Historical Events In December - 13

1862  Battle of Fredericksburg, VA (Marye's Heights) on this day in history.  

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

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

1863  Friedrich Hebbel, writer, dies at 50 on this day in history.  

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

1865  Gustav Luders, composer on this day in history.  

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

1872  On this day in history helena Beeloo, Hague's maid, murdered by Henry Jut  

1874  On this day in history ludwig Curtius, German archaeologist (Die antike Kunst)  

1877  Mykola Dmytrovich Leontovych, composer on December - 13.  

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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  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 this day in history.  

1890  On December - 13 marc Connelly, McKeesport Pa, playwright (One Minute Please)  

1892  On this day in history 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 December - 13.  

1895  On this day in history 1st complete execution of Gustav Mahler's 2nd Symphony  

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

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 The original 1859 tube had been replaced by a double track steel bridge.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

1899  Harold Guinzburg, publisher (founder of Literary Guild) on this day in history.  

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

1900  On December - 13 jonel Perlea, composer  

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

1901  On this day in history georg M Rimski-Korssakov, Russian musicologist/theory [OS]  

1902  On this day in history paul Kurzbach, composer  

1903  On December - 13 italo Marcioni patents the ice cream cone (NJ)  

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

1903  Carlos Montoya, Madrid Spain, guitarist (Suite Flamenco 1966) on December - 13.  

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1521  On this day in history birth of sixtus V, [Felice Peretti/"Montalto"], bishop of Fermo/Pope (1585-90)  

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 December - 13.  

1585  William Drummond of Hawthornden, Scottish poet (d. 1649) was born on this day in history.  

1640  Robert Plot, English naturalist (d. 1696) was born on this day in history.  

1662  Francesco Bianchini, Italian philosopher and scientist (d. 1729) was born on December - 13.  

1678  Yongzheng Emperor of China (d. 1735) was born on December - 13.  

1720  On this day in history birth of carlo Gozzi, Italian dramatist (d. 1804)  

0838  Pippijn I, King of Aquitania, dies on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history hendrik IX, the Black, Duke of Bayern (1120-26), dies  

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

1250  On December - 13 frederick II, German Emperor (1212-1250), dies at 55  

1404  On December - 13 albrecht, duke of Bavaria, dies at 74  

1466  On this day in history death of donatello, Florentine artist and sculptor (b. 1386)