Historical Events In December - 13

1862  Battle of Fredericksburg, VA (Marye's Heights) on December - 13.   

1862  Conrad Feger Jackson, US Union brig-general, dies in battle at 49 on this day in history.   

1863  On December - 13 johannes Weiss, German New Testament scholar   

1863  On this day in history friedrich Hebbel, writer, dies at 50   

1864  Battle of Ft McAllister, GA on December - 13.   

1865  Gustav Luders, composer on this day in history.   

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 this day in history ludwig Curtius, German archaeologist (Die antike Kunst)   

1877  On December - 13 mykola Dmytrovich Leontovych, composer   

1879  On this day in history first federal fish hatching steamer launched (Wilmington Delaware)   

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 December - 13.   

1886  Lambertus J van Apeldoorn, lawyer (martial law) on this day in history.   

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

1889  Clarence Loomis, composer on this day in history.   

1890  On this day in history 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 December - 13.   

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

1897  Drew Pearson, Evanston Ill, newscaster (Drew Pearson) on this day in history.   

1898  On this day in history 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 The original 1859 tube had been replaced by a double track steel bridge.   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 December - 13.   

1899  Harold Guinzburg, publisher (founder of Literary Guild) on December - 13.   

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  On this day in history georg M Rimski-Korssakov, Russian musicologist/theory [OS]   

1902  On this day in history paul Kurzbach, composer   

1903  Italo Marcioni patents the ice cream cone (NJ) on December - 13.   

1903  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

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 December - 13.   

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

1662  On December - 13 birth of francesco Bianchini, Italian philosopher and scientist (d. 1729)   

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

1720  On December - 13 birth of carlo Gozzi, Italian dramatist (d. 1804)   

0838  On this day in history pippijn I, King of Aquitania, dies   

1048  Al-Biruni, Arabic royal astrologer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

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

1126  Hendrik IX, the Black, Duke of Bayern (1120-26), dies on this day in history.   

1204  Maimonides, Jewish philosopher/talmudic scholar, dies in Cairo at 69 on December - 13.   

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

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

1466  Death of Donatello, Florentine artist and sculptor (b. 1386) on this day in history.