Historical Events In December - 13

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

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

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

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

1864  On this day in history battle of Ft McAllister, GA   

1865  On December - 13 gustav Luders, composer   

1871  On December - 13 herman T Colenbrander, Dutch historian   

1872  Helena Beeloo, Hague's maid, murdered by Henry Jut on December - 13.   

1874  Ludwig Curtius, German archaeologist (Die antike Kunst) on December - 13.   

1877  On this day in history mykola Dmytrovich Leontovych, composer   

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  On this day in history august Senoa, Croatian writer (Kletva [The Curse]), dies at 43   

1886  Lambertus J van Apeldoorn, lawyer (martial law) on December - 13.   

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  On December - 13 brand Dirck Ochse, filmer/co-founder (Polygoon)   

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

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

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

1897  On this day in history drew Pearson, Evanston Ill, newscaster (Drew Pearson)   

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 The original 1859 tube had been replaced by a double track steel bridge on December - 13.   

1898  On December - 13 daniel Lazarus, composer   

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

1899  On December - 13 harold Guinzburg, publisher (founder of Literary Guild)   

1900  On December - 13 battle at Nooitgedacht: generals The la Rey/Smuts beat Britten   

1900  Jonel Perlea, composer on December - 13.   

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 this day in history.   

1903  On this day in history italo Marcioni patents the ice cream cone (NJ)   

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

1903  On December - 13 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 this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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  Francesco Bianchini, Italian philosopher and scientist (d. 1729) was born on December - 13.   

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

1048  On December - 13 al-Biruni, Arabic royal astrologer, dies at 74   

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  On this day in history frederick II, German Emperor (1212-1250), dies at 55   

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.