Births on August 13

John Ireland (composer)

Born on August 13, 1879

John Ireland, English composer and educator (d. 1962)

John Nicholson Ireland (13 August 1879 – 12 June 1962) was an English composer and teacher of music. The majority of his output consists of piano miniatures and of songs with piano. His best-known works include the short instrumental or orchestral work "The Holy Boy", a setting of the poem "Sea-Fever" by John Masefield, a formerly much-played Piano Concerto, the hymn tune Love Unknown and the choral motet "Greater Love Hath No Man".

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John Ireland (composer)

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Events on 1879

8 Feb

Sydney Riot of 1879
The England cricket team led by Lord Harris is attacked during a riot during a match in Sydney.
15 Feb

Rutherford B. Hayes
Women's rights: US President Rutherford B. Hayes signs a bill allowing female attorneys to argue cases before the Supreme Court of the United States.
5 Apr

War of the Pacific
Chile declares war on Bolivia and Peru, starting the War of the Pacific.
21 Oct

Incandescent light bulb
Thomas Edison applies for a patent for his design for an incandescent light bulb.
22 Oct

Thomas Edison
Using a filament of carbonized thread, Thomas Edison tests the first practical electric incandescent light bulb (it lasted 13½ hours before burning out).

Births on August 13

John Ireland (composer)

Born on August 13, 1879

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Events on 1879

Sydney Riot of 1879

Rutherford B. Hayes

War of the Pacific

Incandescent light bulb

Thomas Edison