Historical Events In January - 13
Friday, 29 March 2024
1733 On January - 13 james Oglethorpe & 130 English colonists arrive at Charleston, SC
1734 Luca Sorkocevic, composer on January - 13.
1762 On January - 13 leonhard Trautsch, composer, dies at 68
1770 On January - 13 de Beaumarchais' "Les Deux Amis," premieres in Paris
1778 Anton Fischer, composer on January - 13.
1785 John Walter publishes first issue of London Times on January - 13.
1785 On this day in history john Walter publishes 1st issue of London Times
1788 Carl Ludwig Cornelius Westenholz, composer on January - 13.
1794 Congress changes US flag to 15 stars &15 stripes on this day in history.
1794 On this day in history congress changes US flag to 15 stars & 15 stripes
1795 On this day in history francois-Joseph Krafft, composer, dies at 73
1797 Elisabeth C von Brunswick-Bevern, wife of Frederick II, dies at 81 on this day in history.
1799 President George Washington adds two stars and two stripes to the U.S. flag, honoring the admission of Vermont and Kentucky to the union. The new stripes were later removed, restoring the total to 13 on January - 13.
1802 On this day in history eduard von Bauernfeld, Vienna, comedic playwright
1807 Napoleon Bonaparte Buford, Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1883 on January - 13.
1808 Salmon P Chase, (Sen-R) cabinet member, 6th chief justice (1864-73) on this day in history.
1812 On this day in history humphrey Marshall, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1872
1815 William Henry French, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1881 on January - 13.
1822 The design of the Greek flag is adopted by the First National Assembly at Epidaurus on January - 13.
1824 On January - 13 ignacy Marceli Komorowski, composer
1828 Alexandre-Auguste Robineau, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.
1830 On this day in history great fire in New Orleans thought to be set by rebel slaves
1834 The birth of Horatio Alger, American author on January - 13.
1834 Horatio Alger Jr, Revere Mass, author (Lost at Sea, Work & Win) on this day in history.
1835 On January - 13 gustaaf Rolin-Jaequemyns, Belgian jurist/minister of the Interior
1838 Ferdinand Reis, composer, dies at 53 on January - 13.
1840 The steamship Lexington burns and sinks four miles off the coast of Long Island with the loss of 139 lives on January - 13.
1842 Dr. William Brydon, a surgeon in the British Army during the First Anglo-Afghan War, becomes famous for being the sole survivor of an army of 16,500 when he reaches the safety of a garrison in Jalalabad on this day in history.
1849 Vancouver Island granted to Hudson's Bay Co on this day in history.
1850 On this day in history leon Francis Victor Caron, composer
1854 On this day in history anthony Foss patents the accordion
1854 Anthony Foss patents accordion on this day in history.
1858 On January - 13 oskar Minkowski, Biologist (d.1931)
1859 Karl Bleibtreu, German author (Revolution of Literature) on this day in history.
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