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'''December 13''' is the 347th day of the year (348th in leap years) in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregorian_calendar Gregorian Calendar]. It is preceded by [[December 12]], and succeeded by [[December 14]]. Following December 13, there are 18 days in the year. | '''December 13''' is the 347th day of the year (348th in leap years) in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregorian_calendar Gregorian Calendar]. It is preceded by [[December 12]], and succeeded by [[December 14]]. Following December 13, there are 18 days in the year. | ||
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==Events== | ==Events== | ||
* 1878 – [[Henry Steel Olcott|Col. Olcott]] | * 1878 – [[Henry Steel Olcott|Col. Olcott]] went to Menlo Park a week before moving to India to see [[Thomas Alva Edison]] about the phonograph. | ||
* 1878 – [[Henry Steel Olcott|Col. Olcott]] | * 1878 – [[Henry Steel Olcott|Col. Olcott]] received from the President of U.S.A. an autographed letter of recommendation to all U.S. Ministers and Consuls abroad, and a diplomatic passport. | ||
==Births== | ==Births== | ||
* | * None listed for this date. | ||
==Deaths== | ==Deaths== | ||
* 1944 – [[Wassily Kandinsky]], Russian artist in nonobjective movement and Bauhaus School; friend of [[Paul Klee]] (b. 1866). | * 1944 – [[Wassily Kandinsky]], Russian artist in nonobjective movement and Bauhaus School; friend of [[Paul Klee]] (b. 1866). | ||
* 1947 – [[Nicholas Roerich]], Russian painter (b. 1874) | * 1947 – [[Nicholas Roerich]], Russian painter (b. 1874) | ||
==Holidays and observances== | ==Holidays and observances== | ||
* | * None listed for this date. | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
Revision as of 04:33, 30 January 2015
December 13 is the 347th day of the year (348th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. It is preceded by December 12, and succeeded by December 14. Following December 13, there are 18 days in the year.
Blavatsky's Gem of the Day
"And if the gods are not, or take no care of mortals — why, then, a world without gods is not worth a man's while to live in."
Events
- 1878 – Col. Olcott went to Menlo Park a week before moving to India to see Thomas Alva Edison about the phonograph.
- 1878 – Col. Olcott received from the President of U.S.A. an autographed letter of recommendation to all U.S. Ministers and Consuls abroad, and a diplomatic passport.
Births
- None listed for this date.
Deaths
- 1944 – Wassily Kandinsky, Russian artist in nonobjective movement and Bauhaus School; friend of Paul Klee (b. 1866).
- 1947 – Nicholas Roerich, Russian painter (b. 1874)
Holidays and observances
- None listed for this date.
External links
Calendar
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