Deaths on September 13

Benjamin Heath, English scholar and author (b. 1704)

Benjamin Heath, D.C.L. (10 April 1704 – 13 September 1766) was an English classical scholar and bibliophile.

18 Feb

Meermin slave mutiny
A mutiny by captive Malagasy begins at sea on the slave ship Meermin, leading to the ship's destruction on Cape Agulhas in present-day South Africa and the recapture of the instigators.
10 Nov

Rutgers University
The last colonial governor of New Jersey, William Franklin, signs the charter of Queen's College (later renamed Rutgers University).