Historical Events In December - 13

1732  Jean-Claude Trial, composer on this day in history.   

1734  On December - 13 england & Russia sign trade agreement   

1738  Gotthard Wagner, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1740  Franz Xaver Schnitzer, composer on this day in history.   

1742  On this day in history willem KH Friso tests his mothers potatoes   

1759  1st music store in America opens (Phila) on December - 13.   

1769  On December - 13 dartmouth College in New Hampshire received its charter   

1769  On December - 13 c F Gellert, writer, dies at 54   

1770  John Clarke-Whitfeld, composer on this day in history.   

1774  On December - 13 first incident of the Revolution-400 attack Fort William and Mary, NH   

1774  1st incident of Revolution-400 attack Ft William & Mary, NH on this day in history.   

1774  On December - 13 susanne K von Klettenberg, German friend of Goethes mother, dies at 50   

1793  On December - 13 johann Joachim Christoph Bode, composer, dies at 63   

1797  On this day in history the birth of Heinrich Heine, German romantic poet and writer   

1797  Heinrich Heine, Germany, poet/lyricist (Schubert, Liszt) on December - 13.   

1810  Clark Mills, US, sculptor (Freedom, Armed Liberty) on December - 13.   

1812  On this day in history marianne von Martinez, composer, dies at 68   

1814  On this day in history charles Joseph Prince of Ligne, Belg fieldmarshal/author, dies at 79   

1816  Patent for a dry dock issued to John Adamson, Boston on this day in history.   

1816  Clement Claiborne Clay, MC (Confederacy), died in 1882 on this day in history.   

1818  On this day in history mary Todd Lincoln, 1st lady (1861-65)   

1819  Edwin George Monk, composer on December - 13.   

1823  Gioacchino Rossini arrives in London on this day in history.   

1833  On December - 13 hMS Beagle/Charles Darwin arrives in Port Deseado, Patagonia   

1835  Phillips Brooks, Episcopal bishop/composer (Little Town of Bethlehem) on December - 13.   

1838  On this day in history marie-Alexis Castillon de Saint-Victor, composer   

1843  "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens published, 6,000 copies sold on this day in history.   

1843  George Stephanescu, composer on December - 13.   

1847  Emily Bronte, under the pseudonym 'Ellis Bell', publishes 'Wuthering Heights' on this day in history.   

1850  On this day in history g F Grace, cricketer (brother of W G )   

1853  On December - 13 joseph Sickman Corsen, Curacao, musician/composer/screenwriter   

1858  Jakab Gyula Major, composer on December - 13.   

1861  Battle of Alleghany Summit, WV on this day in history.   

1862  On this day in history battle of Fredericksburg, Va; South beats North   

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1521  On December - 13 birth of sixtus V, [Felice Peretti/"Montalto"], bishop of Fermo/Pope (1585-90)   

1533  Erik XIV Wasa, king of Sweden (1560-69) was born on this day in history.   

1553  On December - 13 birth of henry IV, 1st Bourbon-king of Navarre/France (1572/89-1610)   

1585  William Drummond of Hawthornden, Scottish poet (d. 1649) was born on this day in history.   

1640  Robert Plot, English naturalist (d. 1696) was born on December - 13.   

1662  Francesco Bianchini, Italian philosopher and scientist (d. 1729) was born on this day in history.   

1678  On December - 13 birth of yongzheng Emperor of China (d. 1735)   

1720  On this day in history birth of carlo Gozzi, Italian dramatist (d. 1804)   

0838  On December - 13 pippijn I, King of Aquitania, dies   

1048  On this day in history al-Biruni, Arabic royal astrologer, dies at 74   

1124  Callistus II, [Guido di Borgogna], Italian Pope (1119-24), dies on this day in history.   

1126  On December - 13 hendrik IX, the Black, Duke of Bayern (1120-26), dies   

1204  On December - 13 maimonides, Jewish philosopher/talmudic scholar, dies in Cairo at 69   

1250  Frederick II, German Emperor (1212-1250), dies at 55 on this day in history.   

1404  Albrecht, duke of Bavaria, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1466  On this day in history death of donatello, Florentine artist and sculptor (b. 1386)