Page 2: Historical Events In December - 13

1732  Jean-Claude Trial, composer on December - 13.   

1734  England & Russia sign trade agreement on December - 13.   

1738  Gotthard Wagner, composer, dies at 59 on December - 13.   

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

1742  Willem KH Friso tests his mothers potatoes on December - 13.   

1759  1st music store in America opens (Phila) on this day in history.   

1769  On this day in history dartmouth College in New Hampshire received its charter   

1769  C F Gellert, writer, dies at 54 on December - 13.   

1770  On December - 13 john Clarke-Whitfeld, composer   

1774  On this day in history first incident of the Revolution-400 attack Fort William and Mary, NH   

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

1774  On this day in history susanne K von Klettenberg, German friend of Goethes mother, dies at 50   

1793  On this day in history johann Joachim Christoph Bode, composer, dies at 63   

1797  On December - 13 the birth of Heinrich Heine, German romantic poet and writer   

1797  On this day in history heinrich Heine, Germany, poet/lyricist (Schubert, Liszt)   

1810  On December - 13 clark Mills, US, sculptor (Freedom, Armed Liberty)   

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

1814  Charles Joseph Prince of Ligne, Belg fieldmarshal/author, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

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

1816  On this day in history clement Claiborne Clay, MC (Confederacy), died in 1882   

1818  Mary Todd Lincoln, 1st lady (1861-65) on this day in history.   

1819  Edwin George Monk, composer on this day in history.   

1823  On December - 13 gioacchino Rossini arrives in London   

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

1835  On December - 13 phillips Brooks, Episcopal bishop/composer (Little Town of Bethlehem)   

1838  On December - 13 marie-Alexis Castillon de Saint-Victor, composer   

1843  On December - 13 "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens published, 6,000 copies sold   

1843  On this day in history george Stephanescu, composer   

1847  On December - 13 emily Bronte, under the pseudonym 'Ellis Bell', publishes 'Wuthering Heights'   

1850  On December - 13 g F Grace, cricketer (brother of W G )   

1853  On this day in history joseph Sickman Corsen, Curacao, musician/composer/screenwriter   

1858  On this day in history jakab Gyula Major, composer   

1861  On December - 13 battle of Alleghany Summit, WV   

1862  Battle of Fredericksburg, Va; South beats North on December - 13.   

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

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

1553  On this day in history 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  On this day in history 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  Carlo Gozzi, Italian dramatist (d. 1804) was born on this day in history.   

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  On December - 13 callistus II, [Guido di Borgogna], Italian Pope (1119-24), dies   

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

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 December - 13.   

1404  On this day in history albrecht, duke of Bavaria, dies at 74   

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