Historical Events In December - 13

1862  On December - 13 battle of Fredericksburg, VA (Marye's Heights)  

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

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

1863  On this day in history 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  Helena Beeloo, Hague's maid, murdered by Henry Jut on this day in history.  

1874  Ludwig Curtius, German archaeologist (Die antike Kunst) on this day in history.  

1877  On December - 13 mykola Dmytrovich Leontovych, composer  

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

1879  On December - 13 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  On this day in history lambertus J van Apeldoorn, lawyer (martial law)  

1889  On this day in history belgium rules on women/child labor law  

1889  Clarence Loomis, composer on December - 13.  

1890  On this day in history marc Connelly, McKeesport Pa, playwright (One Minute Please)  

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

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 The original 1859 tube had been replaced by a double track steel bridge on December - 13.  

1898  Daniel Lazarus, composer on this day in history.  

1898  George Frederick Bristow, composer, dies at 72 on December - 13.  

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  Jonel Perlea, composer on December - 13.  

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

1901  On December - 13 georg M Rimski-Korssakov, Russian musicologist/theory [OS]  

1902  On this day in history paul Kurzbach, composer  

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

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

1903  Carlos Montoya, Madrid Spain, guitarist (Suite Flamenco 1966) on this day in history.  

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

1533  On December - 13 birth of erik XIV Wasa, king of Sweden (1560-69)  

1553  On this day in history birth of henry IV, 1st Bourbon-king of Navarre/France (1572/89-1610)  

1585  On December - 13 birth of william Drummond of Hawthornden, Scottish poet (d. 1649)  

1640  Robert Plot, English naturalist (d. 1696) was born on December - 13.  

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  Carlo Gozzi, Italian dramatist (d. 1804) was born on December - 13.  

0838  Pippijn I, King of Aquitania, dies on December - 13.  

1048  Al-Biruni, Arabic royal astrologer, dies at 74 on December - 13.  

1124  Callistus II, [Guido di Borgogna], Italian Pope (1119-24), dies on December - 13.  

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

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)