Historical Events In December - 13

1862  Battle of Fredericksburg, VA (Marye's Heights) on this day in history.   

1862  On December - 13 conrad Feger Jackson, US Union brig-general, dies in battle at 49   

1863  On this day in history johannes Weiss, German New Testament scholar   

1863  Friedrich Hebbel, writer, dies at 50 on December - 13.   

1864  Battle of Ft McAllister, GA on this day in history.   

1865  On December - 13 gustav Luders, composer   

1871  On this day in history herman T Colenbrander, Dutch historian   

1872  On December - 13 helena Beeloo, Hague's maid, murdered by Henry Jut   

1874  On December - 13 ludwig Curtius, German archaeologist (Die antike Kunst)   

1877  Mykola Dmytrovich Leontovych, composer on this day in history.   

1879  First federal fish hatching steamer launched (Wilmington Delaware) on December - 13.   

1879  On this day in history 1st federal fish hatching steamer lauched (Wilmington Delaware)   

1881  August Senoa, Croatian writer (Kletva [The Curse]), dies at 43 on this day in history.   

1886  On December - 13 lambertus J van Apeldoorn, lawyer (martial law)   

1889  Belgium rules on women/child labor law on December - 13.   

1889  On this day in history clarence Loomis, composer   

1890  On December - 13 marc Connelly, McKeesport Pa, playwright (One Minute Please)   

1892  Brand Dirck Ochse, filmer/co-founder (Polygoon) on this day in history.   

1893  Curt Jurgens, Munich Germany, actor (Enemy Below, Longest Day) on this day in history.   

1894  Sarah Parker Remond, US/Italian abolitionist, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1895  1st complete execution of Gustav Mahler's 2nd Symphony on December - 13.   

1897  On December - 13 drew Pearson, Evanston Ill, newscaster (Drew Pearson)   

1898  On December - 13 first passenger train over the newly reconstructed Victoria Railway Bridge, Montreal. The original 1859 tube had been replaced by a double track steel bridge.   

1898  Daniel Lazarus, composer on this day in history.   

1898  George Frederick Bristow, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1899  Harold Guinzburg, publisher (founder of Literary Guild) on this day in history.   

1900  Battle at Nooitgedacht: generals The la Rey/Smuts beat Britten on December - 13.   

1900  Jonel Perlea, composer on this day in history.   

1901  Test debut of S F Barnes v Aust SCG, took 5-65 in 1st innings on this day in history.   

1901  Georg M Rimski-Korssakov, Russian musicologist/theory [OS] on December - 13.   

1902  Paul Kurzbach, composer on December - 13.   

1903  On December - 13 italo Marcioni patents the ice cream cone (NJ)   

1903  On December - 13 italo Marcioni patents ice cream cone (NJ)   

1903  On this day in history carlos Montoya, Madrid Spain, guitarist (Suite Flamenco 1966)   

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1521  Sixtus V, [Felice Peretti/"Montalto"], bishop of Fermo/Pope (1585-90) was born on December - 13.   

1533  On December - 13 birth of erik XIV Wasa, king of Sweden (1560-69)   

1553  On this day in history birth of henry IV, 1st Bourbon-king of Navarre/France (1572/89-1610)   

1585  On this day in history birth of william Drummond of Hawthornden, Scottish poet (d. 1649)   

1640  On December - 13 birth of robert Plot, English naturalist (d. 1696)   

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  Carlo Gozzi, Italian dramatist (d. 1804) was born on December - 13.   

0838  Pippijn I, King of Aquitania, dies on December - 13.   

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

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

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

1204  On this day in history maimonides, Jewish philosopher/talmudic scholar, dies in Cairo at 69   

1250  Frederick II, German Emperor (1212-1250), dies at 55 on December - 13.   

1404  On December - 13 albrecht, duke of Bavaria, dies at 74   

1466  On December - 13 death of donatello, Florentine artist and sculptor (b. 1386)