Historical Events In 1913

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

Oct 07   Irina Nijinska, Russian/US dancer on this day in history.  

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

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   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   In the year 1913 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   In the year 1913 explosion & fire in Universal Coal Mine, South Wales  

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

Oct 14   On this day in history 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   Klaus Barbie, gestapo chief (Lyon) on this day in history.  

Oct 15   On this day in history train crash in Liverpool during "Black Week"  

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

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

Oct 17   On this day in history serbs invade Albania.  

Oct 18   In the year 1913 austrian-Hungary demands that Serbia & Albania leave  

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

Oct 20   In the year 1913 angelo Ephrikian, composer  

Oct 20   Leander Schlegel, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.  

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

Oct 24   On this day in history molly Mary Hyde, cricketer  

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

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) on this day in history.  

Oct 27   On this day in history pres Wilson says US will never attack another country  

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   On this day in history birth of gardner Read, Evanston, Illinois, composer  

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of juanita E Jackson Mitchell, US head (NAACP)  

Jan 02   Leon P Teisserenc de Bort, France, meteorologist was born in the year 1913.  

Jan 02   On this day in history 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   In the year 1913 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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 07   On this day in history death of jack Boyle, American baseball player (b. 1866)  

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.