Page 5: Historical Events In August - 13

1920  Princes Highway between Melbourne and Sydney is officially opened at Warragul.   

1920  24th US Golf Open: Ted Ray shoots a 295 at Inverness Club in Ohio   

1920  Charlie Alfred Galbraith, jazz trombonist   

1921  Simon Kaufman and Marc Connelly's "Dulcy," premieres in NYC.   

1921  Neville Brand, Kewanee IL, actor (DOA, Eaten Alive, Fire, Mohawk)   

1923  Mustapha Kemal elected president of Turkey   

1923  Germany: Gustav Stresemann is recorded as becoming premier of coalition govt   

1924  John Milne, CEO (Blue Circles Industries)   

1924  Julian Aguirre, composer, dies at 56.   

1925  Benny Bailey, jazz trumpeter.   

1926  Fidel Castro born   

1926  Fidel Castro Ruz, Mayari, Oriente, Cuba, dictator (1959- ).   

1927  Fidel Castro, Cuban leader is born   

1927  James Curwood, US journalist/writer (Valley of Silent Men), dies at 49   

1928  Soviet Union Spartacan Games begins.   

1928  Fernand de La Tombelle, composer, dies at 74   

1929  Augustyn Bloch, composer.   

1930  Don Ho, Hawaiian singer (Tiny Bubbles) born   

1931  Cin Red Tony Cuccinello goes 6 for 6.   

1932  Hitler refuses Von Hindenburg's proposal to become vice-chancellor.   

1933  16th PGA Championship: Gene Sarazen at Blue Mound CC Milwaukee   

1933  Paul Joseph Guillaume Hillemacher, composer, dies at 80.   

1935  Transcontinental Roller Derby begins (Chicago Coliseum)   

1937  Japanese attack Shanghai.   

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

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

1940  Air crash in Canberra results in the deaths of three UAP ministers and Chief of the General Staff   

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

1940  George C Pearce, actor (Hold tat Lion, British Agent), dies at 75   

1941  Australian Women's Army Service formed.   

1941  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.   

1943  Red army recaptures Spas-Demensk.   

1944  British 8th army occupies Florence   

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0582  Arnulf of metz: French bishop and saint   

1311  King alfonso xi of castile and leon: King alfonso xi of castile and leon (d. 1350)   

1422  William caxton: 1st english printer (histories of troy)   

1584  Theophilus howard: 2nd earl of suffolk, english politician   

1617  Johann a quenstedt: German lutherian theologist   

1625  Rasmus bartholin: Danish physician, mathematician, and physicist   

1655  Johann christoph denner: Inventor (clarinet)   

1662  Charles seymour: 6th duke of somerset, english politician   

0586  Radegund: Wife of clotaire i   

0587  Death of Radegundis: Daughter of thurings king berthar/saint,   

0662  Death of Maximus confessor: Greek theologist/crusader,   

0900  Death of Zwentibold: King of lutherans (895-900),   

1134  Irene [pirisca]: Byzantine empress,   

1191  Philips van heinsberg: Archbishop of cologne,   

1278  Daikaku: Zen teacher rinzai line/head of kenchoji,   

1382  Eleanor of aragon: Wife of john i of castile (b. 1358)