Page 2: Historical Events In January - 13

1733  On January - 13 james Oglethorpe & 130 English colonists arrive at Charleston, SC   

1734  On January - 13 luca Sorkocevic, composer   

1762  Leonhard Trautsch, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

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  John Walter publishes 1st issue of London Times on January - 13.   

1788  Carl Ludwig Cornelius Westenholz, composer on this day in history.   

1794  On January - 13 congress changes US flag to 15 stars &15 stripes   

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 January - 13.   

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 this day in history.   

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  Humphrey Marshall, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1872 on this day in history.   

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  On January - 13 alexandre-Auguste Robineau, composer, dies at 80   

1830  Great fire in New Orleans thought to be set by rebel slaves on this day in history.   

1834  On this day in history the birth of Horatio Alger, American author   

1834  Horatio Alger Jr, Revere Mass, author (Lost at Sea, Work & Win) on this day in history.   

1835  Gustaaf Rolin-Jaequemyns, Belgian jurist/minister of the Interior on this day in history.   

1838  Ferdinand Reis, composer, dies at 53 on this day in history.   

1840  The steamship Lexington burns and sinks four miles off the coast of Long Island with the loss of 139 lives on this day in history.   

1842  On January - 13 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.   

1849  Vancouver Island granted to Hudson's Bay Co on this day in history.   

1850  Leon Francis Victor Caron, composer on January - 13.   

1854  Anthony Foss patents the accordion on January - 13.   

1854  On January - 13 anthony Foss patents accordion   

1858  Oskar Minkowski, Biologist (d.1931) on this day in history.   

1859  Karl Bleibtreu, German author (Revolution of Literature) on January - 13.   

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

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

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

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

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

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

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  Remigius van Reims, 1st bishop of Reims (459-533)/saint, dies about 96 on January - 13.   

0858  On this day in history aethelwolf, king of Wessex (Battle at Aclea), dies   

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

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

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

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

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