Page 3: 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  On December - 13 friedrich Hebbel, writer, dies at 50   

1864  On December - 13 battle of Ft McAllister, GA   

1865  Gustav Luders, composer on this day in history.   

1871  On December - 13 herman T Colenbrander, Dutch historian   

1872  On December - 13 helena Beeloo, Hague's maid, murdered by Henry Jut   

1874  On December - 13 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 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  Clarence Loomis, composer on December - 13.   

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

1892  On this day in history brand Dirck Ochse, filmer/co-founder (Polygoon)   

1893  On December - 13 curt Jurgens, Munich Germany, actor (Enemy Below, Longest Day)   

1894  Sarah Parker Remond, US/Italian abolitionist, dies at 68 on December - 13.   

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

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 The original 1859 tube had been replaced by a double track steel bridge on this day in history.   

1898  On December - 13 daniel Lazarus, composer   

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

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 this day in history.   

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  On December - 13 paul Kurzbach, composer   

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

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

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 December - 13.   

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

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

1662  On this day in history birth of francesco Bianchini, Italian philosopher and scientist (d. 1729)   

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

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

1124  On this day in history 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  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 December - 13.   

1404  Albrecht, duke of Bavaria, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

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