Historical Events In August - 13

1899  On August - 13 alfred Hitchcock, London, director (Psycho, Birds, Rear Window)   

1901  On August - 13 ian Whyte, composer   

1902  England beat Australia by one wicket at The Oval Famous victory on August - 13.   

1902  On August - 13 bartoes, [Albertus J Wijstma], cabaret performer/comic   

1903  Wilton Graff, St Louis MO, actor (Bloodlust, Just Before Dawn) on August - 13.   

1904  Charles "Buddy" Rogers, Olathe KS, actor (Wings) on August - 13.   

1905  On August - 13 japanese seize Canadian ship Antiope out of Victoria as a carrier of contraband; during Russo-Japanese War.   

1906  Black soldiers raid Brownsville Texas on August - 13.   

1907  First taxicab (NYC) on August - 13.   

1907  1st taxicab (NYC) on August - 13.   

1907  Alfred Alwin Felix Krupp, Essen Germany, arms manufacturer on August - 13.   

1908  On this day in history cy Young Day in Boston, he pitches briefly against an All-Star team   

1908  On August - 13 gene Raymond, NYC, actor (Paris 7000, Fireside Theater)   

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  On this day in history 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   

1910  On this day in history florence Nightingale, English nurse, dies at 90   

1912  On August - 13 ben Hogan, Dublin Tx, PGA golfer (US Open 1950, 51, 53)   

1912  Jules EF Massenet, French opera composer (Werther, Manon), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1913  Canadian Army troops called out at Nanaimo British Columbia to stop rioting on August - 13.   

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

1913  Anatoly Vasilyevich Bogatiryov, composer on this day in history.   

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  On August - 13 -14] German army occupies forts at Luik   

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

1916  On this day in history fritz Steinbach, composer, dies at 61   

1917  Phillies steal 5 bases in an inning against Braves on this day in history.   

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

1918  Denis Smallwood, British air chief marshal on August - 13.   

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

1919  Man o'War's only defeat (Upset wins at Saratoga) on August - 13.   

1919  British troops fire on Amritsar India demonstrators; killing 350 on this day in history.   

1919  On this day in history rex Humbard, televanglist   

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0582  Arnulf of Metz, French bishop and saint (d. 640) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

0662  On this day in history maximus Confessor, Greek theologist/crusader, dies   

0900  On this day in history zwentibold, king of Lutherans (895-900), dies in battle at 29   

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  Death of Eleanor of Aragon, wife of John I of Castile (b. 1358) on August - 13.