Historical Events In 1913

Oct 07   Henry Ford institutes moving assembly line in the year 1913.  

Oct 07   On this day in history irina Nijinska, Russian/US dancer  

Oct 08   In the year 1913 walter Schumann, NYC, choral director (Ford Show)/composer (Rhenish)  

Oct 10   British passenger ship Volturno catches fire in Atlantic (136 kill) on this day in history.  

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

Oct 10   On this day in history gamboa Dam in Panama blown up; Atlantic & Pacific waters mix completing the Panama Canal  

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

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

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

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   In the year 1913 explosion in coal mine at Cardiff kills 439  

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   On this day in history train crash in Liverpool during "Black Week"  

Oct 16   Alice Pearce, NYC, comedienne/actress (Gladys Kravitz-Bewitched) on this day in history.  

Oct 16   Booth Theater opens at 222 W 44th St NYC in the year 1913.  

Oct 17   Serbs invade Albania on this day in history.  

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

Oct 19   On this day in history jean Urruty, France, Jai-Alai champion  

Oct 20   Angelo Ephrikian, composer in the year 1913.  

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

Oct 22   Annette Rogers, US sprinter (Olympic-gold-1932, 36) on this day in history.  

Oct 22   In the year 1913 explosion at Dawson NM coal mine kills 263 mine workers  

Oct 24   In the year 1913 joe Tinker fired as Cin Reds manager  

Oct 24   Molly Mary Hyde, cricketer on this day in history.  

Oct 25   On this day in history horace Grant Fletcher, composer  

Oct 26   In the year 1913 huerta elected president of Mexico  

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

Oct 27   Pres Wilson says US will never attack another country in the year 1913.  

Oct 28   Peter Glenville, actor stage/screen director (Hotel Paradiso, Becket) in the year 1913.  

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 on this day in history.  

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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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 02   Leon P Teisserenc de Bort, France, meteorologist was born on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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   Alfred von Schlieffen, Prussian general-field marshal, dies at 79 in the year 1913.  

Jan 06   On this day in history death of frederick Hitch, English Victoria Cross Winner (b. 1856)  

Jan 07   In the year 1913 death of jack Boyle, American baseball player (b. 1866)  

Jan 13   On this day in history thomas P Krag, Norw author/novelist (Jon Graeff, Ulf Ran), dies at 44  

Jan 17   Carl Baermann, composer, dies at 73 in the year 1913.  

Jan 18   In the year 1913 edmond R H Regout, Dutch industrialist/politician, dies at 49  

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