Page 3: Historical Events In December - 13

1862  On December - 13 battle of Fredericksburg, VA (Marye's Heights)   

1862  On this day in history conrad Feger Jackson, US Union brig-general, dies in battle at 49   

1863  Johannes Weiss, German New Testament scholar on this day in history.   

1863  On this day in history friedrich Hebbel, writer, dies at 50   

1864  On December - 13 battle of Ft McAllister, GA   

1865  On December - 13 gustav Luders, composer   

1871  On this day in history herman T Colenbrander, Dutch historian   

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

1874  On this day in history ludwig Curtius, German archaeologist (Die antike Kunst)   

1877  On this day in history mykola Dmytrovich Leontovych, composer   

1879  On this day in history first federal fish hatching steamer launched (Wilmington Delaware)   

1879  On December - 13 1st federal fish hatching steamer lauched (Wilmington Delaware)   

1881  On this day in history august Senoa, Croatian writer (Kletva [The Curse]), dies at 43   

1886  On December - 13 lambertus J van Apeldoorn, lawyer (martial law)   

1889  Belgium rules on women/child labor law on this day in history.   

1889  On December - 13 clarence Loomis, composer   

1890  Marc Connelly, McKeesport Pa, playwright (One Minute Please) on this day in history.   

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

1893  On this day in history curt Jurgens, Munich Germany, actor (Enemy Below, Longest Day)   

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

1895  On December - 13 1st complete execution of Gustav Mahler's 2nd Symphony   

1897  Drew Pearson, Evanston Ill, newscaster (Drew Pearson) on this day in history.   

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 The original 1859 tube had been replaced by a double track steel bridge on December - 13.   

1898  On this day in history daniel Lazarus, composer   

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

1899  On December - 13 harold Guinzburg, publisher (founder of Literary Guild)   

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

1900  On this day in history jonel Perlea, composer   

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

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

1902  On December - 13 paul Kurzbach, composer   

1903  Italo Marcioni patents the ice cream cone (NJ) on December - 13.   

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

1903  On this day in history carlos Montoya, Madrid Spain, guitarist (Suite Flamenco 1966)   

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1521  On this day in history birth of sixtus V, [Felice Peretti/"Montalto"], bishop of Fermo/Pope (1585-90)   

1533  On this day in history birth of erik XIV Wasa, king of Sweden (1560-69)   

1553  On December - 13 birth of henry IV, 1st Bourbon-king of Navarre/France (1572/89-1610)   

1585  William Drummond of Hawthornden, Scottish poet (d. 1649) was born on December - 13.   

1640  Robert Plot, English naturalist (d. 1696) was born on this day in history.   

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

1678  On this day in history birth of yongzheng Emperor of China (d. 1735)   

1720  On this day in history birth of carlo Gozzi, Italian dramatist (d. 1804)   

0838  On this day in history pippijn I, King of Aquitania, dies   

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

1124  Callistus II, [Guido di Borgogna], Italian Pope (1119-24), dies on December - 13.   

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  On this day in history frederick II, German Emperor (1212-1250), dies at 55   

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

1466  On this day in history death of donatello, Florentine artist and sculptor (b. 1386)