March 13 Dateline

Birthdays

1733 - Joseph Priestley, 18th-century English scientist, separatist theologian, philosopher, chemist, who published over 150 works. He has historically been credited with the discovery of oxygen, having isolated it in its gaseous state, although two scientists, Carl Wilhelm Scheele and Antoine Lavoisier, also have strong claims to the discovery.

1860 - Hugo Wolf, Austrian composer, particularly noted for his art songs, or Lieder. He brought to this form a concentrated expressive intensity which was unique in late Romantic music, somewhat related to the Second Viennese School in concision but diverging greatly in technique. His extraordinary productivity, particularly in 1888 and 1889, was frequently interrupted by depression. His last composition was written in 1898, before he suffered a mental collapse. (Hugo Wolf - "Im Frühling"/"In Spring" (Mörike), Dietric Fischer-Dieskau (Baritone), Gerald Moore (Pianist). Uploaded by FiDiTanzer528. Accessed March 13, 2019. 

1884 - Hugh Seymour Walpole, CBE, English novelist, He was the son of an Anglican clergyman, intended for a career in the church but drawn instead to writing. Among those who encouraged him were the authors Henry James and Arnold Bennett.

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More birthdays and historical events, March 13 - On This Day 

Historical Events

1781 - English Astronomer William Herschel discovers the planet Uranus. He is the older brother of the first woman to discover a comet, Caroline Herschel, also an astronomer, and a concert soprano.

1845 - Felix Mendelssohn conducts the premiere of his Violin Concerto in E minor, in Leipzig, with Ferdinand David, soloist. 

 

 
1868 - The first U.S. impeachment trial of an American president begins. President Andrew Johnson is accused of illegally removing a federal office holder. He is found not guilty and stays in office until the end of his term.

1881 - Tsar Alexander II is assassinated in St. Petersburg, Russia, by a bomb thrown by members of a revolutionary group, The People's Will.

1894 - Bruno Walter debuts as a conductor at the Cologne Opera. 

1930 - Clyde W. Tombaugh announces the discovery of the ninth planet in the solar system. On May 24 of this year, 1930, it is named Pluto.

1976 - Milton Babbitt's Concerti for Violin, Small Orchestra and Synthesized Tape is first performed, in New York City.


Video Credit:

 
Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64.  YouTube, uploaded by Kanaal van viool7.  Accessed March 13, 2017.


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