Historical Events In August - 13

1899  On this day in history alfred Hitchcock, London, director (Psycho, Birds, Rear Window)  

1901  Ian Whyte, composer on August - 13.  

1902  England beat Australia by one wicket at The Oval Famous victory on August - 13.  

1902  On this day in history bartoes, [Albertus J Wijstma], cabaret performer/comic  

1903  Wilton Graff, St Louis MO, actor (Bloodlust, Just Before Dawn) on August - 13.  

1904  Charles "Buddy" Rogers, Olathe KS, actor (Wings) on August - 13.  

1905  On August - 13 japanese seize Canadian ship Antiope out of Victoria as a carrier of contraband; during Russo-Japanese War.  

1906  Black soldiers raid Brownsville Texas on this day in history.  

1907  First taxicab (NYC) on this day in history.  

1907  On August - 13 1st taxicab (NYC)  

1907  On this day in history alfred Alwin Felix Krupp, Essen Germany, arms manufacturer  

1908  Cy Young Day in Boston, he pitches briefly against an All-Star team on August - 13.  

1908  Gene Raymond, NYC, actor (Paris 7000, Fireside Theater) on August - 13.  

1908  Ira D Sankey, US evangelist/composer/singer (Gospel Hymns), dies at 67 on August - 13.  

1909  John Beal, Joplin MO, actor (10 Who Dare, I Am the Law, Amityville 3D) on this day in history.  

1910  On this day in history dodgers & Pirates play to 8-8 tie, both have 38 at bats, 13 hits, 12 assists, 2 errors, 5 strikeouts, 3 walks, 1 pass ball & 1 hit by pitch  

1910  Florence Nightingale, English nurse, dies at 90 on August - 13.  

1912  On this day in history ben Hogan, Dublin Tx, PGA golfer (US Open 1950, 51, 53)  

1912  On this day in history jules EF Massenet, French opera composer (Werther, Manon), dies at 70  

1913  On August - 13 canadian Army troops called out at Nanaimo British Columbia to stop rioting.  

1913  On August - 13 otto Witte, an acrobat, is purportedly crowned King of Albania.  

1913  Anatoly Vasilyevich Bogatiryov, composer on this day in history.  

1913  F August Bebel, German social-democrat, dies on this day in history.  

1914  On August - 13 establishment of the Australian Red Cross to raise funds to purchase comfort supplies for Australian service personnel overseas  

1914  On August - 13 -14] German army occupies forts at Luik  

1914  Richard Basehart, actor (Voyage to Bottom of the Sea) on August - 13.  

1916  Fritz Steinbach, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

1917  On August - 13 phillies steal 5 bases in an inning against Braves  

1918  On August - 13 bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW) established as a public company in Germany.  

1918  On this day in history denis Smallwood, British air chief marshal  

1919  Australia's first demonstration of wireless telephony given by Ernest Fisk to illustrate a lecture in Sydney on August - 13.  

1919  Man o'War's only defeat (Upset wins at Saratoga) on this day in history.  

1919  British troops fire on Amritsar India demonstrators; killing 350 on this day in history.  

1919  On August - 13 rex Humbard, televanglist  

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0582  Arnulf of Metz, French bishop and saint (d. 640) was born on this day in history.  

1311  On this day in history birth of king Alfonso XI of Castile and Leon (d. 1350)  

1422  William Caxton, 1st English printer (Histories of Troy) was born on August - 13.  

1584  Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk, English politician (d. 1640) was born on August - 13.  

1617  On August - 13 birth of johann A Quenstedt, German Lutherian theologist  

1625  Rasmus Bartholin, Danish physician, mathematician, and physicist (d. 1698) was born on this day in history.  

1655  On August - 13 birth of johann Christoph Denner, inventor (clarinet)  

1662  Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset, English politician (d. 1748) was born on August - 13.  

0586  Death of Radegund, wife of Clotaire I on this day in history.  

0587  On August - 13 radegundis, daughter of Thurings king Berthar/saint, dies  

0662  On this day in history maximus Confessor, Greek theologist/crusader, dies  

0900  On August - 13 zwentibold, king of Lutherans (895-900), dies in battle at 29  

1134  Irene [Pirisca], Byzantine empress, dies on August - 13.  

1191  On August - 13 philips van Heinsberg, archbishop of Cologne, dies  

1278  Daikaku, Zen teacher Rinzai line/head of Kenchoji, dies in Japan at 65 on August - 13.  

1382  Death of Eleanor of Aragon, wife of John I of Castile (b. 1358) on August - 13.