Tuesday, January 13, 2026 -Quote Of The Day...
* " Some men are discovered; others are found out. "
On This Day In History...
In 0888- Duke Odo becomes king of West-France
In 1099- Crusaders set fire to Mara Syria
In 1547- Earl Henry Howard of Surrey sentenced to death
In 1559- Elizabeth I crowned queen of England in Westminster Abbey
In 1610- Galileo Galilei discovers Callisto, 4th satellite of Jupiter
In 1621- Jan Pieterszoon Coen's fleet sets sail to Moluccas (from Jacarta)
In 1630- Patent to Plymouth Colony issued
In 1673- Jean Racine's "Mithridate" premieres in Paris
In 1695- Jonathan Swift ordained an Anglican priest in Ireland
In 1733- James Oglethorpe & 130 English colonists arrive at Charleston, SC
In 1770- De Beaumarchais' "Les Deux Amis" premieres in Paris
In 1785- John Walter publishes 1st issue of London Times
In 1794- Congress changes US flag to 15 stars & 15 stripes
In 1830- Great fire in New Orleans thought to be set by rebel slaves
In 1849- Vancouver Island granted to Hudson's Bay Co
In 1854- Anthony Foss patents the accordion
In 1863- Chenille manufacturing machine patented by William Canter, New York City NY
In 1863- Thomas Crapper pioneers one-piece pedestal flushing toilet
In 1865- Federals attack Fort Fisher NC
In 1869- National convention of black leaders meets in Washington DC
In 1869- Colored National Labor Union, 1st Black labor convention
In 1873- PBS Pinchback relinquishes office at Louisiana Governor
In 1874- Battle between jobless & police in New York City NY, 100s injured
In 1874- US troops land in Honolulu to protect the king
In 1882- Richard Wagner completes his opera "Parsifal"
In 1883- Fire in circus Ferroni in Berditschoft Poland kills 430
In 1883- Henrik Ibsen's "En Folkefiende" premieres in Oslo
In 1888- National Geographic Society founded (Washington DC)
In 1893- British Independent Labor Party forms (Keir Hardie as its leader)
In 1894- Revolution in Sicily crushed by government troops
In 1895- Oscar Wilde's "Ideal Husband" premieres in London
In 1898- Emile Zola publishes his open letter (J'accuse) in defense of Captain Alfred Dreyfus in Paris
In 1902- Textile workers strike in Enschede Netherlands till June 1
In 1906- 1st radio set advertised (Telimco for $7.50 in Scientific American) claimed to receive signals up to one mile
In 1908- Montréal Wanderers sweep Ottawa Victorias in 2 for the Stanley Cup
In 1908- French pilot Henry Farman is 1st European to fly roundtrip
In 1910- JM Synge's "Deirdre of the Sorrows" premieres in Dublin
In 1911- Gerhart Hauptmann's "Die Ratten" premieres in Berlin
In 1911- Roald Amundsens anchors at Walvis Bay
In 1911- South Africa's 1st win over Australia, at Adelaide
In 1912- -40ºF (-40ºC), Oakland MD (state record)
In 1914- IWW-leader/songwriter Joe Hill arrested "Girl from Utah" East-Prussia
In 1915- Earthquake in Avezzano Italy kills 30,000
In 1915- W Churchill presents plan for assault on Dardanelles
In 1919- Dutch Soccer team OSV forms
In 1920- New York Times editorial (falsely) reports rockets can never fly
In 1922- WHA-AM in Madison WI begins radio transmissions
In 1922- Buck Weaver, a Black Sox, applies unsuccessfully for reinstatement
In 1922- Conference of Cannes concerning German retribution payments ended
In 1924- Nationalist Wafd-party wins Egyptian parliament elections
In 1927- US & Mexico battle over oil interests
In 1929- Humanist Society established, Hollywood CA
In 1930- "Mickey Mouse" comic strip 1st appears
In 1935- Plebiscite in Saar, indicates a desire (90.3%) to join Nazi Germany
In 1939- Belgian premier signs Burgos-treaty for trade relations with Franco
In 1942- German U-boats begin harassing shipping on US east coast
In 1942- Henry Ford patents a method of constructing plastic auto bodies
