Historical Events In January - 13

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

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 this day in history.  

0888  On this day in history duke Odo becomes king of West-France  

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

1099  Crusaders set fire to Mara Syria on January - 13.  

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  Frederick (III), the Handsome, duke of Austrian/German anti-king, dies on this day in history.  

1381  St Colette, abbess/reformer (Poor Clares) on this day in history.  

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1406  On this day in history matteo Palmieri, Italian writer (Della vita civile)  

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

1505  Joachim II Hector, ruler (Brandenburg) on this day in history.  

1547  On January - 13 earl Henry Howard of Surrey sentenced to death  

1559  On this day in history elizabeth I crowned queen of England in Westminster Abbey  

1596  On this day in history jan J Goyen, Dutch landscape painter  

1599  Edmund Spenser, poet (Faerie Queene), dies at about 46 on this day in history.  

1605  The controversial play Eastward Hoe by Ben Jonson, George Chapman, and John Marston is performed, landing two of the authors in prison on January - 13.  

1607  On this day in history the Bank of Genoa fails after announcement of national bankruptcy in Spain.  

1610  On this day in history galileo Galilei discovers Callisto, 4th satellite of Jupiter  

1616  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1630  On January - 13 patent to Plymouth Colony issued  

1651  On this day in history abraham C Bloemaert, painter/cartoonist/engraver, dies at 86  

1673  On January - 13 jean Racine's "Mithridate," premieres in Paris  

1682  On January - 13 simon van Leeuwen, Dutch lawyer/historian, dies at 55  

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 January - 13.  

1695  Jonathan Swift ordained an Anglican priest in Ireland on this day in history.  

1702  On January - 13 peter Rabus, Dutch poet/translator (Great Name Book), dies at 41  

1727  Johann Christoph Schmugel, composer on January - 13.  

1733  James Oglethorpe &130 English colonists arrive at Charleston, SC on January - 13.  

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

1381  On January - 13 birth of st Colette, abbess/reformer (Poor Clares)  

1406  Matteo Palmieri, Italian writer (Della vita civile) was born on January - 13.  

1505  Joachim II Hector, ruler (Brandenburg) was born on January - 13.  

1562  Mark Alexander Boyd, Scottish poet (d. 1601) was born on January - 13.  

1596  On this day in history birth of jan J Goyen, Dutch landscape painter  

1610  On January - 13 birth of maria Anna of Austria, Electress of Bavaria (d. 1665)  

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

0086  On January - 13 death of gaius Marius, Roman general and politician (b. 157 BC)  

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

0858  Aethelwolf, king of Wessex (Battle at Aclea), dies on January - 13.  

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

1049  Derrick IV, Count of Holland (1039-49), dies in battle on January - 13.  

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

1151  Death of Abbot Suger, French statesman and historian (b. 1081) on this day in history.  

1177  Hendrik Jasomirgott Babenberg, Duke of Austria, dies on this day in history.