Historical Events In August - 13

1920  On August - 13 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  Simon Kaufman & Marc Connelly's "Dulcy," premieres in NYC on August - 13.  

1921  Neville Brand, Kewanee IL, actor (DOA, Eaten Alive, Fire, Mohawk) on this day in history.  

1923  On August - 13 mustapha Kemal elected president of Turkey  

1923  On this day in history germany: Gustav Stresemann becomes premier of coalition govt  

1924  John Milne, CEO (Blue Circles Industries) on August - 13.  

1924  Julian Aguirre, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.  

1925  Benny Bailey, jazz trumpeter on August - 13.  

1926  Fidel Castro born on August - 13.  

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

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

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

1929  Augustyn Bloch, composer on August - 13.  

1930  Don Ho, Hawaiian singer (Tiny Bubbles) born on August - 13.  

1931  Cin Red Tony Cuccinello goes 6 for 6 on this day in history.  

1932  On August - 13 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 this day in history paul Joseph Guillaume Hillemacher, composer, dies at 80  

1935  On this day in history transcontinental Roller Derby begins (Chicago Coliseum)  

1937  On this day in history japanese attack Shanghai  

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

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

1940  Air crash in Canberra kills three UAP ministers and Chief of the General Staff on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1941  Australian Women's Army Service formed on August - 13.  

1941  On this day in history red army evacuates Smolensk  

1942  On this day in history 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  On August - 13 british 8th army occupies Florence  

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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 August - 13.  

1422  William Caxton, 1st English printer (Histories of Troy) was born on August - 13.  

1584  Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk, English politician (d. 1640) was born on August - 13.  

1617  On this day in history birth of johann A Quenstedt, German Lutherian theologist  

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

1655  Johann Christoph Denner, inventor (clarinet) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

0587  On this day in history radegundis, daughter of Thurings king Berthar/saint, dies  

0662  Maximus Confessor, Greek theologist/crusader, dies on this day in history.  

0900  Zwentibold, king of Lutherans (895-900), dies in battle at 29 on August - 13.  

1134  Irene [Pirisca], Byzantine empress, dies on August - 13.  

1191  On this day in history philips van Heinsberg, archbishop of Cologne, dies  

1278  On this day in history 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 August - 13.