Historical Events In 1913

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

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   On this day in history british passenger ship Volturno catches fire in Atlantic (136 kill)  

Oct 10   In the year 1913 claude Simon, writer  

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

Oct 11   In the year 1913 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   On this day in history william James Moyce, armaments scientist  

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

Oct 13   On this day in history frances Tustin, child psychologist  

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

Oct 14   In the year 1913 ginty Lush, cricketer (NSW quick of the 30's who didn't play for Aust)  

Oct 15   On this day in history klaus Barbie, gestapo chief (Lyon)  

Oct 15   In the year 1913 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 in the year 1913.  

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   On this day in history 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   Joe Tinker fired as Cin Reds manager in the year 1913.  

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

Oct 25   In the year 1913 horace Grant Fletcher, composer  

Oct 26   In the year 1913 huerta elected president of Mexico  

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 in the year 1913.  

Oct 28   Peter Glenville, actor stage/screen director (Hotel Paradiso, Becket) on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1913 birth of gardner Read, Evanston, Illinois, composer  

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   In the year 1913 birth of anna Lee, English actress (d. 2004)  

Jan 04   In the year 1913 birth of malietoa Tanumafili II, King of West-Samoa (1962- )  

Jan 06   Edward Gierek, party leader (Polish CP) was born in the year 1913.  

Jan 02   In the year 1913 leon P Teisserenc de Bort, Fr meteorologist (stratosphere), dies at 57  

Jan 04   On this day in history 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   In the year 1913 thomas P Krag, Norw author/novelist (Jon Graeff, Ulf Ran), dies at 44  

Jan 17   On this day in history carl Baermann, composer, dies at 73  

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 on this day in history.