This Day in History
13 Jan 1404
The Act of Multipliers is passed by the English Parliament forbidding alchemists to use their knowledge to create precious metals (it was feared that if any alchemist should succeed it would bring ruin upon the state)
13 Jan 1607
The Bank of Genoa fails after announcement of national bankruptcy in Spain
13 Jan 1621
Jan Pieterszoon Coens fleet sets sail to Moluccas (from Jacarta)
13 Jan 1733
James Oglethorpe & 130 English colonists arrive at Charleston South Carolina
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