Historical Events In May - 13

1735  Horace Coignet, composer on this day in history.  

1746  On May - 13 oliver Brownson, composer  

1756  On this day in history wojciech Zywny, composer  

1761  Adrian Loosjes Pzn, publisher/writer (Mauritius Lijnslager) on May - 13.  

1767  On May - 13 mozart's opera "Apollo et Hyacinthus," premieres in Salzburg  

1776  Charles Ots, composer on May - 13.  

1776  On May - 13 anton de Haen, medical Ratio medendi, dies at 71  

1777  University library at Vienna opens on May - 13.  

1779  On May - 13 war of Bavarian Succession ends  

1787  A fleet of eleven ships left Britain with two years provision and a cargo of 759 unwilling convicts, their guards,and ships crew numbering - 1530 people in all. They were to colonise a new land. Australia on this day in history.  

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1787  On this day in history arthur Phillip sets sails with 11 ships of criminals to Botany Bay  

1787  On this day in history johann Michael Malzat, composer, dies at 38  

1792  On May - 13 pius IX "Pio Nono", [Giovanni-Maria Mastai-Ferretti], Pope (1846-78)  

1793  Martin Gerbert, composer, dies at 72 on May - 13.  

1795  Joshua Ratoon Sands, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1883 on this day in history.  

1812  On this day in history johann Matthias Sperger, composer, dies at 62  

1820  On this day in history the opera "Die Jäearsbraut" is completed  

1820  On this day in history opera "Die Jagarsbrautt" is completed  

1828  On this day in history uS passes Tariff of Abominations  

1828  Josephine Elizabeth Butler, social reformer on May - 13.  

1830  Republic of Ecuador is founded, with Juan Jose Flores as president on this day in history.  

1830  On this day in history zebulon Baird Vance, Governor (Confederacy), died in 1894  

1831  On this day in history willem baron of Goltstein of Oldenaller, Dutch minister of Colonies  

1831  On this day in history christian G Korner, German lawyer, dies at 74  

1835  The first foreign embassy in Hawaii is established on May - 13.  

1835  On May - 13 1st foreign embassy in Hawaii forms  

1835  On May - 13 john Nash, British town planner/architect (Regent's Park), dies  

1839  On this day in history israel Ashkenazi of Shklov, found Ashkenazic community (1815), dies  

1840  Alphonse Daudet, writer on May - 13.  

1842  Arthur Seymour Sullivan, London England, composer (Gilbert & Sullivan) on May - 13.  

1843  On May - 13 count Paul J Smet de Naeyer, Belgian politician  

1846  On May - 13 the United States declare war on Mexico  

1846  On May - 13 uS declares war on México, 2 months after fighting begins  

1846  On this day in history uS declares war on Mexico, 2 months after fighting begins  

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1024  Hugh of Cluny, French saint (d. 1109) was born on this day in history.  

1254  Maria of Brabant, queen of France (d. 1321) was born on May - 13.  

1314  On May - 13 birth of sergius of Radonesh, Russian saint  

1588  On May - 13 birth of ole Worm, Danish physician (d. 1654)  

1592  On May - 13 birth of john Cloppenburg, vicar/theologist  

1638  Richard Simon, French Biblical critic (d. 1712) was born on May - 13.  

1655  Innocent XIII, [Michelangiolo dei Conti], Italy, 244th Pope (1721-24) was born on this day in history.  

1699  On May - 13 birth of marquis of Pombal, Prime Minister of Portugal (d. 1782)  

0384  On May - 13 servatius/Aravatius, bishop of Tongeren, dies at 65+  

1162  Death of Géza II of Hungary on May - 13.  

1176  Death of Matthias I, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1119) on May - 13.  

1312  On this day in history death of theobald II, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1263)  

1381  John of Chatillon, governor/viceroy of Holland, dies on May - 13.  

1390  On May - 13 robert II the Steward, King of Scotland (1371-90), dies  

1573  On this day in history death of takeda Shingen, Japanese warlord (b. 1521)  

1619  Death of Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, lands advocate, beheaded on May - 13.