Page 3: Historical Events In October - 13

1860  First aerial photo taken in US (from a balloon), Boston on this day in history.   

1860  On October - 13 1st aerial photo taken in US (from a balloon), Boston   

1862  On this day in history bismarck's "Blood & Iron" speech   

1863  On October - 13 skirmish at Blountsville, Tennessee (50 casualties)   

1863  C-E Auguste Rateau, French mining engineer (Rateau steam turbine) on October - 13.   

1864  On October - 13 battle at Darbytown Road Virginia (337 casualties)   

1869  On this day in history charles-Augustin Sainte-Beuve, Fren writer (Tableau Historique), dies   

1870  On October - 13 gustav Mahler (10) gives his 1st public piano concert   

1871  The Delphic Fraternity is founded as the Delphic Society at the State Normal School in Geneseo, New York on this day in history.   

1877  On October - 13 bernard Bosanquet, cricketer (pioneer of googly)   

1879  On October - 13 peter Van Anrooy, Dutch conductor/composer (Piet Hein Rhapsodie)   

1881  On October - 13 revival of Hebrew language as Eliezer Ben-Yehuda & friends agree to use Hebrew exclusively in their conversations   

1881  George Bacovia, [Vasiliu], Romanian poet/composer/painter on this day in history.   

1884  Greenwich established as universal time meridian of longitude on October - 13.   

1885  On October - 13 the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is founded in Atlanta, Georgia.   

1889  On this day in history douglass Dumbrille, Hamilton Ont, actor (Mr Deed Goes to Town)   

1890  On October - 13 the Delta Chi fraternity is founded by 11 law students at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.   

1890  On this day in history conrad Richter, writer (Light in the Forest)   

1891  Irene Rich, [Luther], Buffalo NY, actress (Beau Brummell, Champ) on this day in history.   

1893  On this day in history vigilant (US) beats Valkyrie II (Engld) in 9th America's Cup   

1895  Kurt Schumacher, German politicial chairman (SPD) [NS] on October - 13.   

1899  On October - 13 7000 lay-offs black mine workers of South Africa reach Natal   

1899  On this day in history marcelle de Manziarly, composer   

1900  Marius-Francois Gaillard, composer on this day in history.   

1901  Benjamin Merkelbach, architect/city builder of Amsterdam on this day in history.   

1902  Arna W Bontemps noted poet & librarian of Fisk University on October - 13.   

1902  On this day in history arna Bontemps, Louisiana, black author (100 years of negro freedom)   

1903  Pirates beats Pilgrims (Red Sox) 5 games to 3 in 1st World Series on this day in history.   

1903  On this day in history jens Bjerre, composer   

1904  On October - 13 jutta Hecker, writer   

1905  On October - 13 henry Irving, [John H Brodribb], English actor (Hamlet), dies at 67   

1908  John Grant, British rear-admiral on this day in history.   

1909  Herblock, [Herbert L Block], Roosevelt, Utah, political cartoonist on October - 13.   

1909  On this day in history francisco Ferrer, Spanish anarchist, executed   

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1162  On October - 13 birth of leonora of England, Queen of Castile (d. 1214)   

1244  On this day in history birth of jaques de Molay, Grand Master of the Knights Templars (d. 1314)   

1474  On October - 13 birth of mariotto di Bigio di Bindo Albertinelli, Italian painter   

1537  Jane Grey, Queen of England for 9 days was born on this day in history.   

1563  Francesco Caracciolo, Italian religious founder/saint (Caracciolini) was born on October - 13.   

1566  Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork, Irish politician (d. 1643) was born on this day in history.   

1613  On October - 13 birth of luisa of Medina-Sidonia, queen of Portugal (d. 1666)   

1652  On this day in history birth of johann Heinrich Kittel, composer   

0054  Claudius, Roman Emperor, dies of poison mushrooms at 63 on this day in history.   

1093  On October - 13 robrecht I, the Fries, Count of Flanders, dies   

1282  Death of Nichiren Japanese founder of Nichiren Buddhism (b. 1222) on this day in history.   

1311  On October - 13 gwijde van Names, Flemish marshal (Golden Track), dies at 35   

1415  On this day in history death of thomas FitzAlan, 12th Earl of Arundel, English military leader (b. 1381)   

1508  On October - 13 death of edmund de Ros, 11th Baron de Ros, English politician (b. 1446)   

1601  Tycho Brahe, greatest naked-eye observer, dies in Prague on this day in history.   

1605  On October - 13 death of theodore Beza, French theologian (b. 1519)