This Day In European History
13th September
Events490 BCE: The Battle of Marathon; Greeks defeat the first Persian Invasion.
81: Domitian succeeds as Roman Emperor.
1515: The battle of Marignano.
1759: The Battle of Quebec between British and French forces; the former win.
1902: The first use of fingerprints to convict a criminal in Britain.
Births
1520: William Cecil, English Chief Minister to Elizabeth I.
1819: Clara Schumann, German composer.
1874: Arnold Schoenberg, Austrian composer.
1878: Dorothea Chambers, English tennis player.
1886: Robert Robinson, English chemist.
Deaths
81: Roman Emperor Titus.
1598: King Philip II of Spain, also King of Portugal.
1759: James Wolfe, English commander.
1872: Ludwig Feuerbach, German philosopher.
