September 13 in History: Historical Events, Birthdays, Deaths & Holidays

1849  The inaugural US prize fight fatality (Tom McCoy)   

1849  1st US prize fight fatality (Tom McCoy).   

1851  Walter Reed, US Army Surgeon, proved mosquitoes transmit yellow fever   

1857  Milton S Hershey, chocolate manufacturer/philanthropist.   

1858  Hamburg-US ship Austria catches fire and sinks, 471 die   

1858  Catherinus Elling, composer   

1859  Cornelis J van Axes, lawyer, dies at 71.   

1860  John J (Blackjack) Pershing, US commander (WW I)   

1861  1st naval battle of Civil War, Union frigate "Colorado" sinks privateer "Judah" off Pensacola, Fla   

1862  Dirk Bos, Dutch liberal 2nd Member of parliament   

1863  Arthur Henderson, Britain, socialist/disarmament worker (Nobel 1934)   

1866  Adolf Meyer, US, psychiatrist/neurologist (pioneered mental hygiene)   

1867  Gen E R S Canby orders SC courts to impanel blacks jurors   

1869  Jay Gould and James Fisk attempt to control US gold market.   

1871  Alma Kruger, Pittsburgh PA, actress (Made For Each Other)   

1872  Ludwig A Feuerbach, German philosopher (Man what he eats), dies at 68   

1874  Arnold Franz Walter Schonberg, Vienna Austria, composer (2nd Quartet)   

1876  Sherwood Anderson, Winesburg, Ohio, author/publisher (Winesburg).   

1881  Lewis Latimer invents and patents electric lamp with a carbon filament.   

1881  Ambrose Everett Burnside, US Union general, dies at 57   

1882  Britain invades Egypt.   

1882  Battle at Count el-Kebir: British troops invade Egypt.   

1882  Henri Potiron, composer.   

1883  Cleveland Hugh Daily no-hits Phila 1-0   

1886  Alain L Lovke, philosopher.   

1890  Cecil Rhodes' colonies hoist Union Jack in Mashonaland and Salisbury   

1894  Anton Roosjen, Dutch politician/NCRV-chairman   

1895  Ruth McDevitt, Coldwater Mich, actress (Jo-All in the Family)   

1896  Morris Kirksey, US, 4 X 100m (Olympic-gold-1920)   

1897  Gaspar Cassado Moreu, composer.   

1898  20000 Paris construction workers go on strike.   

1899  The inaugural known auto-related fatality occurs when pedestrian Henry Bliss is struck by a car in New York City   

1899  Mackinder, Ollier and Brocherel make the inaugural ascent of Batian (5199m   

1899  Anton Constandse, Dutch anarchist/writer.   

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1087  John ii komnenos: Byzantine emperor   

1157  Alexander neckum/de sancto albano: English theologist/encyclopedist   

1475  Cesare borgia: Italian aristocrat   

1502  John leland: English antiquarian   

1520  William cecil 1st baron burghley: English premier   

1551  Pandolfo zallamella: Composer   

1594  Francesco manelli: Composer   

1604  William brereton: English soldier and politician   

0081  Titus flavius vespasianus: Emperor of rome (69-81),   

0867  Nicholas i: The great, italian pope (858-67),   

1321  Death of Dante alighieri: Author (divine comedy),   

1506  Death of Andrea mantegna: Italian painter   

1557  John cheke: English classical scholar and statesman (b. 1514)   

1592  Death of Michel de montaigne: French writer (b. 1533)   

1596  Pieter d keyzer/keyser: Astronomer/navigator (java)   

1598  Death of Philip ii: King of spain (1556-98),