Page 3: Historical Events In October - 13

1860  First aerial photo taken in US (from a balloon), Boston on October - 13.   

1860  1st aerial photo taken in US (from a balloon), Boston on this day in history.   

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  On October - 13 battle at Darbytown Road Virginia (337 casualties)   

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

1870  Gustav Mahler (10) gives his 1st public piano concert on this day in history.   

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

1877  Bernard Bosanquet, cricketer (pioneer of googly) on this day in history.   

1879  Peter Van Anrooy, Dutch conductor/composer (Piet Hein Rhapsodie) on this day in history.   

1881  Revival of Hebrew language as Eliezer Ben-Yehuda & friends agree to use Hebrew exclusively in their conversations on October - 13.   

1881  George Bacovia, [Vasiliu], Romanian poet/composer/painter on this day in history.   

1884  Greenwich established as universal time meridian of longitude on October - 13.   

1885  On October - 13 the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is founded in Atlanta, Georgia.   

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 October - 13.   

1890  On October - 13 conrad Richter, writer (Light in the Forest)   

1891  On October - 13 irene Rich, [Luther], Buffalo NY, actress (Beau Brummell, Champ)   

1893  On this day in history vigilant (US) beats Valkyrie II (Engld) in 9th America's Cup   

1895  Kurt Schumacher, German politicial chairman (SPD) [NS] on October - 13.   

1899  On this day in history 7000 lay-offs black mine workers of South Africa reach Natal   

1899  Marcelle de Manziarly, composer on October - 13.   

1900  On this day in history marius-Francois Gaillard, composer   

1901  Benjamin Merkelbach, architect/city builder of Amsterdam on October - 13.   

1902  Arna W Bontemps noted poet & librarian of Fisk University on October - 13.   

1902  Arna Bontemps, Louisiana, black author (100 years of negro freedom) on October - 13.   

1903  Pirates beats Pilgrims (Red Sox) 5 games to 3 in 1st World Series on this day in history.   

1903  Jens Bjerre, composer on this day in history.   

1904  On this day in history jutta Hecker, writer   

1905  Henry Irving, [John H Brodribb], English actor (Hamlet), dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1908  On this day in history john Grant, British rear-admiral   

1909  Herblock, [Herbert L Block], Roosevelt, Utah, political cartoonist on this day in history.   

1909  Francisco Ferrer, Spanish anarchist, executed on October - 13.   

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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 October - 13.   

1474  On October - 13 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  On October - 13 birth of francesco Caracciolo, Italian religious founder/saint (Caracciolini)   

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

1613  On this day in history birth of luisa of Medina-Sidonia, queen of Portugal (d. 1666)   

1652  On this day in history birth of johann Heinrich Kittel, composer   

0054  On this day in history claudius, Roman Emperor, dies of poison mushrooms at 63   

1093  On this day in history robrecht I, the Fries, Count of Flanders, dies   

1282  On October - 13 death of nichiren Japanese founder of Nichiren Buddhism (b. 1222)   

1311  Gwijde van Names, Flemish marshal (Golden Track), dies at 35 on this day in history.   

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

1508  Death of Edmund de Ros, 11th Baron de Ros, English politician (b. 1446) on October - 13.   

1601  On October - 13 tycho Brahe, greatest naked-eye observer, dies in Prague   

1605  Death of Theodore Beza, French theologian (b. 1519) on this day in history.