January 13 in History

Historical Events on January 13

1607 The Bank of Genoa fails after announcement of national bankruptcy in Spain.

1815 War of 1812: British troops capture Fort Peter in St. Marys, Georgia, the only battle of the war to take place in the state.

1830 The Great Fire of New Orleans begins.

1833 United States President Andrew Jackson writes to Vice President Martin Van Buren expressing his opposition to South Carolina's defiance of federal authority in the Nullification Crisis.

1893 U.S. Marines land in Honolulu, Hawaii from the USS Boston to prevent the queen from abrogating the Bayonet Constitution.

1942 World War II: First use of an aircraft ejection seat by a German test pilot in a Heinkel He 280 jet fighter.

1951 First Indochina War: The Battle of Vĩnh Yên begins.

1968 Johnny Cash performs live at Folsom State Prison

1978 United States Food and Drug Administration requires all blood donations to be labeled "paid" or "volunteer" donors.

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Famous Birthdays on January 13

1955 Paul Kelly (Australian musician)

1969 Stephen Hendry

1978 Nate Silver

1997 Connor McDavid

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Famous Deaths on January 13

1929 Wyatt Earp

1941 James Joyce

1978 Hubert Humphrey

2014 Waldemar von Gazen

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