Page 3: Historical Events In December - 13

1862  Battle of Fredericksburg, VA (Marye's Heights) on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1864  On December - 13 battle of Ft McAllister, GA   

1865  On this day in history gustav Luders, composer   

1871  Herman T Colenbrander, Dutch historian on December - 13.   

1872  Helena Beeloo, Hague's maid, murdered by Henry Jut on December - 13.   

1874  Ludwig Curtius, German archaeologist (Die antike Kunst) on this day in history.   

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  1st federal fish hatching steamer lauched (Wilmington Delaware) on December - 13.   

1881  August Senoa, Croatian writer (Kletva [The Curse]), dies at 43 on December - 13.   

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  Clarence Loomis, composer on December - 13.   

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

1892  Brand Dirck Ochse, filmer/co-founder (Polygoon) on December - 13.   

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

1894  On December - 13 sarah Parker Remond, US/Italian abolitionist, dies at 68   

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

1897  Drew Pearson, Evanston Ill, newscaster (Drew Pearson) on December - 13.   

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 The original 1859 tube had been replaced by a double track steel bridge on this day in history.   

1898  On December - 13 daniel Lazarus, composer   

1898  George Frederick Bristow, composer, dies at 72 on December - 13.   

1899  Harold Guinzburg, publisher (founder of Literary Guild) on December - 13.   

1900  On December - 13 battle at Nooitgedacht: generals The la Rey/Smuts beat Britten   

1900  Jonel Perlea, composer on December - 13.   

1901  On this day in history 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  Paul Kurzbach, composer on December - 13.   

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

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

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

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1521  Sixtus V, [Felice Peretti/"Montalto"], bishop of Fermo/Pope (1585-90) was born on this day in history.   

1533  Erik XIV Wasa, king of Sweden (1560-69) was born on December - 13.   

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

1585  On December - 13 birth of william Drummond of Hawthornden, Scottish poet (d. 1649)   

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  Yongzheng Emperor of China (d. 1735) was born on December - 13.   

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

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

1048  Al-Biruni, Arabic royal astrologer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1124  On December - 13 callistus II, [Guido di Borgogna], Italian Pope (1119-24), dies   

1126  Hendrik IX, the Black, Duke of Bayern (1120-26), dies on December - 13.   

1204  Maimonides, Jewish philosopher/talmudic scholar, dies in Cairo at 69 on December - 13.   

1250  Frederick II, German Emperor (1212-1250), dies at 55 on December - 13.   

1404  Albrecht, duke of Bavaria, dies at 74 on December - 13.   

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