Events on Jan 13
- 0888Duke Odo becomes King of West-France
- 1099Crusaders set fire to Mara Syria
- 1547Earl Henry Howard of Surrey sentenced to death
- 1559Elizabeth I crowned Queen of England in Westminster Abbey
- 1610Galileo Galilei discovers Callisto, 4th satellite of Jupiter
- 1630Patent to Plymouth Colony issued
- 1695Jonathan Swift ordained an Anglican priest in Ireland
- 1733James Oglethorpe and 130 English colonists arrive at Charleston, South Carolina
- 1785John Walter publishes 1st issue of London Times
- 1794Congress changes US flag to 15 stars and 15 stripes
- 1830Great fire in New Orleans thought to be set by rebel slaves
- 1854Anthony Foss patents accordion
- 1863Chenille manufacturing machine patented by William Canter, New York City
- 1863Thomas Crapper pioneers one-piece pedestal flushing toilet
- 1869Colored National Labor Union, 1st Black labor convention
- 1869National convention of black leaders meets in Washington DC
- 1873P B S Pinchback relinquishes office at Louisiana Governor
- 1874Battle between jobless and police in NYC, 100s injuried
- 1874US troops land in Honolulu to protect the King
- 1882Richard Wagner completes his opera "Parsifal"
- 1883Fire in circus Ferroni in Berditschoft Poland kills 430
- 1888National Geographic Society founded (Washington, DC)
- 1893British Independent Labor Party forms (Keir Hardie as its leader)
- 1894Revolution in Sicily crushed by government troops
- 1902Textile workers strike in Enschede Netherlands till June 1
- 19061st radio set advertised (Telimco for $7.50 in Scientific American) claimed to receive signals up to one mile
- 1908French pilot Henry Farman is 1st European to fly roundtrip
- 1908Stanley Cup: Montreal Wanderers sweep Ottawa Victorias in 2 games
- 1911Roald Amundsens anchors at Walvis Bay
- 1914IWW-leader / songwriter Joe Hill arrested "Girl from Utah" East-Prussia
Born on Jan 13
- 1381St Colette: Abbess / Reformer (Poor Clares)
- 1406Matteo Palmieri: Italian writer (Della vita civile)
- 1505Joachim II Hector: Ruler (Brandenburg)
- 1596Jan J Goyen: Dutch landscape painter
- 1616Antoinette Bourignon: Flemish mystic / French religious fanatic
- 1628Charles Perrault: France -- Lawyer / writer (Mother Goose)
- 1683Johann Christoph Graupner: German composer
- 1690Gottfried Heinrich Stolzel: Composer
- 1727Johann Christoph Schmugel: Composer
- 1734Luca Sorkocevic: Composer
- 1778Anton Fischer: Composer
- 1788Carl Ludwig Cornelius Westenholz: Composer
- 1802Eduard von Bauernfeld: Vienna, Austria -- Comedic playwright
- 1807Napoleon Bonaparte Buford: Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1883
- 1808Salmon P Chase: (Sen-R) cabinet member, 6th chief justice (1864-73)
- 1812Humphrey Marshall: Brigadier General (Confederate Army), died in 1872
- 1815William Henry French: Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1881
- 1824Ignacy Marceli Komorowski: Composer
- 1835Gustaaf Rolin-Jaequemyns: Belgian jurist / Minister of the Interior
- 1850Leon Francis Victor Caron: Composer
- 1859Karl Bleibtreu: German author (Revolution of Literature)
- 1864Wilhelm K W Wien: German phyicist (Nobel 1911)
- 1866Vasily Sergeyevich Kalinnikov: Composer
- 1869Emanuele F: Duke of Aosta, Italian General (WWI) / fascist
