Page 5: Historical Events In January - 13
Thursday, 20 November 2025
1915 SS Roebuck, formerly on the Channel Islands service, she was taken over for government service after the outbreak of war and renamed HMS Roedene under which name while at Scapa Flow she dragged her anchor and fell across the bows of the battleship HMS Imperieuse, after which she sank on this day in history. 

1915 W Churchill presents plan for assault on Dardanelles on January - 13. 

1915 Earthquake in Avezzano Italy kills 29,800 on January - 13. 

1915 Edward Frederick Weston Goodman, property developer on January - 13. 

1916 Bella Lewitsky, choreographer on January - 13. 

1917 Felix Guerro Diaz, composer on January - 13. 

1918 Lester Sill, pioneer music publisher/record producer on January - 13. 

1919 Dutch Soccer team OSV forms on January - 13. 

1919 On January - 13 army Archerd, Hollywood columnist/TV host (Movie Game) 

1920 On January - 13 new York Times editorial (falsely) reports rockets can never fly 

1920 NY Times editorial (falsely) reports rockets can never fly on this day in history. 

1922 On this day in history conference of Cannes concerning German retribution payments ended 

1922 On January - 13 buck Weaver, a Black Sox, applies unsuccessfully for reinstatement 

1923 On January - 13 danil Shafran, cellist 

1924 On January - 13 nationalist Wafd-party wins Egyptian parliament elections 

1924 Philip Rawson, artist/teacher on this day in history. 

1924 On this day in history georg H Quincke, German physicist (Test of Quincke), dies at 89 

1925 Gwen Verdon, LA, actress/singer/dancer (Cotton Club, Sweet Charity) on this day in history. 

1926 The birth of Michael Bond, Creator of 'Padington Bear' on January - 13. 

1926 Carolyn Heilbrun, [Amanda Cross], author (Lady Ottoline's Album) on this day in history. 

1927 On this day in history uS &Mexico battle over oil interests 

1927 On January - 13 uS & Mexico battle over oil interests 

1928 David Sheiner, NYC, actor (Paul-Mr Novak, Norman-Diana) on this day in history. 

1928 Johan Peter Koch, Danish officer/explorer, dies at 57 on this day in history. 

1929 Humanist Society established, Hollywood CA on this day in history. 

1929 On January - 13 humanist Society established, Hollywood Calif 

1929 On this day in history joseph Anthony Pass, guitarist 

1929 On January - 13 wyatt Earp, US marshall (OK Corral), dies at 80 

1930 "Mickey Mouse" comic strip first appears on January - 13. 

1930 On January - 13 "Mickey Mouse" comic strip 1st appears 

1930 C-E Auguste Rateau, French inventor (R-steam turbine), dies at 66 on January - 13. 

1934 The Candidate of Science degree is established in the USSR on this day in history. 

1934 Jean-Baptiste Marchand, soldier/explorer (Sudan), dies at 70 on January - 13. 

1935 On this day in history plebiscite in Saar, indicates a desire (90.3%) to join Nazi Germany 

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