In 1942- Allied Conference for war trials
In 1942- Interallied war trial conference publishes St James Declaration
In 1943- British Prime Minister Winston Churchill arrives in Casablanca
In 1943- Hitler declares "Total War"
In 1943- Russian offensive at Don under General Golikov
In 1943- US infantry captures Galloping Horse-ridge Guadalcanal
In 1945- Prokofchev's 5th Symphony premieres in Moscow
In 1948- 1st country music TV show, Midwestern Hayride, premieres on WLW Cincinnati OH
In 1949- "Along 5th Avenue" opens at Broadhurst Theater New York City NY for 180 performances
In 1951- German General F Christian freed early from Dutch prison
In 1951- 9 Jewish Kremlin physicians "exposed" as British/US agents; known as the Doctors' Plot
In 1953- Gas explosion in Belgium coal mine kills 14
In 1953- KOLD TV channel 13 in Tucson, AZ (CBS) begins broadcasting
In 1953- Marshal Josip Tito chosen president of Yugoslavia
In 1954- Military rule in Egypt; 318 Mohammedan Brotherhood arrested
In 1954- WEAR TV channel 3 in Pensacola-Mobile, FL (ABC) begins broadcasting
In 1957- Bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to Allen Tate
In 1957- Mickey Wright wins Sea Island Golf Open
In 1957- NFL Pro Bowl West beats East 19-10
In 1957- Wham-O Company produces the 1st Frisbee
In 1958- 9,000 scientists of 43 nations petition UN for nuclear test ban
In 1958- US newspaper "Daily Worker" ceases publication
In 1959- De Gaulle grants amnesty to 130 to Algerian death row convicts
In 1959- King Boudouin promises Belgian Congo independence
In 1962- Wilt Chamberlain of Philadelphia Warriors scores NBA-record 73 points vs Chicago
In 1962- "Do Re Mi" closes at St James Theater New York City NY after 400 performances
In 1963- AFL Pro Bowl West beats East 21-14
In 1963- NFL Pro Bowl East beats West 30-20
In 1964- Karol Wojtyla becomes archbishop of Krakow
In 1966- 1st black selected for Presidential cabinet (LBJ selects Robert C Weaver-HUD)
In 1966- US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
In 1967- Coup in Togo
In 1967- Rolling Stones appear on Ed Sullivan Show
In 1968- "Hallelujah, Baby!" closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City NY after 293 performances
In 1968- "Illya Darling" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City NY after 320 performances
In 1968- Beginning of Tet-offensive in Vietnam
In 1968- Minnesota North Stars center Bill Masterton fatally injured (dies on 15th)
In 1969- Beatles release "Yellow Submarine" album
In 1971- "Soon" closes at Ritz Theater New York City NY after 3 performances
In 1972- Former umpire, now housewife Bernice Gera wins her suit against baseball, initiated on March 15, 1971 to be allowed to umpire
In 1973- "Tricks" closes at Alvin Theater New York City NY after 8 performances
In 1973- Efskind skates world record 1000m (1 17.6)
In 1974- Super Bowl VIII Miami Dolphins beat Minnesota Vikings, 24-7 in Houston; Super Bowl MVP Larry Csonka, Miami, Running Back
In 1976- Sarah Caldwell is 1st woman to conduct at NY's Metropolitan Opera House as she led orchestra in a performance of "La Traviata"
In 1979- Charlie Daniels hosts the Volunteer Jam
In 1979- YMCA files libel suit against Village People's YMCA song
In 1980- "King of Schnorrers" closes at Playhouse Theater New York City NY after 63 performances
In 1980- Head of narcotic brigade arrested for drug smuggling in Belgium
In 1980- Togo's constitution becomes effective
In 1981- Barbara Sonntag, Colorado, crochets record 147 stitches/minutes for 30 minutes
In 1981- Islander's Mike Bossy's 15th career hat trick-4 goals
In 1981- Bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to May Swenson & Howard Nemerov
