November 13

Today in History
• 1002 - English king Ethelred II launches massacre of Danish settlers
• 1553 - English Lady Jane Grey/bishop Cranmer accused of high treason
• 1715 - Battle at Sheriffmuir: English army beats Scottish earl of Mar
• 1789 - Ben Franklin writes "Nothing . . . certain but death and taxes"
• 1849 - Peter Burnett elected first governor of California
• 1851 - Telegraph connection between London-Paris linked
• 1856 - The Great Bell of Big Ben first chimes at the still unfinished clock tower
• 1865 - US issues 1st gold certificates


Holidays - Traditional and Obscure
• Caregiver Appreciation Day
• Laxmi Puja
• National Hug a Musician Day
• National Indian Pudding Day
• Sadie Hawkins Day
• Symphonic Metal Day
• World Kindness Day
• World Orphans Day

Birthdays
• 354 - [Christian] Aurelius Augustine, bp of Hippo in Roman Africa
• 1312 - Edward III, King of England (1327-77)
• 1559 - Albrecht/Albertus, archduke of Austria/cardinal/viceroy of Portugal
• 1679 - Thomas-Philippe d'alsace et de Boussu, South Netherland cardinal
• 1732 - John Dickinson, American lawyer and Governor of Delaware and Pennsylvania
• 1760 - Jiaqing, 5th Emperor of Qing Dynasty
• 1859 - Georg Knorr, German engineer (brake system trains)
• 1896 - Nobusuke Kishi, Prime Minister of Japan (1957-60)