Page 5: Historical Events In August - 13

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

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 August - 13 neville Brand, Kewanee IL, actor (DOA, Eaten Alive, Fire, Mohawk)   

1923  Mustapha Kemal elected president of Turkey on August - 13.   

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

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  Fidel Castro born on this day in history.   

1926  Fidel Castro Ruz, Mayari, Oriente, Cuba, dictator (1959- ) on this day in history.   

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

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

1928  On this day in history soviet Union Spartacan Games begins   

1928  Fernand de La Tombelle, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1929  Augustyn Bloch, composer on August - 13.   

1930  On August - 13 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 this day in history.   

1933  On August - 13 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 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  Yankees set AL shutout margin with 21-0 victory over A's on August - 13.   

1940  Air crash in Canberra kills three UAP ministers and Chief of the General Staff on August - 13.   

1940  On this day in history germany air attack on South England (Battle of Britain begins)   

1940  George C Pearce, actor (Hold tat Lion, British Agent), dies at 75 on August - 13.   

1941  Australian Women's Army Service formed on this day in history.   

1941  Red army evacuates Smolensk on August - 13.   

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

1943  On this day in history red army recaptures Spas-Demensk   

1944  British 8th army occupies Florence on August - 13.   

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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 this day in history 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  On August - 13 birth of johann A Quenstedt, German Lutherian theologist   

1625  Rasmus Bartholin, Danish physician, mathematician, and physicist (d. 1698) was born on August - 13.   

1655  On this day in history 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  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  Philips van Heinsberg, archbishop of Cologne, dies on August - 13.   

1278  On August - 13 daikaku, Zen teacher Rinzai line/head of Kenchoji, dies in Japan at 65   

1382  Death of Eleanor of Aragon, wife of John I of Castile (b. 1358) on this day in history.