Historical Events In June - 13

1863  Battle of Winchester VA on this day in history.   

1863  Josef Venantius von Woss, composer on June - 13.   

1865  Pres Johnson proclaims reconstruction confederate states on June - 13.   

1865  William Butler Yeats, Ireland, poet (Wild Swans at Coole-Nobel 1923) on this day in history.   

1865  Cleaveland J Campbell, Union brig-general, dies at about 29 on June - 13.   

1866  On June - 13 house passes 14th Amendment   

1866  On this day in history house passes 14th Amendment (Civil rights for blacks)   

1866  Lambertus Zijl, sculptor (Trade scholarship) on June - 13.   

1868  On June - 13 oscar J Dunn (a black) is elected Lt Governor of Louisiana   

1869  On June - 13 ede Poldini, composer   

1871  Hurricane kills 300 in Labrador on June - 13.   

1873  J C Watson discovers asteroid #132 Aethra on June - 13.   

1873  Angelo Maurizio Gaspare Mariani, composer, dies at 51 on this day in history.   

1874  8th Belmont: G Barbee aboard Saxon wins in 2:39.5 on this day in history.   

1874  Leopoldo Lugones, Argentina, writer on June - 13.   

1875  Max d' Ollone, composer on June - 13.   

1878  Congress of Berlin meets to divide African colonization on this day in history.   

1879  On this day in history a Borrelly discovers asteroid #198 Ampella   

1879  George Gunn, cricketer (elegant English batsman 1907-30) on this day in history.   

1881  On this day in history the USS Jeannette is crushed in an Arctic Ocean ice pack.   

1886  On this day in history fire destroys nearly 1,000 buildings in Vancouver, BC   

1886  Ludwig II, King of Bavaria, drowns, dies at 40 on June - 13.   

1887  Bruno Frank, writer on June - 13.   

1888  On this day in history congress creates the Department of Labor   

1888  On June - 13 congress creates Department of Labor   

1888  On this day in history fernando A Nogueira de Seabra Pessoa, Portuguese poet   

1889  On this day in history 2 feet of snow accumulates in Rawlins Wyoming   

1889  On June - 13 2' of snow accumulates in Rawlins Wyoming   

1890  On this day in history eagle Ave in the Bronx is cut out &named   

1890  On June - 13 eagle Ave in the Bronx is cut out & named   

1891  On June - 13 nell Craig, NJ, actress (Calling Dr Kildare, Queen of Sheba)   

1892  Basil Rathbone, Johannesburg S Africa, actor (Sherlock Holmes) on June - 13.   

1893  On this day in history dorothy Leigh Sayers, England, novelist (9 Taylors)   

1894  On this day in history isaak E Babel, Russian writer (Konarmija, Marija) [or Jul 13]   

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1539  Jost/Jobst/Jodocus Amman, Swiss cartoonist/graphic artist/illustrator was born on June - 13.   

1592  On June - 13 birth of tobias Michael, composer   

1612  Karel van Croij, prince of Chimay/Duke of Aarschot was born on this day in history.   

1627  Fidel Molitor, composer was born on June - 13.   

1649  On June - 13 birth of adrien Baillet, French scholar and critic (d. 1706)   

1701  Angelo Antonio Caroli, composer was born on June - 13.   

1736  Henryk Klein, composer was born on June - 13.   

1752  Fanny Burney, England, author (Camille, Evelina) was born on this day in history.   

1036  Death of Ali az-Zahir, caliph (b. 1005) on this day in history.   

1142  On this day in history godfried II, duke of Brabant/Neth-Lotharingen, dies   

1231  Death of Anthony of Padua, Portuguese saint (b. 1195) on June - 13.   

1256  Death of Tankei, Japanese sculptor (b. 1173) on June - 13.   

1371  On this day in history jan V of Virneburg, bishop of Utrecht (Pledge Vollenhove), dies   

1550  On this day in history johann Spangenberg, composer, dies at 66   

1612  On June - 13 charles van Croij, prince of Chimay, dies at 51   

1636  Death of George Gordon, 1st Marquess of Huntly, Scottish politician (b. 1562) on this day in history.