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 this day in history charlie Alfred Galbraith, jazz trombonist   

1921  On this day in history simon Kaufman & Marc Connelly's "Dulcy," premieres in NYC   

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

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

1924  On August - 13 julian Aguirre, composer, dies at 56   

1925  Benny Bailey, jazz trumpeter on this day in history.   

1926  On August - 13 fidel Castro born   

1926  Fidel Castro Ruz, Mayari, Oriente, Cuba, dictator (1959- ) on August - 13.   

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

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 August - 13.   

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

1929  On August - 13 augustyn Bloch, composer   

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

1931  On this day in history 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  On August - 13 16th PGA Championship: Gene Sarazen at Blue Mound CC Milwaukee   

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

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

1937  Japanese attack Shanghai on this day in history.   

1939  On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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

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

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 this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history death of radegund, wife of Clotaire I   

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

0662  On August - 13 maximus Confessor, Greek theologist/crusader, dies   

0900  On August - 13 zwentibold, king of Lutherans (895-900), dies in battle at 29   

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

1191  Philips van Heinsberg, archbishop of Cologne, dies on August - 13.   

1278  Daikaku, Zen teacher Rinzai line/head of Kenchoji, dies in Japan at 65 on August - 13.   

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