburg)  

1562  On this day in history birth of mark Alexander Boyd, Scottish poet (d. 1601)  

1596  Jan J Goyen, Dutch landscape painter was born on this day in history.  

1610  Maria Anna of Austria, Electress of Bavaria (d. 1665) was born on this day in history.  

1616  Antoinette Bourignon, Flemish mystic/French religious fanatic was born on this day in history.  

0086  Death of Gaius Marius, Roman general and politician (b. 157 BC) on this day in history.  

0533  On January - 13 remigius van Reims, 1st bishop of Reims (459-533)/saint, dies about 96  

0858  Aethelwolf, king of Wessex (Battle at Aclea), dies on this day in history.  

0888  Charles III, the Fat One, King of Franconia/Roman emperor, dies on January - 13.  

1049  Derrick IV, Count of Holland (1039-49), dies in battle on this day in history.  

1138  Death of Simon I, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1076) on this day in history.  

1151  On this day in history death of abbot Suger, French statesman and historian (b. 1081)  

1177  On January - 13 hendrik Jasomirgott Babenberg, Duke of Austria, dies