Historical Events In August - 13

1899  Alfred Hitchcock, London, director (Psycho, Birds, Rear Window) on August - 13.   

1901  On this day in history ian Whyte, composer   

1902  On August - 13 england beat Australia by one wicket at The Oval Famous victory   

1902  Bartoes, [Albertus J Wijstma], cabaret performer/comic on this day in history.   

1903  On this day in history wilton Graff, St Louis MO, actor (Bloodlust, Just Before Dawn)   

1904  Charles "Buddy" Rogers, Olathe KS, actor (Wings) on this day in history.   

1905  On this day in history japanese seize Canadian ship Antiope out of Victoria as a carrier of contraband; during Russo-Japanese War.   

1906  On August - 13 black soldiers raid Brownsville Texas   

1907  On this day in history first taxicab (NYC)   

1907  1st taxicab (NYC) on this day in history.   

1907  On August - 13 alfred Alwin Felix Krupp, Essen Germany, arms manufacturer   

1908  Cy Young Day in Boston, he pitches briefly against an All-Star team on this day in history.   

1908  Gene Raymond, NYC, actor (Paris 7000, Fireside Theater) on this day in history.   

1908  Ira D Sankey, US evangelist/composer/singer (Gospel Hymns), dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1909  On August - 13 john Beal, Joplin MO, actor (10 Who Dare, I Am the Law, Amityville 3D)   

1910  Dodgers & Pirates play to 8-8 tie, both have 38 at bats, 13 hits, 12 assists, 2 errors, 5 strikeouts, 3 walks, 1 pass ball & 1 hit by pitch on this day in history.   

1910  Florence Nightingale, English nurse, dies at 90 on August - 13.   

1912  On this day in history ben Hogan, Dublin Tx, PGA golfer (US Open 1950, 51, 53)   

1912  On this day in history jules EF Massenet, French opera composer (Werther, Manon), dies at 70   

1913  Canadian Army troops called out at Nanaimo British Columbia to stop rioting on this day in history.   

1913  On this day in history otto Witte, an acrobat, is purportedly crowned King of Albania.   

1913  Anatoly Vasilyevich Bogatiryov, composer on August - 13.   

1913  F August Bebel, German social-democrat, dies on August - 13.   

1914  On this day in history establishment of the Australian Red Cross to raise funds to purchase comfort supplies for Australian service personnel overseas   

1914  -14] German army occupies forts at Luik on this day in history.   

1914  Richard Basehart, actor (Voyage to Bottom of the Sea) on August - 13.   

1916  On August - 13 fritz Steinbach, composer, dies at 61   

1917  On August - 13 phillies steal 5 bases in an inning against Braves   

1918  On this day in history bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW) established as a public company in Germany.   

1918  Denis Smallwood, British air chief marshal on this day in history.   

1919  Australia's first demonstration of wireless telephony given by Ernest Fisk to illustrate a lecture in Sydney on this day in history.   

1919  On August - 13 man o'War's only defeat (Upset wins at Saratoga)   

1919  On August - 13 british troops fire on Amritsar India demonstrators; killing 350   

1919  Rex Humbard, televanglist on August - 13.   

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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  William Caxton, 1st English printer (Histories of Troy) was born on this day in history.   

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

1617  On August - 13 birth of johann A Quenstedt, German Lutherian theologist   

1625  On this day in history birth of rasmus Bartholin, Danish physician, mathematician, and physicist (d. 1698)   

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

1662  On this day in history birth of charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset, English politician (d. 1748)   

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 this day in history.   

0900  Zwentibold, king of Lutherans (895-900), dies in battle at 29 on this day in history.   

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