- 1870Henryk Opienski: Polish composer / conductor (St Moniuszko)
- 1874Jozef E van Roey: Flemish Cardinal / Archbishop of Mechlin
- 1884Johannes Elsensohn: Dutch actor / writer (Arie, novel from the Jordan)
- 1884Sophie Tucker [Kalish]: Russia -- Singer / last of red hot mammas
- 1892Paul Smart: United States -- Yachtsman (1948 Olympics - Gold Medalist)
- 1893Clarke Ashton Smith: United States -- Sci-fi author (Lost Worlds, Genius Loci)
Died on Jan 13
- 0533Remigius van Reims: 1st Bishop of Reims (459-533) / saint, dies about 96
- 0858Aethelwolf: King of Wessex (Battle at Aclea)
- 0888Charles III [the Fat One]: King of Franconia / Roman Emperor
- 1049Derrick IV: Count of Holland (1039-49), dies in battle
- 1177Hendrik Jasomirgott Babenberg: Duke of Austria
- 1307Arnoud van Foreest: Dom deacon of Utrecht
- 1330Frederick III [the Handsome]: Duke of Austrian / German anti-king
- 1599Edmund Spenser: Poet (Faerie Queene), dies at about 46
- 1625Pieter Bruegel "the Older": (Bloemenbruegel), Flemish painter
- 1651Abraham C Bloemaert: Painter / cartoonist / engraver, dies at 86
- 1682Simon van Leeuwen: Dutch lawyer / historian, dies at 55
- 1691George Fox: Founder of Quakers, dies at 66
- 1702Peter Rabus: Dutch Poet / translator (Great Name Book), dies at 41
- 1762Leonhard Trautsch: Composer, dies at 68
- 1795Francois-Joseph Krafft: Composer, dies at 73
- 1797Elisabeth C von Brunswick-Bevern: Wife of Frederick II, dies at 81
- 1828Alexandre-Auguste Robineau: Composer, dies at 80
- 1838Ferdinand Reis: Composer, dies at 53
- 1864Stephen Foster: Composer (My Old Kentucky Home), dies at 37 in New York
- 1879WF Hendrik the Navigator: Prince of the Netherlands / Viceroy of Lux, dies at 58
- 1892Charles Albert White: Composer, dies at 62
- 1901Carlo Angeloni: Composer, dies at 66
- 1913Thomas P Krag: Norw Author / Novelist (Jon Graeff, Ulf Ran), dies at 44
- 1914Bernardus H Heldt: Dutch MP, dies at 72
- 1914Valentin de Zubiaurre y Unionbarrenechea: Composer, dies at 76
- 1924Georg H Quincke: German physicist (Test of Quincke), dies at 89
- 1928Johan Peter Koch: Danish officer / explorer, dies at 57
- 1929Wyatt Earp: US marshall (OK Corral), dies at 80
- 1930C-E Auguste Rateau: French inventor (R-steam turbine), dies at 66
- 1934Jean-Baptiste Marchand: Soldier / explorer (Sudan), dies at 70
Historical events on January 14
- 1236English King Henry III marries Eleonora of Provence
- 1526Charles V and Francis I sign Treaty of Madrid
- 1526Francis I forced to give up claims in Burgundy, Italy and Flanders
- 1601Church authorities burn hebrew books in Rome
- 16391st Connecticut constitution (Fundamental Orders) adopted in Hartford
- 1639Rodger Ludlow publishes"Fundamental Orders of Connecticut"
- 1641United East Indian Company conquerors city of Malakka, 7,000 killed
- 1659Battle at Elvas: Portuguese beat Spanish
- 1699Massachusetts holds day of fasting for wrongly persecuting "witches"
- 1717German mob leader "Sjako" sentenced to death in Amsterdam
- 1724Spanish King Philip V abdicates throne
- 1739England and Spain signs 2nd Convention of Pardo
- 1783Congress ratifies peace treaty between US and England
- 1784Revolutionary War ends; Congress ratifies Treaty of Paris
- 1785Mozart completes "Dissonantenkwartet" (opus 10)
