Page 4: Historical Events In August - 13

1899  On August - 13 alfred Hitchcock, London, director (Psycho, Birds, Rear Window)   

1901  Ian Whyte, composer on this day in history.   

1902  On August - 13 england beat Australia by one wicket at The Oval Famous victory   

1902  Bartoes, [Albertus J Wijstma], cabaret performer/comic on August - 13.   

1903  On August - 13 wilton Graff, St Louis MO, actor (Bloodlust, Just Before Dawn)   

1904  On this day in history charles "Buddy" Rogers, Olathe KS, actor (Wings)   

1905  Japanese seize Canadian ship Antiope out of Victoria as a carrier of contraband; during Russo-Japanese War on this day in history.   

1906  Black soldiers raid Brownsville Texas on August - 13.   

1907  First taxicab (NYC) on August - 13.   

1907  On this day in history 1st taxicab (NYC)   

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

1908  On August - 13 cy Young Day in Boston, he pitches briefly against an All-Star team   

1908  Gene Raymond, NYC, actor (Paris 7000, Fireside Theater) on this day in history.   

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

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

1910  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 on August - 13.   

1910  On this day in history florence Nightingale, English nurse, dies at 90   

1912  Ben Hogan, Dublin Tx, PGA golfer (US Open 1950, 51, 53) on this day in history.   

1912  On August - 13 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  Otto Witte, an acrobat, is purportedly crowned King of Albania on August - 13.   

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

1913  On August - 13 f August Bebel, German social-democrat, dies   

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

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

1914  On August - 13 richard Basehart, actor (Voyage to Bottom of the Sea)   

1916  Fritz Steinbach, composer, dies at 61 on August - 13.   

1917  On this day in history phillies steal 5 bases in an inning against Braves   

1918  Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW) established as a public company in Germany on this day in history.   

1918  Denis Smallwood, British air chief marshal on August - 13.   

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

1919  On August - 13 man o'War's only defeat (Upset wins at Saratoga)   

1919  British troops fire on Amritsar India demonstrators; killing 350 on August - 13.   

1919  On this day in history rex Humbard, televanglist   

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0582  On this day in history birth of arnulf of Metz, French bishop and saint (d. 640)   

1311  King Alfonso XI of Castile and Leon (d. 1350) was born on this day in history.   

1422  On this day in history birth of william Caxton, 1st English printer (Histories of Troy)   

1584  On August - 13 birth of theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk, English politician (d. 1640)   

1617  Johann A Quenstedt, German Lutherian theologist was born on this day in history.   

1625  On this day in history birth of rasmus Bartholin, Danish physician, mathematician, and physicist (d. 1698)   

1655  On this day in history birth of johann Christoph Denner, inventor (clarinet)   

1662  On August - 13 birth of charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset, English politician (d. 1748)   

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  Zwentibold, king of Lutherans (895-900), dies in battle at 29 on this day in history.   

1134  On August - 13 irene [Pirisca], Byzantine empress, dies   

1191  Philips van Heinsberg, archbishop of Cologne, dies on this day in history.   

1278  Daikaku, Zen teacher Rinzai line/head of Kenchoji, dies in Japan at 65 on this day in history.   

1382  On this day in history death of eleanor of Aragon, wife of John I of Castile (b. 1358)