In 1982- Air Florida 737 took off in a snowstorm, crashes into the 14th St Bridge in Washington, DC, & falls into the Potomac River, killing 78
In 1982- Hank Aaron & Frank Robinson elected to Hall of Fame
In 1983- AMA urges ban on boxing cites Muhammad Ali's deteriorating condition
In 1983- Québec Nordiques play 251st NHL game without being shut out
In 1984- TV anchor Christine Craft wins $325,000 in her case against KMBC-TV
In 1985- 99-year-old Otto Bucher scores a hole-in-one at Spanish golf course
In 1985- Blackhawk Doug Wilson failed on 12th penalty shot against Islanders
In 1985- Express train derails in Ethiopia, kills at least 428
In 1985- 23rd Tennis Fed Cup Czech beats USA in Nagoya Japan (2-1)
In 1985- Cerebral Palsy telethon raises $17,1000,000
In 1986- Bloody coup overthrows government of South Yemen
In 1986- NCCA institutes eligibility requirements based on college exams
In 1987- 7 top New York Mafia bosses sentenced to 100 years in prison each
In 1987- W German police arrest Mohammed Ali Hamadi, suspect in 1985 hijacking
In 1988- Supreme Court rules (5-3) public school officials have broad powers to censor school newspapers, plays & other expressive activities
In 1988- Los Angeles Dodger/San Diego Padre Steve Garvey retires
In 1989- "Friday the 13th" virus strikes hundreds of IBM computers in Britain
In 1989- Jerry Parks, Oklahoma defensive back, charged with shooting a teammate
In 1989- Ruins of Mashkan-shapir (occupied 2050-1720 BC) found in Iraq
In 1989- Soap opera "Ryan's Hope" final episode after 13½ year run
In 1989- Subway gunman Bernhard Goetz begins 1-year jail sentence
In 1989- Computers across Britain hit by "Friday the 13th" virus
In 1990- 1st elected US black governor inaugurated (Douglas Wilder-Virginia)
In 1991- UN Secretary General Javier Perez de Cuellar meets with Saddam Hussein in Baghdad
In 1991- 12th ACE Cable Awards HBO wins 25 awards
In 1991- 42 killed in exhibition soccer match in Johannesburg South Africa
In 1991- Phil Mickelson wins PGA Northern Telecom Golf Open
In 1991- President Mario Soares of Portugal re-elected
In 1991- Soccer stadium riot in Orkney South Africa, at least 40 die
In 1992- Excavation of new ballpark at Gateway (Jacobs Field) begins
In 1992- US serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer pleads guilty but insane
In 1993- STS-54 (Endeavour) launches into orbit
In 1994- Italian government of Ciampi resigns
In 1994- Tonya Harding's bodyguard, Shawn Eric Eckardt & Derrick Brian Smith arrested & charged with conspiracy in attack of skater Nancy Kerrigan
In 1995- 26 HNL teams unanimously ratify agreement to end NHL strike
In 1995- America3 becomes 1st all-female crew to win an America's Cup race
In 1998- "Patti LaBelle On Broadway" opens at St James Theater New York City NY
In 1998- CBS pays $4 billion to televise AFC games for 8-years
In 2000- Microsoft chairman Bill Gates steps aside as chief executive and promotes company president Steve Ballmer to the positio
January 13 -Birthdays
In 1381- St Colette abbess/reformer (Poor Clares)
In 1406- Matteo Palmieri Italian writer (Della vita civile)
In 1505- Joachim II Hector ruler (Brandenburg)
In 1596- Jan J Goyen Dutch landscape painter
In 1616- Antoinette Bourignon Flemish mystic/French religious fanatic
In 1628- Charles Perrault France, lawyer/writer (Mother Goose)
In 1674- Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon French poet (Atrée et Thyeste)
In 1683- Johann Christoph Graupner German composer
In 1690- Gottfried Heinrich Stolzel composer
In 1727- Johann Christoph Schmugel composer
In 1734- Luca Sorkocevic composer
In 1778- Anton Fischer composer
In 1788- Carl Ludwig Cornelius Westenholz composer
In 1802- Eduard von Bauernfeld Vienna, comedic playwright