- 1794Dr Jessee Bennet of Edom Va, performs 1st successful Cesarean section operation on his wife
- 1799Eli Whitney receives government contract for 10,000 muskets
- 1799King of Naples flees before advancing French armies
- 1813Gideon Hawley becomes 1st state school superintendent in US (NY)
- 1814King of Denmark cedes Norway to King of Sweden by treaty of Kiel
- 1847Conspiracy in New Mexico against US
- 1858French Emperor Napoleon III escapes attempt on his life by Felice Orsini, an Italian patriot who was later executed
- 1861Ft Pikens, Florida falls into state hands
- 1863Battle between gunboats at Bayou Teche, Louisiana
- 1864Battle of Cosby Creek, Tennessee
- 1864General Sherman begins his march to the South
- 1868NC constitutional convention meets in Raleigh
- 1868SC constitutional convention, meets with a black majority
- 1873"Celluloid" registered as a trademark
- 1873P B S Pinchback elected to Senate
Born on January 14
- 1451Franchinus Gaffurius: Composer
- 1566Angelo Notari: Composer
- 1592Sjihab al-Din Sultan Choerram Sjah Djahan: Leader of India
- 1615John Biddle: English Minister (Unitarian)
- 1618Jan Six: Dutch Mayor of Amsterdam
- 1655Angelo Predieri: Composer
- 1664Simon van Slingelandt: Dutch grand pensionary (1727-36)
- 1684Jean-Baptiste Vanloo: French painter
- 1705Jean-Baptiste C Bouvet de Lozier / Lozier-Bouvet: Governor (Reunion Is)
- 1722Friedrich Gottlob Fleischer: Composer
- 1751Corona Elizabeth Wilhelmine Schroter: Composer
- 1780Francois-Joseph Dizi: Composer
- 1798Isaac da Costa: Dutch writer / lawyer
- 1798Johan R Thorbecke: Premier of the Netherlands (Lib-1849..72)
- 1804John Park: Composer
- 1806Matthew Fontaine Maury: Naval Commander (Confederacy)
- 1812Carl Gradener: Composer
- 1814Johannes Josephus Viotta: Composer
- 1817Harmen S Sytstra: Dutch poet / editor (Iduna)
- 1819Fabio Campana: Composer
- 1819Frederick Steele: Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1868
- 1822Nicholas Mori: Composer
- 1831John Bullock Clark, Jr.: Brigadier General (Confederate Army), died in 1903
- 1834William Cleaver Francis Robinson: Composer
- 1836[Hugh] Judson Kilpatrick: Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1881
- 1839Emil Bohn: Composer
- 1841Berthe M P Morisot: French painter / aquarellist
- 1844Clara Kathleen Rogers: Composer
- 1845Henry C K Petty-Fitzmaurice: 5th marquess of Landsdowne / Governor-General of Canada
- 1850Jean de Reszke [Jan Mieczyslaw]: Polish tenor
Died on January 14
- 0973Ekkehard I: Monk of St Gallen (Vita Waltharii manu fortis)
- 1163Ladislaus I Arpad: King of Hungary (1162-63)
- 1301Andreas III Arpad: King of Hungary (1290-1301), dies at 50
- 1595Ferdinand: Archduke of Austria / Mayor of Bohemenia
- 1623Paolo Sarpi: Italian church Historian / politician, dies at 70
- 1648Casparus Barleaus: Flemish Theologist / Poet (Muiderkring), dies at 63
- 1742Edmund Halley: Genius eclipsed by Newton, dies at 85
- 1766Frederik V: King of Denmark / Norway (1746-66), dies at 42
- 1802Marie Allard: French ballerina, dies at 59
- 1817Pierre-Alexandre Monsigny: Composer, dies at 87
- 1822Franz Innocenz Joseph Kobell: German landscape painter, dies at 72
- 1830Johann G Repsold: German instrument maker, dies at 59
