Historical Events In October - 13
Friday, 25 October 2024
1860 On this day in history first aerial photo taken in US (from a balloon), Boston
1860 1st aerial photo taken in US (from a balloon), Boston on this day in history.
1862 Bismarck's "Blood & Iron" speech on this day in history.
1863 Skirmish at Blountsville, Tennessee (50 casualties) on October - 13.
1863 On October - 13 c-E Auguste Rateau, French mining engineer (Rateau steam turbine)
1864 Battle at Darbytown Road Virginia (337 casualties) on this day in history.
1869 On this day in history charles-Augustin Sainte-Beuve, Fren writer (Tableau Historique), dies
1870 Gustav Mahler (10) gives his 1st public piano concert on October - 13.
1871 On October - 13 the Delphic Fraternity is founded as the Delphic Society at the State Normal School in Geneseo, New York.
1877 On October - 13 bernard Bosanquet, cricketer (pioneer of googly)
1879 Peter Van Anrooy, Dutch conductor/composer (Piet Hein Rhapsodie) on October - 13.
1881 Revival of Hebrew language as Eliezer Ben-Yehuda & friends agree to use Hebrew exclusively in their conversations on this day in history.
1881 On this day in history 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 Douglass Dumbrille, Hamilton Ont, actor (Mr Deed Goes to Town) on this day in history.
1890 On October - 13 the Delta Chi fraternity is founded by 11 law students at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.
1890 On October - 13 conrad Richter, writer (Light in the Forest)
1891 Irene Rich, [Luther], Buffalo NY, actress (Beau Brummell, Champ) on this day in history.
1893 On October - 13 vigilant (US) beats Valkyrie II (Engld) in 9th America's Cup
1895 On this day in history kurt Schumacher, German politicial chairman (SPD) [NS]
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 Marius-Francois Gaillard, composer on October - 13.
1901 Benjamin Merkelbach, architect/city builder of Amsterdam on this day in history.
1902 On October - 13 arna W Bontemps noted poet & librarian of Fisk University
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 Francisco Ferrer, Spanish anarchist, executed on October - 13.
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