Historical Events In 1913

Oct 07   Henry Ford institutes moving assembly line on this day in history.  

Oct 07   In the year 1913 irina Nijinska, Russian/US dancer  

Oct 08   Walter Schumann, NYC, choral director (Ford Show)/composer (Rhenish) on this day in history.  

Oct 10   In the year 1913 british passenger ship Volturno catches fire in Atlantic (136 kill)  

Oct 10   Claude Simon, writer on this day in history.  

Oct 10   Gamboa Dam in Panama blown up; Atlantic & Pacific waters mix completing the Panama Canal on this day in history.  

Oct 11   On this day in history j J Pickle, (Rep-D-TX, 1963- )  

Oct 11   Phila A's beat NY Giants, 4 games to 1 in 10th World Series on this day in history.  

Oct 12   John McGraw, after drinking, blames Wilbert Robinson's coaching mistakes for World Series lose, Robertson blames McGraw & is fired on this day in history.  

Oct 12   William James Moyce, armaments scientist on this day in history.  

Oct 13   On this day in history explosion & fire in Universal Coal Mine, South Wales  

Oct 13   Frances Tustin, child psychologist in the year 1913.  

Oct 14   Explosion in coal mine at Cardiff kills 439 on this day in history.  

Oct 14   Ginty Lush, cricketer (NSW quick of the 30's who didn't play for Aust) on this day in history.  

Oct 15   In the year 1913 klaus Barbie, gestapo chief (Lyon)  

Oct 15   In the year 1913 train crash in Liverpool during "Black Week"  

Oct 16   On this day in history alice Pearce, NYC, comedienne/actress (Gladys Kravitz-Bewitched)  

Oct 16   In the year 1913 booth Theater opens at 222 W 44th St NYC  

Oct 17   Serbs invade Albania in the year 1913.  

Oct 18   On this day in history austrian-Hungary demands that Serbia & Albania leave  

Oct 19   Jean Urruty, France, Jai-Alai champion in the year 1913.  

Oct 20   Angelo Ephrikian, composer on this day in history.  

Oct 20   In the year 1913 leander Schlegel, composer, dies at 69  

Oct 22   On this day in history annette Rogers, US sprinter (Olympic-gold-1932, 36)  

Oct 22   On this day in history explosion at Dawson NM coal mine kills 263 mine workers  

Oct 24   On this day in history joe Tinker fired as Cin Reds manager  

Oct 24   Molly Mary Hyde, cricketer in the year 1913.  

Oct 25   Horace Grant Fletcher, composer in the year 1913.  

Oct 26   Huerta elected president of Mexico on this day in history.  

Oct 26   Stuart J[ames] Byrne, US, sci-fi author (Star Man, God Man) in the year 1913.  

Oct 27   Pres Wilson says US will never attack another country on this day in history.  

Oct 28   In the year 1913 peter Glenville, actor stage/screen director (Hotel Paradiso, Becket)  

Oct 29   Floods in El Salvador kill thousands on this day in history.  

Oct 31   1st US paved coast-to-coast highway, the Lincoln Highway is dedicated in the year 1913.  

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Jan 01   Eliot Janeway, financial writer (Economics of Chaos) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of ernest Sidey, British air marshal  

Jan 02   Gardner Read, Evanston, Illinois, composer was born in the year 1913.  

Jan 02   In the year 1913 birth of juanita E Jackson Mitchell, US head (NAACP)  

Jan 02   In the year 1913 birth of leon P Teisserenc de Bort, France, meteorologist  

Jan 02   Anna Lee, English actress (d. 2004) was born in the year 1913.  

Jan 04   Malietoa Tanumafili II, King of West-Samoa (1962- ) was born in the year 1913.  

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of edward Gierek, party leader (Polish CP)  

Jan 02   Leon P Teisserenc de Bort, Fr meteorologist (stratosphere), dies at 57 on this day in history.  

Jan 04   In the year 1913 alfred von Schlieffen, Prussian general-field marshal, dies at 79  

Jan 06   In the year 1913 death of frederick Hitch, English Victoria Cross Winner (b. 1856)  

Jan 07   Jack Boyle, American baseball player (b. 1866) died on this day in history.  

Jan 13   Thomas P Krag, Norw author/novelist (Jon Graeff, Ulf Ran), dies at 44 in the year 1913.  

Jan 17   Carl Baermann, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

Jan 18   On this day in history edmond R H Regout, Dutch industrialist/politician, dies at 49  

Jan 19   David Emlyn Evans, composer, dies at 69 in the year 1913.