Historical Events In August - 13

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

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

1920  On this day in history charlie Alfred Galbraith, jazz trombonist  

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

1921  On this day in history neville Brand, Kewanee IL, actor (DOA, Eaten Alive, Fire, Mohawk)  

1923  On August - 13 mustapha Kemal elected president of Turkey  

1923  Germany: Gustav Stresemann becomes premier of coalition govt on August - 13.  

1924  On this day in history john Milne, CEO (Blue Circles Industries)  

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

1925  On this day in history benny Bailey, jazz trumpeter  

1926  On August - 13 fidel Castro born  

1926  On this day in history fidel Castro Ruz, Mayari, Oriente, Cuba, dictator (1959- )  

1927  The birth of Fidel Castro, Cuban leader on August - 13.  

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

1928  Soviet Union Spartacan Games begins on this day in history.  

1928  On this day in history fernand de La Tombelle, composer, dies at 74  

1929  Augustyn Bloch, composer on August - 13.  

1930  On this day in history don Ho, Hawaiian singer (Tiny Bubbles) born  

1931  On August - 13 cin Red Tony Cuccinello goes 6 for 6  

1932  On this day in history hitler refuses Von Hindenburg's proposal to become vice-chancellor  

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

1933  Paul Joseph Guillaume Hillemacher, composer, dies at 80 on August - 13.  

1935  Transcontinental Roller Derby begins (Chicago Coliseum) on August - 13.  

1937  Japanese attack Shanghai on August - 13.  

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

1939  On August - 13 yankees set AL shutout margin with 21-0 victory over A's  

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

1940  On August - 13 germany air attack on South England (Battle of Britain begins)  

1940  On August - 13 george C Pearce, actor (Hold tat Lion, British Agent), dies at 75  

1941  On August - 13 australian Women's Army Service formed  

1941  Red army evacuates Smolensk on August - 13.  

1942  The Commander in Chief U.S. Fleet directed that an Aircraft Experimental and Developmental Squadron be established at NAS Anacostia on this day in history.  

1943  Red army recaptures Spas-Demensk on this day in history.  

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

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

1655  Johann Christoph Denner, inventor (clarinet) was born on August - 13.  

1662  Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset, English politician (d. 1748) was born on this day in history.  

0586  On August - 13 death of radegund, wife of Clotaire I  

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

0662  Maximus Confessor, Greek theologist/crusader, dies on August - 13.  

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  On August - 13 daikaku, Zen teacher Rinzai line/head of Kenchoji, dies in Japan at 65  

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