Historical Events In July - 13

1793  French rev writer Jean Paul Marat murdered by Charlotte Corday on this day in history.  

1793  Jean Paul Marat French revolutionary, murdered by Charlotte Corday on July - 13.  

1793  On this day in history jean Paul Marat, one of the leaders of the French revolution, is murdered  

1793  John Clare, Northamptonshire peasant poet (Shepard's Calendar) on this day in history.  

1793  On this day in history jean Paul Marat, French revolutionary, murdered by Charlotte Corday  

1794  Battle of the Vosges between French forces and those of Prussia and Austria on July - 13.  

1811  On this day in history the birth of George G. Scott, British architect  

1813  On July - 13 johann Friedrich Peter, composer, dies at 67  

1815  James Alexander Seddon, Secy War (Confederacy), died in 1880 on this day in history.  

1816  Gustav Freytag, writer on July - 13.  

1820  Commencement of the trial in Stirling for High Treason of the Radicals captured at the Battle of Bonnymuir. Two of the accused, John Baird and Andrew Hardie, were subsequently executed on 8 September 1820 on this day in history.  

1821  Nathan Bedford Forrest, slave trader/Confed lt-gen/KKK Grand Wizard on July - 13.  

1826  Stanislao Cannizzaro, Italian chemist (Reaction of Cannizzaro) on July - 13.  

1832  Source of Mississippi River discovered (Henry R Schoolcraft) on this day in history.  

1836  US patent #1 (after 9,957 unnumbered patents), for locomotive wheels on this day in history.  

1837  Queen Victoria becomes the first British monarch to live in Buckingham Palace on July - 13.  

1837  Queen Victoria is 1st monarch to live in present Buckingham Palace on this day in history.  

1844  Johann Gansbacher, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

1850  Hipolito Irigoyen, president Argentina (1916-22, 1928-30) on this day in history.  

1851  On July - 13 john F Loudon discovers tin on East Indian Island of Billiton  

1854  On this day in history uS forces shell & burn San Juan del Norte, Nicaragua  

1859  Sydney Webb, England, writer/husband of Beatrice Potter on July - 13.  

1860  John Ackersdijk, Dutch state house builder, dies at 69 on July - 13.  

1861  Battle of Corrick's Ford, VA (Carrick's Ford) on July - 13.  

1861  On this day in history robert Selden Garnett, US Confederate brig-general, dies at 41  

1862  Battle of Murfreesboro, TN (Forrest's Raid) US895 CS150 on July - 13.  

1863  On July - 13 anti-draft mobs lynch blacks in NYC; about 1,000 die  

1863  On this day in history beginning of the New York draft riots, regarded as the worst in United States history.  

1863  USS Wyoming battled Japanese warlord's forces on July - 13.  

1863  Emma Mary Wooley, educator (Mary Anna Wells) on this day in history.  

1863  John S Bowen, US architect/Confederate gen-major, dies at 32 on July - 13.  

1864  On this day in history early retreats from Washington City back to Shenandoah Valley  

1865  Horace Greeley advises his readers to "Go west young man" on July - 13.  

1865  On July - 13 pT Barnum's museum burns down  

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1396  Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy was born on July - 13.  

1527  John Dee, London, alchemist/astrologer/mathematician was born on July - 13.  

1527  On July - 13 birth of john Dee, English scientist (d. 1609)  

1579  Arthur Dee, English physician (d. 1651) was born on this day in history.  

1590  On July - 13 birth of clement X, [Emilio Altieri], Italy, Pope (1670-76)  

1607  Václav Hollar, Bohemian-born artist (d. 1677) was born on July - 13.  

1608  Ferdinand III, King of Hungary/Bohemia/German Emperor (1637-57) was born on this day in history.  

1745  On July - 13 birth of robert Calder, British naval officer (d. 1818)  

0574  John III, Italian Pope (561-74), dies on this day in history.  

0939  On this day in history leo VII, Italian Pope (936-39), dies  

1024  On July - 13 henry II, the Monk, German King (1002-24), dies  

1105  Rashi, [Rabbi Shlomo Yitzaki], Jewish intellectual, dies on this day in history.  

1205  On this day in history death of hubert Walter, Archbishop of Canterbury and Justicier of England  

1309  On this day in history jan I van Nassau, bishop of Utrecht, dies  

1357  Death of Bartolus de Saxoferrato Italian jurist (b. 1313) on July - 13.  

1380  Bertrand du Guesclin, French King of Granada, dies at about 60 on this day in history.