Page 3: Historical Events In January - 13
Thursday, 01 January 2026
1863 On this day in history chenille manufacturing machine patented by William Canter, New York City NY 

1863 On January - 13 thomas Crapper pioneers one-piece pedestal flushing toilet 

1863 On January - 13 chenille manufacturing machine patented by William Canter, NYC 

1864 Composer Stephen Foster dies in New York at age 39, while recuperating from loss of blood from a fever-induced fall in his hotel room on January - 13. 

1864 Wilhelm K W Wien, German phyicist (Nobel 1911) on January - 13. 

1864 On this day in history stephen Foster, composer (My Old Kentucky Home), dies at 37 in NY 

1865 On January - 13 amphibious attack on Fort Fisher, NC 

1865 -Jan 15th] BBT & CPT Ft Fisher, NC on this day in history. 

1866 On this day in history vasily Sergeyevich Kalinnikov, composer 

1869 Colored National Labor Union, first Black labor convention on January - 13. 

1869 On this day in history national convention of black leaders meets in Washington DC 

1869 On January - 13 colored National Labor Union, 1st Black labor convention 

1869 Emanuele F, duke of Aosta, Italian general (WW I)/fascist on January - 13. 

1870 Henryk Opienski, Polish composer/conductor (St Moniuszko) on January - 13. 

1873 PBS Pinchback relinquishes office at Louisiana Governor on this day in history. 

1873 On January - 13 p B S Pinchback relinquishes office at Louisiana governor 

1874 On this day in history battle between jobless &police in New York City NY, 100s injured 

1874 Imperial Russian Government issues second decree which amended the one of June 4, 1871. The second decree instituted compulsory military conscription for the German colonists. These two decrees impelled thousands of German Russians to immigrate to North and South America on this day in history. 

1874 On January - 13 uS troops land in Honolulu to protect the king 

1874 On this day in history battle between jobless & police in NYC, 100s injuried 

1874 On January - 13 jozef E van Roey, Flemish cardinal/archbishop of Mechlin 

1879 WF Hendrik the Navigator, prince of Neth/viceroy of Lux, dies at 58 on January - 13. 

1882 On this day in history richard Wagner completes his opera "Parsifal" 

1883 Fire in circus Ferroni in Berditschoft Poland kills 430 on this day in history. 

1883 Henrik Ibsen's "En Folkefiende," premieres in Oslo on this day in history. 

1884 On this day in history johannes Elsensohn, Dutch actor/writer (Arie, novel from the Jordan) 

1885 On January - 13 alfred Fuller, CEO (Fuller Brush Man) 

1885 On this day in history schuyler Colfax,American politician (b.1823) 

1888 National Geographic Society founded on this day in history. 

1888 National Geographic Society founded (Washington DC) on January - 13. 

1888 On this day in history national Geographic Society founded (Washington, DC) 

1892 On January - 13 paul Smart, US, yachtsman (Olympic-gold-1948) 

1892 On this day in history charles Albert White, composer, dies at 62 

1893 On this day in history british Independent Labor Party forms (Keir Hardie as its leader) 

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