Page 3: Historical Events In December - 13

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

1862  Conrad Feger Jackson, US Union brig-general, dies in battle at 49 on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1877  On December - 13 mykola Dmytrovich Leontovych, composer   

1879  On December - 13 first federal fish hatching steamer launched (Wilmington Delaware)   

1879  1st federal fish hatching steamer lauched (Wilmington Delaware) on December - 13.   

1881  August Senoa, Croatian writer (Kletva [The Curse]), dies at 43 on this day in history.   

1886  On this day in history lambertus J van Apeldoorn, lawyer (martial law)   

1889  Belgium rules on women/child labor law on December - 13.   

1889  On this day in history clarence Loomis, composer   

1890  Marc Connelly, McKeesport Pa, playwright (One Minute Please) on this day in history.   

1892  Brand Dirck Ochse, filmer/co-founder (Polygoon) on this day in history.   

1893  On December - 13 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  Drew Pearson, Evanston Ill, newscaster (Drew Pearson) on December - 13.   

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 The original 1859 tube had been replaced by a double track steel bridge on December - 13.   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  Daniel Lazarus, composer on this day in history.   

1898  On December - 13 george Frederick Bristow, composer, dies at 72   

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

1900  On this day in history 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 December - 13.   

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

1902  On this day in history paul Kurzbach, composer   

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

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

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

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1521  On December - 13 birth of sixtus V, [Felice Peretti/"Montalto"], bishop of Fermo/Pope (1585-90)   

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

1553  Henry IV, 1st Bourbon-king of Navarre/France (1572/89-1610) was born on December - 13.   

1585  On this day in history birth of william Drummond of Hawthornden, Scottish poet (d. 1649)   

1640  On December - 13 birth of robert Plot, English naturalist (d. 1696)   

1662  On December - 13 birth of francesco Bianchini, Italian philosopher and scientist (d. 1729)   

1678  On this day in history birth of yongzheng Emperor of China (d. 1735)   

1720  On December - 13 birth of carlo Gozzi, Italian dramatist (d. 1804)   

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 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  On December - 13 death of donatello, Florentine artist and sculptor (b. 1386)