373 Historic Events for January 13
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| 1674 |
Birth |
Prosper Jolyot de Cr‚billon, French poet (Atr‚e et Thyeste)
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| 1682 |
Death |
Simon van Leeuwen, Dutch lawyer/historian, dies at 55
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| 1683 |
Birth |
Johann Christoph Graupner, German composer
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| 1690 |
Birth |
Gottfried Heinrich Stolzel, composer
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| 1691 |
Death |
George Fox, founder of Quakers, dies at 66
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| 1695 |
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Jonathan Swift ordained an Anglican priest in Ireland
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| 1702 |
Death |
Peter Rabus, Dutch poet/translator (Great Name Book), dies at 41
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| 1727 |
Birth |
Johann Christoph Schmugel, composer
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| 1733 |
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James Oglethorpe and 130 English colonists arrive at Charleston, SC
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| 1734 |
Birth |
Luca Sorkocevic, composer
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| 1762 |
Death |
Leonhard Trautsch, composer, dies at 68
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| 1770 |
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De Beaumarchais' "Les Deux Amis," premieres in Paris
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| 1778 |
Birth |
Anton Fischer, composer
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| 1785 |
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John Walter publishes 1st issue of London Times
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| 1788 |
Birth |
Carl Ludwig Cornelius Westenholz, composer
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| 1794 |
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Congress changes US flag to 15 stars and 15 stripes
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| 1795 |
Death |
Fran‡ois-Joseph Krafft, composer, dies at 73
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| 1797 |
Death |
Elisabeth C von Brunswick-Bevern, wife of Frederick II, dies at 81
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| 1802 |
Birth |
Eduard von Bauernfeld, Vienna, comedic playwright
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| 1807 |
Birth |
Napoleon Bonaparte Buford, Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1883
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| 1808 |
Birth |
Salmon P Chase, (Sen-R) cabinet member, 6th chief justice (1864-73)
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| 1812 |
Birth |
Humphrey Marshall, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1872
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| 1815 |
Birth |
William Henry French, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1881
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| 1824 |
Birth |
Ignacy Marceli Komorowski, composer
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| 1828 |
Death |
Alexandre-Auguste Robineau, composer, dies at 80
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