In 1807- Napoleon Bonaparte Buford Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1883
In 1808- Salmon P Chase (Senator-R) cabinet member, 6th chief justice (1864-73)
In 1812- Humphrey Marshall Brigadier General (Confederate Army), died in 1872
In 1815- William Henry French Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1881
In 1824- Ignacy Marceli Komorowski composer
In 1834- Horatio Alger Jr Revere MA, author (Lost at Sea, Work & Win)
In 1835- Gustaaf Rolin-Jaequemyns Belgian jurist/minister of the Interior
In 1850- Leon Francis Victor Caron composer
In 1859- Karl Bleibtreu German author (Revolution of Literature)
In 1859- Kostís Palamás Greek poet/scholar (Flogera tou Basília)
In 1864- Wilhelm K W Wien German phyicist (Nobel 1911)
In 1866- Vasily Sergeyevich Kalinnikov composer
In 1869- Emanuele F duke of Aosta, Italian General (WWI)/fascist
In 1870- Henryk Opienski Polish composer/conductor (St Moniuszko)
In 1874- Jozef E van Roey Flemish cardinal/archbishop of Mechlin
In 1884- Johannes Elsensohn Dutch actor/writer (Arie, novel from the Jordan)
In 1884- Sophie Tucker [Kalish], Russia, singer/last of red hot mammas
In 1885- Alfred Fuller CEO (Fuller Brush Man)
In 1892- Paul Smart US, yachtsman (Olympics-gold-1948)
In 1893- Clarke Ashton Smith US, sci-fi author (Lost Worlds, Genius Loci)
In 1893- Jan Evangelista Zelinka composer
In 1895- Anton Betzner writer
In 1895- Fortunio Bonanova Palma de Mallorca Spain, opera singer
In 1898- Pedro de Teixeira de Mattos Dutch diplomat
In 1900- Yasuji Kiyose composer
In 1903- Kay Francis [Katherine E Gibbs], Oklahoma City OK, actress (False Madonna)
In 1904- Richard Addinsell London England, composer (Taming of Shrew)
In 1905- Percy Humphrey musician
In 1906- Maxime Jacob composer
In 1907- Sabine Zlatin nurse
In 1909- Danny Barker jazz guitarist
In 1909- Marinus van der Lubbe Dutch communist
In 1911- Johannes Bjelke-Petersen premier (Queensland Australia)
In 1913- Jeff Morrow New York City NY, actor (Bart-Union Pacific, Temperatures Rising)
In 1913- Ralph Edwards Merino CO, TV host (This is Your Life)
In 1915- Edward Frederick Weston Goodman property developer
In 1916- Osa Massen Copenhagen Denmark, actress (Jack London, Rocketship XM)
In 1916- Bella Lewitsky choreographer
In 1917- Felix Guerro Diaz composer
In 1918- Steve Dunne Northampton MA, actor (Professional Father)
In 1918- Lester Sill pioneer music publisher/record producer
In 1918- Ted Willis prolific English screenwriter (It's Great to be Young)
In 1919- Army Archerd Hollywood columnist/TV host (Movie Game)
In 1919- Robert Stack Los Angeles CA, actor (Eliot Ness-Untouchables, Airplane, Unsolved Mysteries)
In 1923- Jack Watling London, actor (Nanny, Adventure for 2, Naked Heart)
In 1923- Danil Shafran cellist
In 1924- Philip Rawson artist/teacher
In 1925- Gwen Verdon Louisiana, actress/singer/dancer (Cotton Club, Sweet Charity)
In 1925- Rosemary Murphy Munich Germany, actress (Margaret-Lucas Tanner)
In 1926- Carolyn Heilbrun [Amanda Cross], author (Lady Ottoline's Album)
In 1926- Pamela M Cunnington English architect/author (Change of Use)
In 1928- David Sheiner New York City NY, actor (Paul-Mr Novak, Norman-Diana)
In 1928- Gregory Walcott Wilson NC, actor (87th Precinct)
In 1929- Joseph Anthony Pass guitarist
In 1929- Wim Bary Dutch actor/theater director (Nice Boys)
In 1930- Frances Sternhagen Washington DC, actress (Outland, Starting Over)
In 1930- Liz Anderson rocker
In 1930- Roman Ciesiewicz artist/graphic designer
In 1931- Charles Nelson Reilly New York City NY, actor (Match Game, Ghost & Mrs Muir)
In 1933- Nurdin Jivraj Tanzanian/British hotel magnate (Buckingham International)
