390 Historic Events for May 13
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| 1729 |
Birth |
Henry William (Baron) Stiegel, early American glassmaker
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| 1730 |
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Marquess of Rockingham, (Whig), British PM (1765-66, 1782)
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| 1730 |
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Charles Watson-Wentworth 2nd marquis of Rockingham, Engl PM (1765-76)
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| 1732 |
Death |
Theodor Schwartzkopff, composer, dies at 72
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| 1735 |
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Horace Coignet, composer
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| 1746 |
Birth |
Oliver Brownson, composer
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| 1756 |
Birth |
Wojciech Zywny, composer
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| 1761 |
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Adrian Loosjes Pzn, publisher/writer (Mauritius Lijnslager)
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| 1767 |
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Mozart's opera "Apollo et Hyacinthus," premieres in Salzburg
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| 1769 |
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Joƒo VI M L J, King of Portugal (1816-26)
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| 1776 |
Birth |
Charles Ots, composer
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| 1776 |
Birth |
Rodrigo Ferreira da Costa, composer
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| 1776 |
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Anton de Haen, medical Ratio medendi, dies at 71
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| 1777 |
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University library at Vienna opens
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| 1779 |
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War of Bavarian Succession ends
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| 1787 |
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Johann Michael Malzat, composer, dies at 38
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| 1787 |
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Arthur Phillip sets sails with 11 ships of criminals to Botany Bay
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| 1792 |
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Pius IX "Pio Nono", [Giovanni-Maria Mastai-Ferretti], Pope (1846-78)
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| 1793 |
Death |
Martin Gerbert, composer, dies at 72
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| 1795 |
Birth |
Joshua Ratoon Sands, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1883
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| 1812 |
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Johann Matthias Sperger, composer, dies at 62
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| 1820 |
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Opera "Die J„garsbraut" is completed
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| 1828 |
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US passes Tariff of Abominations
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| 1828 |
Birth |
Josephine Elizabeth Butler, social reformer
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| 1830 |
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Republic of Ecuador is founded, with Juan Jose Flores as president
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