390 Historic Events for May 13
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| 1868 |
Birth |
Paolo Gallico, composer
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| 1873 |
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Kaspar Masek, composer, dies at 79
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| 1874 |
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Pope Pius IX encyclical "On Greek-Ruthenian rite"
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| 1874 |
Birth |
Henry Clough-Leiter, composer
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| 1876 |
Birth |
Raoul Laparra, composer
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| 1876 |
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Amersfoort-Zutphen railway opens
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| 1877 |
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C‚sar Franck's "Lesson Eolides," premieres
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| 1881 |
Birth |
Ilona Durigo, Hungarian singer
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| 1882 |
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Toba-indians killed 20 members of French expedition
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| 1882 |
Death |
Jules-Nicolas Crevaux, French explorer, murdered at 35
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| 1882 |
Birth |
Georges F Broque, French cubist painter (Bike)
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| 1883 |
Birth |
Henk JFM Sneevliet, leader RSAP/editor Spartacus (Dutch-Indies)
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| 1884 |
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Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) forms
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| 1884 |
Death |
Cyrus Hall McCormick, inventor, dies
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| 1885 |
Death |
Juliana Horatia [Gatty] Ewing, author (Lob Lie-by-the-Fire), dies
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| 1886 |
Birth |
Joseph Achron, Latvia/US violinist/composer (Golem suite)
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| 1887 |
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15th Preakness: William Donohue aboard Dunboyne wins in 2:39«
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| 1888 |
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DeWolf Hooper 1st recited "Casey at Bat"
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| 1888 |
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Princess Isabel of Brazil signs "Lei Aur‚a" abolishing slavery
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| 1890 |
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18th Preakness: W Martin aboard Montague wins in 2:36.75
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| 1890 |
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Lord Salisbury offers Germany Helgoland in exchange for Zanzibar, Uganda and Equatoria
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| 1891 |
Birth |
Fritz Rasp, Bayreuth Germany, actor (Diary of a Lost Girl)
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| 1891 |
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17th Kentucky Derby: Isaac Murphy aboard Kingman wins in 2:52¬
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| 1892 |
Death |
Jean Alexander Ferdinand Poise, composer, dies at 63
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| 1896 |
Death |
Nora Perry, writer, dies
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