Births on April 13

Isaac Low

Born on April 13, 1735

Isaac Low, American merchant and politician, founded the New York Chamber of Commerce (d. 1791)

Isaac Low (April 13, 1735 – July 25, 1791) was an American merchant in New York City and a Founding Father of the United States who served as a member of the Continental Congress, where he signed the Continental Association, and he later served as a delegate to the New York Provincial Congress. Though originally a Patriot, he later joined the Loyalist cause in the American Revolution.

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Events on 1735

8 Jan

Ariodante
Premiere performance of George Frideric Handel's Ariodante at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.
11 Jul

Pluto
Mathematical calculations suggest that it is on this day that dwarf planet Pluto moved inside the orbit of Neptune for the last time before 1979.
5 Aug

John Peter Zenger
Freedom of the press: New York Weekly Journal writer John Peter Zenger is acquitted of seditious libel against the royal governor of New York, on the basis that what he had published was true.

Births on April 13

Isaac Low

Born on April 13, 1735

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Ariodante

Pluto

John Peter Zenger