September 13 in #Russia: 1736 — The city of Chelyabinsk was founded. 1741 — An edict was issued in the #Russian Empire limiting the working day in factories to 15 hours. 1745 — The first geographical "Atlas of Russia" was published by the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences. 1812 — The Patriotic War of 1812: at a council in Fili, a decision was made to leave #Moscow without a fight. 1838 — Tests of the world's first electric boat, a skiff powered by electric force