Historical Events In December - 13

1862  Battle of Fredericksburg, VA (Marye's Heights) on December - 13.   

1862  Conrad Feger Jackson, US Union brig-general, dies in battle at 49 on this day in history.   

1863  On December - 13 johannes Weiss, German New Testament scholar   

1863  Friedrich Hebbel, writer, dies at 50 on December - 13.   

1864  Battle of Ft McAllister, GA on December - 13.   

1865  On December - 13 gustav Luders, composer   

1871  On December - 13 herman T Colenbrander, Dutch historian   

1872  On December - 13 helena Beeloo, Hague's maid, murdered by Henry Jut   

1874  Ludwig Curtius, German archaeologist (Die antike Kunst) on December - 13.   

1877  On this day in history mykola Dmytrovich Leontovych, composer   

1879  First federal fish hatching steamer launched (Wilmington Delaware) on this day in history.   

1879  On this day in history 1st federal fish hatching steamer lauched (Wilmington Delaware)   

1881  August Senoa, Croatian writer (Kletva [The Curse]), dies at 43 on this day in history.   

1886  On this day in history lambertus J van Apeldoorn, lawyer (martial law)   

1889  Belgium rules on women/child labor law on December - 13.   

1889  Clarence Loomis, composer on this day in history.   

1890  On this day in history marc Connelly, McKeesport Pa, playwright (One Minute Please)   

1892  On December - 13 brand Dirck Ochse, filmer/co-founder (Polygoon)   

1893  Curt Jurgens, Munich Germany, actor (Enemy Below, Longest Day) on December - 13.   

1894  Sarah Parker Remond, US/Italian abolitionist, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1895  On this day in history 1st complete execution of Gustav Mahler's 2nd Symphony   

1897  On this day in history drew Pearson, Evanston Ill, newscaster (Drew Pearson)   

1898  On December - 13 first passenger train over the newly reconstructed Victoria Railway Bridge, Montreal. The original 1859 tube had been replaced by a double track steel bridge.   

1898  Daniel Lazarus, composer on December - 13.   

1898  George Frederick Bristow, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1899  Harold Guinzburg, publisher (founder of Literary Guild) on this day in history.   

1900  On this day in history battle at Nooitgedacht: generals The la Rey/Smuts beat Britten   

1900  Jonel Perlea, composer on December - 13.   

1901  On December - 13 test debut of S F Barnes v Aust SCG, took 5-65 in 1st innings   

1901  On this day in history georg M Rimski-Korssakov, Russian musicologist/theory [OS]   

1902  On December - 13 paul Kurzbach, composer   

1903  On December - 13 italo Marcioni patents the ice cream cone (NJ)   

1903  On December - 13 italo Marcioni patents ice cream cone (NJ)   

1903  Carlos Montoya, Madrid Spain, guitarist (Suite Flamenco 1966) on this day in history.   

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1521  On December - 13 birth of sixtus V, [Felice Peretti/"Montalto"], bishop of Fermo/Pope (1585-90)   

1533  Erik XIV Wasa, king of Sweden (1560-69) was born on this day in history.   

1553  On this day in history birth of henry IV, 1st Bourbon-king of Navarre/France (1572/89-1610)   

1585  On this day in history birth of william Drummond of Hawthornden, Scottish poet (d. 1649)   

1640  Robert Plot, English naturalist (d. 1696) was born on December - 13.   

1662  Francesco Bianchini, Italian philosopher and scientist (d. 1729) was born on this day in history.   

1678  Yongzheng Emperor of China (d. 1735) was born on this day in history.   

1720  On December - 13 birth of carlo Gozzi, Italian dramatist (d. 1804)   

0838  Pippijn I, King of Aquitania, dies on December - 13.   

1048  On this day in history al-Biruni, Arabic royal astrologer, dies at 74   

1124  On this day in history callistus II, [Guido di Borgogna], Italian Pope (1119-24), dies   

1126  Hendrik IX, the Black, Duke of Bayern (1120-26), dies on this day in history.   

1204  On this day in history maimonides, Jewish philosopher/talmudic scholar, dies in Cairo at 69   

1250  Frederick II, German Emperor (1212-1250), dies at 55 on this day in history.   

1404  Albrecht, duke of Bavaria, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1466  On December - 13 death of donatello, Florentine artist and sculptor (b. 1386)