On This Day for January 13 - Émile Zola's “J'accuse” published, Lilla Cabot Perry is featured, and more

This message contains graphics. If you do not see the graphics, click here to view. January 13 FEATURED BIOGRAPHY Lilla Cabot Perry READ MORE   FEATURED EVENT 1898 Émile Zola's "J'accuse" published READ MORE   Advertisement Advertisement   MORE EVENTS ON THIS DAY 2012: The Costa Concordia, a cruise ship carrying some 4,200 people, ran aground and capsized off Giglio Island, Italy; 32 passengers were killed. [ Learn about seven of the world's deadliest shipwrecks.] 1997: President Abdalá Bucaram Ortíz of Ecuador visited President Alberto Fujimori of Peru, marking the first official visit to Peru by an Ecuadoran president in 150 years. [Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about South America.] 1968: American singer and songwriter Johnny Cash recorded the album Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison in front of an audience of some 2,000 inmates at California's Folsom Prison. [Test your knowledge of pop culture.] 1942: American industrialist Henry Ford patented plastic automobile construction. [ Take our quiz about American industry and innovation.] 1884: Russian-born American singer Sophie Tucker, "the Last of the Red-Hot Mamas," was born. 1832: Horatio Alger , one of the most popular American authors in the last 30 years of the 19th century and perhaps the most socially influential American writer of his generation, was born. [How much do you know about famous authors?] SEE ALL EVENTS ON THIS DAY ALSO BORN ON THIS DAY 1969 Stephen Hendry Scottish snooker player 1949 Rakesh Sharma Indian military pilot and cosmonaut 1808 Salmon P. Chase chief justice of United States 1832 Horatio Alger American author 1902 Georgy Maksimilianovich Malenkov prime minister of Soviet Union 1884 Sophie Tucker American singer SEE ALL BIOS ON THIS DAY   Advertisement   FOLLOW: To unsubscribe from Britannica e-mails, click here. Encyclopædia Britannica 325 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 200 Chicago, Illinois 60654 United States © 2021 Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. Privacy Policy • Help