Page 3: Historical Events In October - 13

1860  inaugural aerial photo taken in US (from a balloon), Boston.   

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

1862  Bismarck's "Blood and Iron" speech.   

1863  Skirmish at Blountsville, Tennessee (50 casualties)   

1863  C-E Auguste Rateau, French mining engineer (Rateau steam turbine)   

1864  Battle at Darbytown Road Virginia (337 casualties)   

1869  Charles-Augustin Sainte-Beuve, Fren writer (Tableau Historique), dies.   

1870  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.   

1877  Bernard Bosanquet, cricketer (pioneer of googly)   

1879  Peter Van Anrooy, Dutch conductor/composer (Piet Hein Rhapsodie)   

1881  Revival of Hebrew language as Eliezer Ben-Yehuda and friends agree to use Hebrew exclusively in their conversations.   

1881  George Bacovia, [Vasiliu], Romanian poet/composer/painter   

1884  Greenwich established as universal time meridian of longitude.   

1885  The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is founded in Atlanta, Georgia   

1889  Douglass Dumbrille, Hamilton Ont, actor (Mr Deed Goes to Town)   

1890  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)   

1891  Irene Rich, [Luther], Buffalo NY, actress (Beau Brummell, Champ)   

1893  Vigilant (US) beats Valkyrie II (Engld) in 9th America's Cup   

1895  Kurt Schumacher, German politicial chairman (SPD) [NS]   

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

1899  Marcelle de Manziarly, composer.   

1900  Marius-Francois Gaillard, composer   

1901  Benjamin Merkelbach, architect/city builder of Amsterdam.   

1902  Arna W Bontemps noted poet and librarian of Fisk University   

1902  Arna Bontemps, Louisiana, black author (100 years of negro freedom)   

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

1903  Jens Bjerre, composer.   

1904  Jutta Hecker, writer.   

1905  Henry Irving, [John H Brodribb], English actor (Hamlet), dies at 67   

1908  John Grant, British rear-admiral   

1909  Herblock, [Herbert L Block], Roosevelt, Utah, political cartoonist   

1909  Francisco Ferrer, Spanish anarchist, executed.   

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1162  Leonora of England, Queen of Castile (d. 1214) was born on this day in history.   

1244  On October - 13 birth of jaques de Molay, Grand Master of the Knights Templars (d. 1314)   

1474  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1566  On October - 13 birth of richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork, Irish politician (d. 1643)   

1613  Luisa of Medina-Sidonia, queen of Portugal (d. 1666) was born on October - 13.   

1652  Johann Heinrich Kittel, composer was born on this day in history.   

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 October - 13 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 this day in history.   

1508  On October - 13 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  Death of Theodore Beza, French theologian (b. 1519) on this day in history.