Timeline Thursday 13 January 1898

Events on Thursday 13 January 1898 1

• 1898 Publication of Zola's J'accuse...! Open letter accuses the French army of antisemitism and injustice Novelist Emile Zola published an open letter to the President of France on 13 January 1898, accusing the military of wrongfully convicting Captain Alfred Dreyfus on fabricated evidence. The letter reignited the Dreyfus Affair as a national scandal over antisemitism and military cover-up. Zola was convicted of libel and fled to England to avoid prison.