- 1847Gov Bent: 5 others in US occupation, killed by revolt in New Mexico
- 1868Heinrich Schenker: Austrian musicologist (Ursatz), dies at 66
- 1887Friedrich von Amerling: Austrian painter, dies at 83
- 1887Peter "Peerke" Donders: Missionary (Father of Melaatsen), dies at 77
- 1888Stephen Heller: Composer, dies at 74
- 1898Lewis Carroll: Writer (Alice in Wonderland), dies at 65
- 1901Charles Hermite: French Mathematician (e is transcendent), dies at 78
- 1901Mandell Creighton: English Bishop / historian, dies at 57
- 1901Victor Balaguer: Catalaans Historian / politician / author, dies at 76
- 1902Cato M Guldberg: Norwegian mathematician, dies at 65
- 1905Ernst Abbe: German physicist (Carl Zeiss Optics Company), dies at 64
- 1907Karl von Perfall: Composer, dies at 82
- 1908Holger Drachmann: Writer
- 1909Sinovi P Rozhestvensky: Russian Admiral, dies at 60
- 1912Otto Liebmann: German philosopher (Kant & Epigones), dies at 71
- 1916Otto Ammon: German anthropologist / sociologist, dies at 73
- 1924Arne Garborg: Norwegian playwright (Mannfolk), dies at 72
- 1925Willem Devout: Self employed (V & Dreesmann)
Events on Jan 15
- 0708Sisinnius begins his reign as Pope (dies 20 days later)
- 0946Caliph al-Mustaqfi blinded / ousted
- 1346Emperor Louis IV of Bavaria gives his wife Margaretha, Holland / Zealand
- 1535Henry VIII declares himself head of English Church
- 1552France signs secret treaty with German Protestants
- 15623rd sitting of Council of Trente opens
- 1582Russia cedes Livonia and Estonia to Poland, loses access to Baltic
- 1586Battle at Boxum: Spanish troops under Tassis beat state army
- 1752Tobias Smollett publishes pamphlet accusing Fielding of plagiarism
- 1754Riot at burial of doelist Daniel Raap in Amsterdam
- 1759British Museum opens in Montague House, London
- 1762Fraunces Tavern opens in New York City
- 1777People of New Connecticut (Vermont) declare independence from England
- 1780Continental Congress establishes court of appeals
- 1785Mozarts string quartet opus 10 premieres
- 17971st top hat worn (John Etherington of London)
- 18311st US railroad honeymoon trip, Mr and Mrs Pierson, Charleston, South Carolina
- 18311st US-built locomotive to pull a passenger train makes 1st run
- 1833HMS Beagle anchors at Goeree Tierra del Fuego
- 1844University of Notre Dame receives its charter in Indiana
- 18471st Swedish magazine in US, Skandinavia, published in New York City
- 1851Gen Arista replaces Mexican President Herrera
- 18571st first-class game in Sydney, NSW vs. Vic at The Domain
- 1861Steam elevator patented by Elisha Otis
- 18631st US newspaper printed on wood-pulp paper, Boston Morning Journal
- 1865Ft Fisher, NC falls to Union troops
- 1877US Assay Office in Helena, Montana opens
- 18821st US ski club forms (Berlin NH)
- 1886Weekly Herald, 1st Vancouver, BC newspaper, publishes 1st issue
- 1892Basketball rules published in Triangle Magazine, Massachusetts
Born on Jan 15
- 1432Afonso V "the African": King of Portugal (1438-1481)
- 1507Johann Oporinus [Herbster]: Switzerland -- Book publisher (Koran)
- 1567Black Box [Catherine Quinol]: Guadeloupe -- Vocalist (Love Sensation)
- 1715Georg C Wagenzeil: Austria -- Composer / pianist
- 1716Philip Livingston: Merchant (signed Declaration of Independence)