In 1933- Ron[ald Joseph] Goulart US, sci-fi author (Deadwalk, Plunder, Cheap Thrills)
In 1933- Tom B Gola NBA Hall-of-Famer
In 1934- Rip Taylor comedian (Gong Show, $1.98 Beauty Show)
In 1936- Ami Maayani composer
In 1936- Edward R Madigan (Representative-R-IL, 1973- )
In 1937- Hajé J Schartman Dutch MP (CDA)
In 1938- Billy Gray Los Angeles CA, actor (Bud-Father Knows Best)
In 1938- Paavo Johannes Heininen composer
In 1941- Meinhard Nehmer German Democratic Republic, 2 man bobsledder (Olympics-gold-1976)
In 1943- Richard Moll California, actor (Night Court, House, Dungeonmaster, Survivor)
In 1943- William Duckworth composer
In 1945- [Eileen] Joy[ce] Chant [Rutter] UK, sci-fi author (High Kings)
In 1947- Peter Sundelin Sweden, yachtsman (Olympics-gold-1968)
In 1947- John Lees England, rock guitarist/vocalist (Medicine Man)
In 1948- Kenia Jayantilal cricketer (5 at Kingston 71 his only inns for India)
In 1948- T Bone' Burnett rocker
In 1949- Brandon Tartikoff TV exec (NBC)
In 1949- Rakesh Sharma India, cosmonaut (Soyuz T-11)
In 1952- Cornelius Bumpus keyboardist (Doobie Brothers-Minute by Minute)
In 1952- Sharon Gabet Fort Wayne IN, actress (Raven-Edge of Night, Brittany-Another World, Melinda-One Life To Live)
In 1954- Vicki McCarty Los Angeles CA, playmate (September 1979)
In 1955- Fred White rocker (Earth Wind & Fire-Shining Star, Easy Lover)
In 1955- Jay McInerney author (Bright Lights, Big City)
In 1955- Titus M Mafolo South Africa journalist/ANC-leader
In 1955- Trevor Rabin rocker (Yes)
In 1956- Janet Hubert-Whitten actress (Vivian Banks-Fresh Prince of Bel Air)
In 1956- Jay McInerney writer (Bright Lights, Big City)
In 1956- Malcolm Foster rock bassist (Pretenders-Mystery Achievement)
In 1957- Christina Seufert Sacramento CA, diver (Olympics-bronze-1984)
In 1957- Don Snow rocker (Squeeze)
In 1957- Mark Francis O'Meara Goldsboro NC, PGA golfer (1984 Greater Milwaukee)
In 1958- Ricardo Acuna Chile, tennis star
In 1959- Kevin Anderson Illinois, actor (Hoffa, Sleeping with the Enemy)
In 1961- Julia Louis-Dreyfus New York City NY, comedienne (SNL, Seinfeld, Day by Day, Soul Man, Troll)
In 1961- Graham "Suggs" McPherson Sussex, rock vocalist (Madness-Our House)
In 1961- Kelly Hrudey Edmonton, NHL goalie (Los Angeles Kings)
In 1961- Kent Hull NFL center (Buffalo Bills)
In 1962- Brett Maxie NFL safety (Carolina Panthers, Green Bay Packers)
In 1962- Kevin Mitchell US baseball outfielder (New York Met, San Francisco Giants, Cincinnati Reds)
In 1963- Tim Patrick Kelly Trenton NJ, guitarist (Slaughter-Stick it Live)
In 1963- Dirk Tazelaar cricketer (Queensland & Surrey left-arm pace bowler)
In 1963- Felita Carr Fort Lauderdale FL, dance skater (& Komarov-1995 Pac Champ)
In 1964- Penelope Ann Miller Los Angeles CA, actress (Kindergarden Cop, Gwen-Popcorn Kids)
In 1966- Joseph Harper Ventura CA, canoe (alternate-Olympics-96)
In 1966- Marcus Turner NFL cornerback/safety (New York Jets)
In 1966- Patrick Dempsey Lewiston ME, actor (Mike-Fast Times, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Can't Buy Me Love, Face The Music)
In 1966- Tabitha Stevens fictional character (Bewitched)
In 1968- Kelly Boucher Calgary Alberta, basketball forward (Olympics-96)
In 1969- Andre Cason US runner (world record 50 indoor)
In 1969- Dan Footman NFL defensive end (Cleveland Browns, Indianapolis Colts)
In 1969- John Flannery guard/corner (Dallas Cowboys)
In 1969- Katarzyna Nowak Lodz Poland, tennis star (1994 Futures France)
In 1969- Kevin Foster US baseball pitcher (Chicago Cubs)
In 1969- Orlando Miller Changionola Panamá, infielder (Houston Astros)
In 1969- Robert Wilson NFL running back (Miami Dolphins)
In 1969- Stephen Hendry British snooker player
In 1970- Keith Mitchell Palm Springs CA, actor (Jeffrey-Waltons, Gun Shy)
