Historical Events In October - 13

1860  First aerial photo taken in US (from a balloon), Boston on October - 13.   

1860  1st aerial photo taken in US (from a balloon), Boston on this day in history.   

1862  On October - 13 bismarck's "Blood & Iron" speech   

1863  Skirmish at Blountsville, Tennessee (50 casualties) on October - 13.   

1863  C-E Auguste Rateau, French mining engineer (Rateau steam turbine) on this day in history.   

1864  Battle at Darbytown Road Virginia (337 casualties) on October - 13.   

1869  On this day in history charles-Augustin Sainte-Beuve, Fren writer (Tableau Historique), dies   

1870  Gustav Mahler (10) gives his 1st public piano concert on this day in history.   

1871  On October - 13 the Delphic Fraternity is founded as the Delphic Society at the State Normal School in Geneseo, New York.   

1877  Bernard Bosanquet, cricketer (pioneer of googly) on this day in history.   

1879  Peter Van Anrooy, Dutch conductor/composer (Piet Hein Rhapsodie) on this day in history.   

1881  Revival of Hebrew language as Eliezer Ben-Yehuda & friends agree to use Hebrew exclusively in their conversations on this day in history.   

1881  George Bacovia, [Vasiliu], Romanian poet/composer/painter on October - 13.   

1884  Greenwich established as universal time meridian of longitude on October - 13.   

1885  The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is founded in Atlanta, Georgia on this day in history.   

1889  On October - 13 douglass Dumbrille, Hamilton Ont, actor (Mr Deed Goes to Town)   

1890  On this day in history the Delta Chi fraternity is founded by 11 law students at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.   

1890  Conrad Richter, writer (Light in the Forest) on this day in history.   

1891  On October - 13 irene Rich, [Luther], Buffalo NY, actress (Beau Brummell, Champ)   

1893  On this day in history vigilant (US) beats Valkyrie II (Engld) in 9th America's Cup   

1895  On this day in history kurt Schumacher, German politicial chairman (SPD) [NS]   

1899  On October - 13 7000 lay-offs black mine workers of South Africa reach Natal   

1899  On this day in history marcelle de Manziarly, composer   

1900  Marius-Francois Gaillard, composer on October - 13.   

1901  Benjamin Merkelbach, architect/city builder of Amsterdam on this day in history.   

1902  On October - 13 arna W Bontemps noted poet & librarian of Fisk University   

1902  On October - 13 arna Bontemps, Louisiana, black author (100 years of negro freedom)   

1903  Pirates beats Pilgrims (Red Sox) 5 games to 3 in 1st World Series on this day in history.   

1903  Jens Bjerre, composer on this day in history.   

1904  Jutta Hecker, writer on this day in history.   

1905  Henry Irving, [John H Brodribb], English actor (Hamlet), dies at 67 on October - 13.   

1908  On October - 13 john Grant, British rear-admiral   

1909  Herblock, [Herbert L Block], Roosevelt, Utah, political cartoonist on October - 13.   

1909  On this day in history francisco Ferrer, Spanish anarchist, executed   

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1162  On October - 13 birth of leonora of England, Queen of Castile (d. 1214)   

1244  Jaques de Molay, Grand Master of the Knights Templars (d. 1314) was born on this day in history.   

1474  On October - 13 birth of mariotto di Bigio di Bindo Albertinelli, Italian painter   

1537  Jane Grey, Queen of England for 9 days was born on this day in history.   

1563  Francesco Caracciolo, Italian religious founder/saint (Caracciolini) was born on October - 13.   

1566  On this day in history birth of richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork, Irish politician (d. 1643)   

1613  On this day in history birth of luisa of Medina-Sidonia, queen of Portugal (d. 1666)   

1652  Johann Heinrich Kittel, composer was born on October - 13.   

0054  Claudius, Roman Emperor, dies of poison mushrooms at 63 on October - 13.   

1093  Robrecht I, the Fries, Count of Flanders, dies on this day in history.   

1282  Death of Nichiren Japanese founder of Nichiren Buddhism (b. 1222) on October - 13.   

1311  On this day in history gwijde van Names, Flemish marshal (Golden Track), dies at 35   

1415  Death of Thomas FitzAlan, 12th Earl of Arundel, English military leader (b. 1381) on October - 13.   

1508  On October - 13 death of edmund de Ros, 11th Baron de Ros, English politician (b. 1446)   

1601  On this day in history tycho Brahe, greatest naked-eye observer, dies in Prague   

1605  Death of Theodore Beza, French theologian (b. 1519) on October - 13.