Page 3: Historical Events In October - 13

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

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

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

1863  On this day in history 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  Charles-Augustin Sainte-Beuve, Fren writer (Tableau Historique), dies on this day in history.   

1870  Gustav Mahler (10) gives his 1st public piano concert on this day in history.   

1871  The Delphic Fraternity is founded as the Delphic Society at the State Normal School in Geneseo, New York on October - 13.   

1877  On this day in history 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  On October - 13 george Bacovia, [Vasiliu], Romanian poet/composer/painter   

1884  Greenwich established as universal time meridian of longitude on this day in history.   

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

1889  On October - 13 douglass Dumbrille, Hamilton Ont, actor (Mr Deed Goes to Town)   

1890  On this day in history the Delta Chi fraternity is founded by 11 law students at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.   

1890  Conrad Richter, writer (Light in the Forest) on this day in history.   

1891  On this day in history irene Rich, [Luther], Buffalo NY, actress (Beau Brummell, Champ)   

1893  Vigilant (US) beats Valkyrie II (Engld) in 9th America's Cup on October - 13.   

1895  Kurt Schumacher, German politicial chairman (SPD) [NS] on this day in history.   

1899  7000 lay-offs black mine workers of South Africa reach Natal on this day in history.   

1899  On this day in history marcelle de Manziarly, composer   

1900  On this day in history marius-Francois Gaillard, composer   

1901  On this day in history benjamin Merkelbach, architect/city builder of Amsterdam   

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

1902  Arna Bontemps, Louisiana, black author (100 years of negro freedom) on October - 13.   

1903  On October - 13 pirates beats Pilgrims (Red Sox) 5 games to 3 in 1st World Series   

1903  On this day in history jens Bjerre, composer   

1904  Jutta Hecker, writer on October - 13.   

1905  Henry Irving, [John H Brodribb], English actor (Hamlet), dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1908  On this day in history john Grant, British rear-admiral   

1909  On October - 13 herblock, [Herbert L Block], Roosevelt, Utah, political cartoonist   

1909  Francisco Ferrer, Spanish anarchist, executed on October - 13.   

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1162  On this day in history birth of leonora of England, Queen of Castile (d. 1214)   

1244  Jaques de Molay, Grand Master of the Knights Templars (d. 1314) was born on October - 13.   

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

1537  On this day in history birth of jane Grey, Queen of England for 9 days   

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 this day in history birth of luisa of Medina-Sidonia, queen of Portugal (d. 1666)   

1652  Johann Heinrich Kittel, composer was born on October - 13.   

0054  On October - 13 claudius, Roman Emperor, dies of poison mushrooms at 63   

1093  Robrecht I, the Fries, Count of Flanders, dies on October - 13.   

1282  On this day in history death of nichiren Japanese founder of Nichiren Buddhism (b. 1222)   

1311  On this day in history gwijde van Names, Flemish marshal (Golden Track), dies at 35   

1415  Death of Thomas FitzAlan, 12th Earl of Arundel, English military leader (b. 1381) on October - 13.   

1508  On this day in history death of edmund de Ros, 11th Baron de Ros, English politician (b. 1446)   

1601  On October - 13 tycho Brahe, greatest naked-eye observer, dies in Prague   

1605  On this day in history death of theodore Beza, French theologian (b. 1519)