In 1970- Anne-Marie Goddard Utrechtum Netherlands, playmate (Jan, 94)
In 1970- Frank Kooiman soccer player (Sparta)
In 1970- Keith Coogan Palm Springs, actor (Adventures in Babysitting, Hiding Out)
In 1970- Nachi Abe WLAF tight end (Scotland Claymores)
In 1971- Elmer Dessens Hermosillo Mexico, pitcher (Pittsburgh Pirates)
In 1972- Byron "Bam" Morris NFL running back (Baltimore Ravens, Pittsburgh Steelers)
In 1972- Nicole Eggert Glendale CA, actress (Charles in Charge, Chrissie-TJ Hooker, Summer-Baywatch)
In 1972- Richard Woodley NFL cornerback (Detroit Lions)
In 1973- Nikolai Khabibulin Sverdlovsk Russia, NHL goalie (Winnipeg Jets)
In 1974- Matt Lepsis NFL tackle (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl XXXII)
In 1974- Sergei Brylin Moscow Russia, NHL center (New Jersey Devils)
In 1975- Angela Holbeck Australian rower (Olympics-96)
In 1976- Gary Brent cricketer (Zimbabwe ODI pace bowler 1996)
In 1976- Vaclav Batlik Costa Mesa CA, canoe (alternate-Olympics-96)
January 13 -Deaths Which Occurred
In 0533- Remigius van Reims 1st bishop of Reims (459-533)/saint, dies about 96
In 0858- Aethelwolf king of Wessex (Battle at Aclea), dies
In 0888- Charles III the Fat One, King of Franconia/Roman emperor, dies
In 1049- Derrick IV Count of Holland (1039-49), dies in battle
In 1177- Hendrik Jasomirgott Babenberg Duke of Austria, dies
In 1307- Arnoud van Foreest Dom deacon of Utrecht, dies
In 1330- Frederick (III) the Handsome, duke of Austrian/German anti-king, dies
In 1488- Hermann Vischer "the Old", buried
In 1599- Edmund Spenser poet (Faerie Queene), dies at about 46
In 1625- Pieter Bruegel "the Older" (Bloemenbruegel), Flemish painter, dies
In 1651- Abraham C Bloemaert painter/cartoonist/engraver, dies at 86
In 1682- Simon van Leeuwen Dutch lawyer/historian, dies at 55
In 1691- George Fox founder of Quakers, dies at 66
In 1702- Peter Rabus Dutch poet/translator (Great Name Book), dies at 41
In 1762- Leonhard Trautsch composer, dies at 68
In 1795- François-Joseph Krafft composer, dies at 73
In 1797- Elisabeth C von Brunswick-Bevern wife of Frederick II, dies at 81
In 1828- Alexandre-Auguste Robineau composer, dies at 80
In 1838- Ferdinand Reis composer, dies at 53
In 1864- Stephen Foster composer (My Old Kentucky Home), dies in a New York hospital at 37
In 1879- WF Hendrik the Navigator prince of Netherlands/viceroy of Luxembourg, dies at 58
In 1892- Charles Albert White composer, dies at 62
In 1901- Carlo Angeloni composer, dies at 66
In 1913- Thomas P Krag Norwegian author/novelist (Jon Graeff, Ulf Ran), dies at 44
In 1914- Bernardus H Heldt Dutch MP, dies at 72
In 1914- Valentin de Zubiaurre y Unionbarrenechea composer, dies 76
In 1924- Georg H Quincke German physicist (Test of Quincke), dies at 89
In 1928- Johan Peter Koch Danish officer/explorer, dies at 57
In 1929- Wyatt Earp US marshall (OK Corral), dies at 80
In 1930- C-E Auguste Rateau French inventor (R-steam turbine), dies at 66
In 1934- Jean-Baptiste Marchand soldier/explorer (Sudan), dies at 70
In 1937- Walter Brearley cricketer (17 wickets in 4 Tests for England 1905-12), dies
In 1939- Jacob Ruppert CEO (New York Yankees, 1915-39), dies
In 1941- James Joyce novelist (Ulysses), dies in Zürich Switzerland, at 58
In 1943- Sophie Taeuber/Täuber-Arp Swiss sculptor, dies at 53
In 1947- Veit Valentin German/US historian (German People), dies at 61
In 1954- Roland Diggle composer, dies at 69
In 1958- Edna Purviance actress (Charlie Chaplin, Sunnyside), dies at 61
In 1958- John Lindeboom Dutch vicar/church historian, dies at 75
In 1960- Sibilla Aleramo [Rina Faccio], Italian poet (Una Donna), dies at 83
In 1962- Ernie Kovacs comedian, dies in a car crash in West Los Angeles, at 42
