Page 3: Historical Events In December - 13

1862  On this day in history battle of Fredericksburg, VA (Marye's Heights)   

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 this day in history battle of Ft McAllister, GA   

1865  Gustav Luders, composer on this day in history.   

1871  On this day in history herman T Colenbrander, Dutch historian   

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

1874  On December - 13 ludwig Curtius, German archaeologist (Die antike Kunst)   

1877  On this day in history mykola Dmytrovich Leontovych, composer   

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

1879  On this day in history 1st federal fish hatching steamer lauched (Wilmington Delaware)   

1881  On December - 13 august Senoa, Croatian writer (Kletva [The Curse]), dies at 43   

1886  On December - 13 lambertus J van Apeldoorn, lawyer (martial law)   

1889  On December - 13 belgium rules on women/child labor law   

1889  On December - 13 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 December - 13.   

1893  Curt Jurgens, Munich Germany, actor (Enemy Below, Longest Day) on this day in history.   

1894  On this day in history sarah Parker Remond, US/Italian abolitionist, dies at 68   

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

1897  On December - 13 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 The original 1859 tube had been replaced by a double track steel bridge on this day in history.   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  Daniel Lazarus, composer on this day in history.   

1898  On this day in history george Frederick Bristow, composer, dies at 72   

1899  On this day in history harold Guinzburg, publisher (founder of Literary Guild)   

1900  Battle at Nooitgedacht: generals The la Rey/Smuts beat Britten on this day in history.   

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  On December - 13 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  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 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 this day in history.   

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

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

0838  On this day in history pippijn I, King of Aquitania, dies   

1048  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1250  Frederick II, German Emperor (1212-1250), dies at 55 on December - 13.   

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)