373 Historic Events for January 13
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| 1883 |
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Fire in circus Ferroni in Berditschoft Poland kills 430
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| 1883 |
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Henrik Ibsen's "En Folkefiende," premieres in Oslo
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| 1884 |
Birth |
Johannes Elsensohn, Dutch actor/writer (Arie, novel from the Jordan)
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| 1884 |
Birth |
Sophie Tucker, [Kalish], Russia, singer/last of red hot mammas
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| 1885 |
Birth |
Alfred Fuller, CEO (Fuller Brush Man)
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| 1888 |
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National Geographic Society founded (Washington, DC)
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| 1892 |
Birth |
Paul Smart, US, yachtsman (Olympic-gold-1948)
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| 1892 |
Death |
Charles Albert White, composer, dies at 62
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| 1893 |
Birth |
Jan Evangelista Zelinka, composer
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| 1893 |
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British Independent Labor Party forms (Keir Hardie as its leader)
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| 1893 |
Birth |
Clarke Ashton Smith, US, sci-fi author (Lost Worlds, Genius Loci)
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| 1894 |
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Revolution in Sicily crushed by government troops
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| 1895 |
Birth |
Anton Betzner, writer
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| 1895 |
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Oscar Wilde's "Ideal Husband," premieres in London
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| 1895 |
Birth |
Fortunio Bonanova, Palma de Mallorca Spain, opera singer
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| 1898 |
Birth |
Pedro DE Teixeira de Mattos, Dutch diplomat
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| 1898 |
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Emile Zola publishes his open letter (J'accuse) in defense of Dreyfus
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| 1900 |
Birth |
Yasuji Kiyose, composer
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| 1901 |
Death |
Carlo Angeloni, composer, dies at 66
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| 1902 |
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Textile workers strike in Enschede Neth till June 1
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| 1903 |
Birth |
Kay Francis, [Katherine E Gibbs], Okla City, actress (False Madonna)
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| 1904 |
Birth |
Richard Addinsell, London England, composer (Taming of Shrew)
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| 1905 |
Birth |
Percy Humphrey, musician
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| 1906 |
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1st radio set advertised (Telimco for $7.50 in Scientific American) claimed to receive signals up to one mile
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| 1906 |
Birth |
Maxime Jacob, composer
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