In 1963- Leonardus G Kortenhorst Dutch MP (KVP), dies at 76
In 1968- Bill Masterson (Minnesota Northstars) checked into the boards & killed
In 1969- Fred Price cricket wicket-keep (England, vs Australia Headingley 1938), dies
In 1969- Wilton Graff actor (Bloodlust, Just Before Dawn), dies at 65
In 1971- Bernard "Heinz" Lammerding German SS-General/contractor (Tulle), dies at 65
In 1971- Henri Tomasi French composer (Don Juan de Mañara), dies at 69
In 1971- Robert Still composer, dies at 60
In 1976- Margaret Leighton British actress (Much ado about nothing), dies at 53
In 1978- Hubert Humphrey (Senator-D-MN, Vice President), dies at 66 in Waverly MN
In 1978- Joseph V McCarthy baseball manager (New York Yankees), dies at 96
In 1979- Donny Hathaway Chicago IL, rocker (Ghetto), commits suicide at 33
In 1980- André Kostelanetz Russian conductor, dies at 78
In 1981- Emiel van Hemeldonck Belgian writer (Mary, My Child), dies at 83
In 1982- Marcel Camus French director (Orfeu Negro), dies at 69
In 1983- Arthur Space actor (Doc Weaver-Lassie), dies of cancer at 74
In 1983- D Mack Reynolds US writer (Amazon Planet, Once Departed), dies
In 1983- Doodles Weaver comedian (Spike Jones & City Slickers), dies at 71
In 1983- John McHugh actor (Unspeakable), dies of a heart attack at 69
In 1985- Carol Wayne Johnny Carson's teatime movie hostess, dies at 42
In 1986- Abdel Fattah Ismail President of South-Yemen (1969-80), murdered
In 1987- E van Ruller Dutch journalist/co-founder (Trouw, Loyal), dies
In 1988- Chiang Ching-kuo President of Taiwan (1978-88), dies at 81
In 1989- Joe Spinell actor (Maniac, Star Crash, Strike Force), dies at 51
In 1992- Josef Neckermann German founder mail-order firm/travel bureau, dies
In 1992- Yvonne Bryceland actress (Road to Mecca), dies of cancer at 66
In 1993- Rene Pleven PM of France (1950-51, 51-52), dies
In 1994- Frederick William Sternfield musicologist, dies at 79
In 1994- Johan J Holst Norwegian minister of defense/foreign affairs, dies at 56
In 1995- Arnold Smith painter (Vigelius Prize 1935), dies at 89
In 1995- Arthur Mervyn Stockwood bishop, dies at 81
In 1995- Maxwell Henley Harris Austrian poet/publisher (Critics), dies at 73
In 1995- Ruby Starr vocalist (Grey Ghost), dies of brain tumor at 44
In 1996- Denise Grey [Edouardine Verthuy], actress (Julietta), dies at 99
In 1996- Willian Myuon Bany Guerrilla leader dies
In 1997- William Mills painter, dies at 74
January 13 -Holidays
* Ghana : Redemption Day (1972)
* Togo : Liberation Day (1963)
* US : Stephen Foster Memorial Day
* Switzerland : Meitlisunntig Festival-Woman in Villmergen War (1712) - - - - - ( Sunday )
January 13 -Religious History
In 1501- The world's first hymnbook printed in the vernacular was published in Prague. It contained 89 hymns in the Czech language. (The name of the hymnal is no longer known, since the only surviving copy lacks the title page.)
In 1635- Birth of Philip Jacob Spener, founder of German pietism. The name for the Bible studies (called "collegia pietatis") held in his home came to be associated with his followers, who were afterward called Pietists.
In 1691- Death of George Fox, 67, English founder of the Society of Friends (Quakers). Fox left the Anglican church at 23 and founded the Quaker movement in 1660 at age 36.
In 1936- Baptist clergyman B.B. McKinney, 50, wrote the words and tune to the gospel song, "Wherever He Leads, I'll Go," a few days before the opening of a Sunday School convention in Alabama.
In 1974- A Gallup poll on religious worship showed that fewer Protestants and Roman Catholics were attending weekly services than ten years earlier, but that attendance at Jewish worship services had increased over the same period.