Page 5: Historical Events In August - 13

1920  Princes Highway between Melbourne and Sydney is officially opened at Warragul on this day in history.   

1920  24th US Golf Open: Ted Ray shoots a 295 at Inverness Club in Ohio on August - 13.   

1920  On August - 13 charlie Alfred Galbraith, jazz trombonist   

1921  On August - 13 simon Kaufman & Marc Connelly's "Dulcy," premieres in NYC   

1921  Neville Brand, Kewanee IL, actor (DOA, Eaten Alive, Fire, Mohawk) on August - 13.   

1923  Mustapha Kemal elected president of Turkey on this day in history.   

1923  Germany: Gustav Stresemann becomes premier of coalition govt on this day in history.   

1924  On August - 13 john Milne, CEO (Blue Circles Industries)   

1924  On this day in history julian Aguirre, composer, dies at 56   

1925  On August - 13 benny Bailey, jazz trumpeter   

1926  On this day in history fidel Castro born   

1926  On August - 13 fidel Castro Ruz, Mayari, Oriente, Cuba, dictator (1959- )   

1927  The birth of Fidel Castro, Cuban leader on this day in history.   

1927  On this day in history james Curwood, US journalist/writer (Valley of Silent Men), dies at 49   

1928  On August - 13 soviet Union Spartacan Games begins   

1928  Fernand de La Tombelle, composer, dies at 74 on August - 13.   

1929  Augustyn Bloch, composer on this day in history.   

1930  On August - 13 don Ho, Hawaiian singer (Tiny Bubbles) born   

1931  On this day in history cin Red Tony Cuccinello goes 6 for 6   

1932  Hitler refuses Von Hindenburg's proposal to become vice-chancellor on this day in history.   

1933  16th PGA Championship: Gene Sarazen at Blue Mound CC Milwaukee on August - 13.   

1933  On this day in history paul Joseph Guillaume Hillemacher, composer, dies at 80   

1935  Transcontinental Roller Derby begins (Chicago Coliseum) on this day in history.   

1937  Japanese attack Shanghai on this day in history.   

1939  Sabotage suspected in crash of the 'City of San Francisco' which fell into the Humboldt River killing 24. (Elko, Nevada) on August - 13.   

1939  Yankees set AL shutout margin with 21-0 victory over A's on August - 13.   

1940  On August - 13 air crash in Canberra kills three UAP ministers and Chief of the General Staff   

1940  Germany air attack on South England (Battle of Britain begins) on August - 13.   

1940  George C Pearce, actor (Hold tat Lion, British Agent), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1941  On this day in history australian Women's Army Service formed   

1941  On this day in history red army evacuates Smolensk   

1942  The Commander in Chief U.S. Fleet directed that an Aircraft Experimental and Developmental Squadron be established at NAS Anacostia on August - 13.   

1943  On August - 13 red army recaptures Spas-Demensk   

1944  British 8th army occupies Florence on this day in history.   

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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 August - 13 birth of william Caxton, 1st English printer (Histories of Troy)   

1584  On this day in history birth of theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk, English politician (d. 1640)   

1617  Johann A Quenstedt, German Lutherian theologist was born on August - 13.   

1625  On August - 13 birth of rasmus Bartholin, Danish physician, mathematician, and physicist (d. 1698)   

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 August - 13.   

0587  Radegundis, daughter of Thurings king Berthar/saint, dies on August - 13.   

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 August - 13.   

1134  On this day in history irene [Pirisca], Byzantine empress, dies   

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 this day in history.   

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