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January 13 is the 13 th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar . It is still celebrated as New Year's Eve by those on the Julian Calendar . There are 352 days remaining (353 in a Leap Year ).
Events
- 888 - Odo, Count Of Paris becomes King of the Franks .
- 1099 - Crusaders set fire to Mara , Syria .
- 1328 - Edward III of England marries Philippa , daughter of the Count Of Hainault .
- 1547 - Henry Howard, Earl Of Surrey sentenced to death.
- 1559 - Elizabeth I crowned Queen of England in Westminster Abbey .
- 1602 - William Shakespeare 's The Merry Wives Of Windsor is published.
- 1605 - The controversial play Eastward Hoe by Ben Jonson , George Chapman , and John Marston is performed, landing two of the authors in prison.
- 1607 - Bank of Genoa fails after announcement of national bankruptcy in Spain .
- 1610 - Galileo Galilei Discovers Callisto , 4th Moon of Jupiter .
- 1622 - Work on the printing of the First Folio of William Shakespeare is suspended.
- 1625 - John Milton , 16, is admitted to Christ's College, Cambridge .
- 1733 - James Oglethorpe and 130 colonists arrive in Charleston, South Carolina .
- 1785 - John Walter publishes first issue of the '' Daily Universal Register '' (later renamed '' The Times '').
- 1830 - Great fire of New Orleans, Louisiana begins.
- 1832 - President Andrew Jackson writes Vice President Martin Van Buren expressing his opposition to South Carolina 's defiance of federal authority in the Nullification Crisis .
- 1840 - The steamship '' Lexington '' burns and sinks four miles off the coast of Long Island with the loss of 139 lives.
- 1847 - The Treaty Of Cahuenga ends the Mexican-American War in California .
- 1854 - The Accordion is patented by Anthony Faas .
- 1869 - National convention of black leaders meets in Washington D.C. .
- 1893 - The Independent Labour Party of the UK has its first meeting.
- 1893 - US Marines land in Honolulu from the U.S.S. Boston to prevent the queen from abrogating the Bayonet Constitution .
- 1898 - Emile Zola 's '' J'accuse '' exposes the Dreyfus Affair .
- 1915 - An Earthquake in Avezzano , Italy kills 29,800.
- 1930 - Mickey Mouse comic strip makes its first appearance.
- 1935 - A Plebiscite in Saarland shows that 90.3% of those voting wish to join Nazi Germany .
- 1938 - Church Of England accepts theory of Evolution .
- 1942 - Henry Ford patents a Plastic Automobile , which is 30% lighter than a regular car.
- 1942 - The United States begins Japanese American Internment .
- 1953 - Marshal Josip Broz Tito chosen President of Yugoslavia .
- 1957 - Wham-O Company produces the first Frisbee .
- 1958 - Moroccan Liberation Army ambushes Spanish patrol in the Battle Of Edchera .
- 1966 - Robert C. Weaver becomes the first African American Cabinet member by being appointed United States Secretary Of Housing And Urban Development .
- 1968 - Johnny Cash records his landmark album At Folsom Prison live at Folsom State Prison
- 1972 - Prime Minister Kofi Busia and President Edward Akufo-Addo of Ghana are ousted in a bloodless Military Coup by Col. Ignatius Kutu Acheamphong .
- 1982 - Shortly after takeoff, Air Florida Flight 90 737 jet crashes into Washington, DC 's 14th Street Bridge and falls into the Potomac River , killing 78 including four motorists.
- 1986 - A month-long violent struggle begins in Aden , South Yemen between supporters of Ali Nasir Muhammad and Abdul Fattah Ismail , resulting in thousands of casualties.
- 1990 - L. Douglas Wilder becomes the first elected African American governor as he takes office in Richmond, Virginia .
- 1991 - Soviet Union military troops attack Lithuania n independence supporters in Vilnius .
- 1992 - Japan apologizes for forcing Korea n women into sexual slavery during World War II .
- 2001 - An Earthquake hits El Salvador , killing more than 800.
Births
- 1334 - King Henry II Of Castile (d. 1379 )
- 1562 - Mark Alexander Boyd , Scottish poet (d. 1601 )
- 1596 - Jan Van Goyen , Dutch painter (d. 1656 )
- 1610 - Maria Anna Of Austria (d. 1665 )
- 1616 - Antoinette Bourignon , Flemish mystic (d. 1680 )
- 1635 - Philipp Jakob Spener , German theologian (d. 1705 )
- 1651 - Henry Booth, 1st Earl Of Warrington , English politician (d. 1694 )
- 1720 - Richard Hurd , English bishop and writer (d. 1808 )
- 1749 - Friedrich Müller , painter, narrator, lyricist and dramatist (d. 1825 )
- 1805 - Thomas Dyer , Mayor of Chicago (d. 1862 )
- 1808 - Salmon Chase , Secretary of the Treasury and Chief Justice Of The United States (d. 1873 )
- 1812 - Victor De Laprade , French poet and critic (d. 1883 )
- 1832 - Horatio Alger, Jr. , American minister and author (d. 1899 )
- 1861 - Max Nonne , German neurologist (d. 1959 )
- 1864 - Wilhelm Wien , German physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1928 )
- 1866 - Vasily Kalinnikov , Russian composer (d. 1901 )
- 1878 - Lionel-Adolphe Groulx , Catholic priest, historian and Canadian nationalist (d. 1967 ).
