Page 3: Historical Events In December - 13

1862  On this day in history battle of Fredericksburg, VA (Marye's Heights)   

1862  Conrad Feger Jackson, US Union brig-general, dies in battle at 49 on December - 13.   

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

1863  On December - 13 friedrich Hebbel, writer, dies at 50   

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

1865  Gustav Luders, composer on December - 13.   

1871  Herman T Colenbrander, Dutch historian on this day in history.   

1872  Helena Beeloo, Hague's maid, murdered by Henry Jut on this day in history.   

1874  On this day in history 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 December - 13 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 December - 13.   

1889  Belgium rules on women/child labor law on this day in history.   

1889  Clarence Loomis, composer on December - 13.   

1890  Marc Connelly, McKeesport Pa, playwright (One Minute Please) on December - 13.   

1892  Brand Dirck Ochse, filmer/co-founder (Polygoon) on December - 13.   

1893  On this day in history curt Jurgens, Munich Germany, actor (Enemy Below, Longest Day)   

1894  On December - 13 sarah Parker Remond, US/Italian abolitionist, dies at 68   

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

1897  Drew Pearson, Evanston Ill, newscaster (Drew Pearson) on December - 13.   

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 The original 1859 tube had been replaced by a double track steel bridge.   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  On this day in history george Frederick Bristow, composer, dies at 72   

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  On this day in history jonel Perlea, composer   

1901  On December - 13 test debut of S F Barnes v Aust SCG, took 5-65 in 1st innings   

1901  Georg M Rimski-Korssakov, Russian musicologist/theory [OS] on this day in history.   

1902  Paul Kurzbach, composer on this day in history.   

1903  Italo Marcioni patents the ice cream cone (NJ) on this day in history.   

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  Henry IV, 1st Bourbon-king of Navarre/France (1572/89-1610) was born on December - 13.   

1585  On December - 13 birth of william Drummond of Hawthornden, Scottish poet (d. 1649)   

1640  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of carlo Gozzi, Italian dramatist (d. 1804)   

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

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

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

1126  Hendrik IX, the Black, Duke of Bayern (1120-26), dies on December - 13.   

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 this day in history.   

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.