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

0888  Duke Odo becomes king of West-France on January - 13.  

1049  On January - 13 derrick IV, Count of Holland (1039-49), dies in battle  

1099  On this day in history crusaders set fire to Mara Syria  

1177  Hendrik Jasomirgott Babenberg, Duke of Austria, dies on January - 13.  

1307  On January - 13 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  On January - 13 st Colette, abbess/reformer (Poor Clares)  

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

1488  Hermann Vischer, "the Old", buried on this day in history.  

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

1547  Earl Henry Howard of Surrey sentenced to death on this day in history.  

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

1610  On January - 13 galileo Galilei discovers Callisto, 4th satellite of Jupiter  

1616  Antoinette Bourignon, Flemish mystic/French religious fanatic on January - 13.  

1621  Jan Pieterszoon Coen's fleet sets sail to Moluccas (from Jacarta) on this day in history.  

1625  On January - 13 pieter Bruegel "the Older", (Bloemenbruegel), Flemish painter, dies  

1630  Patent to Plymouth Colony issued on January - 13.  

1651  On this day in history 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 January - 13.  

1683  On January - 13 johann Christoph Graupner, German composer  

1690  Gottfried Heinrich Stolzel, composer on this day in history.  

1691  George Fox, founder of Quakers, dies at 66 on January - 13.  

1695  On this day in history jonathan Swift ordained an Anglican priest in Ireland  

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

1727  Johann Christoph Schmugel, composer on January - 13.  

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

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1334  King Henry II of Castile (d. 1379) was born on January - 13.  

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

1406  Matteo Palmieri, Italian writer (Della vita civile) was born on this day in history.  

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

1562  On January - 13 birth of mark Alexander Boyd, Scottish poet (d. 1601)  

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

1610  On this day in history birth of maria Anna of Austria, Electress of Bavaria (d. 1665)  

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

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

0533  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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

1138  On this day in history death of simon I, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1076)  

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

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