- 1879 - Melvin Jones , American founder of Lions Clubs International (d. 1961 )
- 1884 - Sophie Tucker , Russian-born singer, comedienne, and vaudeville performer (d. 1966 )
- 1893 - Clark Ashton Smith , American writer (d. 1961 )
- 1899 - Kay Francis , American actress (d. 1968 )
- 1909 - Marinus Van Der Lubbe , Dutch communist accused of setting fire to the Reichstag (d. 1934 )
- 1911 - Joh Bjelke-Petersen , Premier of Queensland (d. 2005 )
- 1919 - Robert Stack , American actor (d. 2003 )
- 1924 - Paul Feyerabend , Austrian-born philosopher (d. 1994 )
- 1925 - Gwen Verdon , American actress and dancer (d. 2000 )
- 1926 - Michael Bond , British writer
- 1926 - Carolyn Gold Heilbrun , American feminist author (d. 2003 )
- 1927 - Brock Adams , American politician (d. 2004 )
- 1927 - Sydney Brenner , British biologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize In Physiology Or Medicine
- 1930 - Frances Sternhagen , American actress
- 1930 - Liz Anderson , American singer
- 1931 - Charles Nelson Reilly , American actor
- 1934 - Rip Taylor , American actor
- 1938 - William B. Davis , Canadian actor
- 1938 - Tord Grip , Swedish football manager
- 1942 - Richard Moll , American actor
- 1943 - Carol Cleveland , English actress
- 1946 - Eero Koivistoinen , Finnish musician
- 1947 - Jacek Majchrowski , Mayor of Kraków
- 1948 - Gaj Singh , Maharaja of Jodhpur
- 1949 - Brandon Tartikoff , American television executive (d. 1997 )
- 1954 - Trevor Rabin , South African guitarist ( Yes )
- 1955 - Jay McInerney , American writer
- 1958 - Andrew Stanton , American actor and director
- 1961 - Julia Louis-Dreyfus , American actress
- 1961 - Graham McPherson , English singer
- 1962 - Trace Adkins , American musician
- 1964 - Penelope Ann Miller , American actress
- 1966 - Patrick Dempsey , American actor
- 1969 - Stephen Hendry , Scottish snooker player
- 1969 - Stefania Belmondo , Italian cross-country skier
- 1970 - Keith Coogan , American actor
- 1970 - Marco Pantani , Italian cyclist (d. 2004 )
- 1972 - Nicole Eggert , American actress
- 1973 - Nikolai Khabibulin , Russian hockey player
- 1977 - Orlando Bloom , English actor
- 1980 - Krzysztof Czerwinski , Polish conductor and organist
- 1982 - Guillermo Coria , Argentine tennis player
- 1983 - Julian Morris , English actor
- 1992 - Brea Lynn Umphrey ,A Canadian Chicka
Deaths
- 85 BC - Gaius Marius , Roman general and politician
- 703 - Empress Jitō of Japan (b. 645 )
- 858 - King Ethelwulf Of Wessex
- 888 - Charles The Fat , Holy Roman Emperor
- 1138 - Simon I, Duke Of Lorraine (b. 1076 )
- 1151 - Abbot Suger , French statesman and historian
- 1177 - Henry II Of Austria (b. 1107 )
- 1330 - Duke Frederick I Of Austria (b. 1286 )
- 1363 - Meinhard III, Count Of Tyrol
- 1547 - Henry Howard, Earl Of Surrey , English poet (b. 1517 )
- 1599 - Edmund Spenser , English poet (b. 1552 )
- 1658 - Edward Sexby , English Puritan soldier (b. 1616 )
- 1691 - George Fox , English founder of the Quakers (b. 1624 )
- 1766 - King Frederick V Of Denmark (b. 1723 )
- 1775 - Johann Georg Walch , German theologian (b. 1693 )
- 1790 - Luc Urbain De Bouexic, Comte De Guichen , French admiral (b. 1712 )
- 1796 - John H. D. Anderson , Scottish scientist and inventor (b. 1726 )
- 1797 - Elisabeth Christine Von Braunschweig-Bevern , wife of Frederick II Of Prussia (b. 1715 )
- 1852 - Fabian Gottlieb Von Bellingshausen , Russian explorer (b. 1778 )
- 1864 - Stephen Foster , American composer (b. 1826 )
- 1906 - Alexander Popov , Russian physicist (b. 1859 )
- 1923 - Alexandre Ribot , French statesman (b. 1842 )
- 1929 - Wyatt Earp , Western lawman (b. 1848 )
- 1934 - Paul Ulrich Villard , French physicist (b. 1860 )
- 1941 - James Joyce , Irish writer (b. 1882 )
- 1943 - Sophie Taeuber-Arp , Swiss artist (b. 1889 )
- 1962 - Ernie Kovacs , American actor and comedian (b. 1919 )
- 1974 - Salvador Novo , Mexican writer and poet (b. 1904 )
- 1978 - Hubert H. Humphrey , Vice President Of The United States and Senator from Minnesota (b. 1911 )
- 1978 - Joe McCarthy , baseball manager (b. 1908 )
- 1979 - Donny Hathaway , American musician (b. 1945 )
- 1988 - Chiang Ching-kuo , President Of The Republic Of China (b. 1910 )
- 2001 - Michael Cuccione , Canadian actor and singer (b. 1985 )
- 2002 - Ted Demme , American film and television director (b. 1963 )
- 2002 - Frank Shuster , Canadian comedian (b. 1916 )
- 2003 - Norman Panama , American screenwriter and director (b. 1914 )
- 2004 - Arne Næss Jr. , Norwegian mountain climber and businessman (b. 1937 )
- 2004 - Harold Shipman , British serial killer (b. 1946 )
- 2005 - Earl Cameron , Canadian broadcaster (b. 1915 )
- 2005 - Nell Rankin , American mezzo-soprano (b. 1924 )
Holidays and observances
External links
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