Page 3: Historical Events In October - 13

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 October - 13.   

1862  Bismarck's "Blood & Iron" speech on October - 13.   

1863  Skirmish at Blountsville, Tennessee (50 casualties) on this day in history.   

1863  C-E Auguste Rateau, French mining engineer (Rateau steam turbine) on this day in history.   

1864  Battle at Darbytown Road Virginia (337 casualties) on this day in history.   

1869  On October - 13 charles-Augustin Sainte-Beuve, Fren writer (Tableau Historique), dies   

1870  On October - 13 gustav Mahler (10) gives his 1st public piano concert   

1871  On October - 13 the Delphic Fraternity is founded as the Delphic Society at the State Normal School in Geneseo, New York.   

1877  Bernard Bosanquet, cricketer (pioneer of googly) on October - 13.   

1879  On October - 13 peter Van Anrooy, Dutch conductor/composer (Piet Hein Rhapsodie)   

1881  On this day in history revival of Hebrew language as Eliezer Ben-Yehuda & friends agree to use Hebrew exclusively in their conversations   

1881  George Bacovia, [Vasiliu], Romanian poet/composer/painter on October - 13.   

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  The Delta Chi fraternity is founded by 11 law students at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York on this day in history.   

1890  Conrad Richter, writer (Light in the Forest) on October - 13.   

1891  Irene Rich, [Luther], Buffalo NY, actress (Beau Brummell, Champ) on October - 13.   

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 October - 13 marcelle de Manziarly, composer   

1900  On October - 13 marius-Francois Gaillard, composer   

1901  On October - 13 benjamin Merkelbach, architect/city builder of Amsterdam   

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 October - 13 jens Bjerre, composer   

1904  Jutta Hecker, writer on October - 13.   

1905  Henry Irving, [John H Brodribb], English actor (Hamlet), dies at 67 on October - 13.   

1908  John Grant, British rear-admiral on this day in history.   

1909  Herblock, [Herbert L Block], Roosevelt, Utah, political cartoonist on October - 13.   

1909  On October - 13 francisco Ferrer, Spanish anarchist, executed   

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1162  On this day in history birth of leonora of England, Queen of Castile (d. 1214)   

1244  Jaques de Molay, Grand Master of the Knights Templars (d. 1314) was born on this day in history.   

1474  On this day in history birth of mariotto di Bigio di Bindo Albertinelli, Italian painter   

1537  On this day in history birth of jane Grey, Queen of England for 9 days   

1563  Francesco Caracciolo, Italian religious founder/saint (Caracciolini) was born on October - 13.   

1566  On October - 13 birth of richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork, Irish politician (d. 1643)   

1613  On October - 13 birth of luisa of Medina-Sidonia, queen of Portugal (d. 1666)   

1652  Johann Heinrich Kittel, composer was born on October - 13.   

0054  Claudius, Roman Emperor, dies of poison mushrooms at 63 on October - 13.   

1093  On October - 13 robrecht I, the Fries, Count of Flanders, dies   

1282  On this day in history death of nichiren Japanese founder of Nichiren Buddhism (b. 1222)   

1311  On this day in history gwijde van Names, Flemish marshal (Golden Track), dies at 35   

1415  Death of Thomas FitzAlan, 12th Earl of Arundel, English military leader (b. 1381) on this day in history.   

1508  On this day in history death of edmund de Ros, 11th Baron de Ros, English politician (b. 1446)   

1601  Tycho Brahe, greatest naked-eye observer, dies in Prague on October - 13.   

1605  On October - 13 death of theodore Beza, French theologian (b. 1519)