January 13 in History: Historical Events, Birthdays, Deaths & Holidays

1941  Novelist James Joyce dies during an eye operation in Zurich, Switzerland at age 58.   

1941  James Joyce, novelist (Ulysses), dies in Zurich Switzerland, at 58   

1942  German U-boats begin harassing shipping on US east coast   

1942  Henry Ford patents a method of constructing plastic auto bodies.   

1942  In this year, Interallied war trial conference publishes St James Declaration   

1942  Allied Conference for war trials   

1943  British premier Winston Churchill arrives in Casablanca.   

1943  Hitler declares "Total War"   

1943  HMCS Ville de Quebec (Corvette) make Canada's inaugural U-Boat sinking in the Mediterranean.   

1943  Russian offensive at Don under General Golikov.   

1943  US infantry captures Galloping Horse-ridge Guadalcanal.   

1945  Prokofchev's 5th Symphony premieres in Moscow   

1945  The Soviet 'Red' army occupies the Hungarian city of Budapest.   

1947  Veit Valentin, German/US historian (German People), dies at 61.   

1948  1st country music TV show, Midwestern Hayride, premieres on WLW Cin   

1949  "Along 5th Avenue" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 180 perfs   

1951  German General F Christian freed early from Dutch prison.   

1953  Gas explosion in Belgium coal mine results in the deaths of 14.   

1953  Marshal Josip Tito chosen president of Yugoslavia.   

1954  Military rule in Egypt; 318 Mohammedan Brotherhood arrested.   

1954  Milt rule in Egypt; 318 Mohammedan Brotherhood arrested.   

1954  Roland Diggle, composer, dies at 69.   

1955  Jay McInerney, American writer is born.   

1957  Wham-O Company produces the inaugural Frisbee   

1957  Bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to Allen Tate   

1958  9000 scientists of 43 nations petition UN for nuclear test ban.   

1958  US newspaper "Daily Worker" ceases publication   

1958  Edna Purviance, actress (Charlie Chaplin, Sunnyside), dies at 61.   

1959  De Gaulle grants amnesty to 130 to Algerian death row convicts   

1959  King Boudouin promises Belgian Congo independence   

1960  Sibilla Aleramo, [Rina Faccio], Ital poet (Una Donna), dies at 83.   

1962  Comedian Ernie Kovacs is killed in a car crash in Los Angeles   

1962  "Do Re Mi" closes at St James Theater NYC after 400 performances   

1962  Ernie Kovacs, comedian, dies in a car crash in West LA, at 42   

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1334  King henry ii of castile: King henry ii of castile (d. 1379)   

1381  St colette: Abbess/reformer (poor clares)   

1406  Matteo palmieri: Italian writer (della vita civile)   

1505  Joachim ii hector: Ruler (brandenburg)   

1562  Mark alexander boyd: Scottish poet   

1596  Jan j goyen: Dutch landscape painter   

1610  Maria anna of austria: Electress of bavaria   

1616  Antoinette bourignon: Flemish mystic/french religious fanatic   

0086  Gaius marius: Roman general and politician (b. 157 bc)   

0533  Death of Remigius van reims: 1st bishop of reims (459-533)/saint,   

0858  Aethelwolf: King of wessex (battle at aclea),   

0888  Death of Charles iii: The fat one, king of franconia/roman emperor,   

1049  Death of Derrick iv: Count of holland (1039-49),   

1138  Simon i: Duke of lorraine (b. 1076)   

1151  Abbot suger: French statesman and historian (b. 1081)   

1177  Death of Hendrik jasomirgott babenberg: Duke of austria,