- 1730John Malchair: Composer
- 1733Joseph Lederer: Composer
- 1742Eugene Godecharle: Composer
- 1779Jean Coralli: Paris, France -- Ballet producer / choreographer
- 1791Franz Gillparzer: Austrian tragic dramatist (Golden Fleece)
- 1795Willem de Clerq: Dutch Merchant / man of letters
- 1798Thomas Crofton Croker: Irish story teller (Fairy legends)
- 1809Cornelia Connelly: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania -- Founder (Society of the Holy Child Jesus)
- 1809Pierre Joseph Proudhon: France -- Politician (libertarian socialist)
- 1813James Marion Sims: South Carolina, United States -- Surgeon / gynecologist (vesicovaginal operation)
- 1815Henry Morris Naglee: Brigadier General (Union volunteers), died in 1886
- 1817Lewis Golding Arnold: Brigadier General (Union volunteers), died in 1871
- 1821Lafayette McLaws: Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1897
- 1826Mikhail Saltykov: Spas-Ugol, Russia -- Satirist (Family of Noblemen)
- 1845Ella Flagg Young: 1st woman President (National Educational Association)
- 1845Heinrich Vogl: Composer
- 1850Mihail Eminesco [Eminovici]: Romanian poet (Samanul Dionis)
- 1850Sonya Kurtovsky Kovalevsky: Mathemetician (Academy of Science)
- 1858Giovanni Segantini: Italy -- Painter
- 1863Adolph Goldschmidt: German historian
- 1863Wilhelm Marx: Premier (Prussia)
- 1868Noach Zjordanija: Georgian veterinarian / Premier (1918-21)
- 1870Johan Peter Koch: Danish officer / explorer (Greenland)
- 1871Bertram Shapleigh: Composer
- 1873Max Adler: Austria -- Sociologist / socialist theorist
Died on Jan 15
- 1208Peter of Castelnau: French nobleman, murdered
- 1684Caspar Netscher: Dutch portrait painter, dies at about 48
- 1705Walraad [the Young]: Earl of Nassau-Ottweiler / gov of Nijmegen
- 1744Charles-Hubert Gervais: Composer, dies at 72
- 1755Azzolino Bernardino Della Ciaia: Composer, dies at 83
- 1765Carlmann Kolb: Composer, dies at 61
- 1775Giovanni Battista Sammartini: Composer
- 1788Gaetano Latilla: Composer, dies at 77
- 1812Johannes Herbst: Composer, dies at 76
- 1816Henry Harington: Composer, dies at 88
- 1844Joseph Mazzinghi: Composer, dies at 78
- 1896Matthew B Brady: US photographer (Civil War), dies at about 72
- 1904Eduard Lassen: Composer, dies at 73
- 1909Ernest Reyer: Composer, dies at 85
- 1909Ernest von Wildenbruch: German playwright (Das Edle Blut), dies at 63
- 1911Wilhelm Berger: Composer, dies at 49
- 1915Guillaume Couture: Composer, dies at 63
- 1919Karl Liebknecht: Marxist revolutionary, murdered at 47
- 1919Rosa Luxemburg: Marxist revolutionary, murdered
- 1924Geza Zichy: Composer, dies at 74
- 1926Enrico Toselli: Composer, dies at 42
- 1932Georg Kerschensteiner: German educationalist, dies at 77
- 1934Hermann Bahr: Austrian writer (Concert), dies at 70
- 1942Melvin Winfield Sheppard: Runner (1908, 12 Olympics - Gold Medalist), dies at 58
- 1949Black Dahlia: Murder victim found in LA (basis of the movie)
- 1949Pompeo Aloisi: Italian Baron / diplomat / senator, dies at 63
- 1953Viktor Patrick Vretblad: Composer, dies at 76
- 1955Yves Tanguy: French / American sailor / surrealistic painter
- 1961Francesco Maria Saraceni: Composer, dies at 49
- 1962Kenneth MacKenna: Actor (Men Without Women), dies of cancer at 62