Page 4: 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  On August - 13 wilton Graff, St Louis MO, actor (Bloodlust, Just Before Dawn)   

1904  On this day in history charles "Buddy" Rogers, Olathe KS, actor (Wings)   

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 this day in history black soldiers raid Brownsville Texas   

1907  On August - 13 first taxicab (NYC)   

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

1907  On this day in history alfred Alwin Felix Krupp, Essen Germany, arms manufacturer   

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 August - 13.   

1909  On this day in history 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 August - 13.   

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

1912  On August - 13 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 August - 13.   

1913  Otto Witte, an acrobat, is purportedly crowned King of Albania on August - 13.   

1913  On August - 13 anatoly Vasilyevich Bogatiryov, composer   

1913  F August Bebel, German social-democrat, dies on this day in history.   

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

1914  On August - 13 -14] German army occupies forts at Luik   

1914  On August - 13 richard Basehart, actor (Voyage to Bottom of the Sea)   

1916  Fritz Steinbach, composer, dies at 61 on August - 13.   

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  On August - 13 denis Smallwood, British air chief marshal   

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 this day in history man o'War's only defeat (Upset wins at Saratoga)   

1919  British troops fire on Amritsar India demonstrators; killing 350 on August - 13.   

1919  Rex Humbard, televanglist 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  Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk, English politician (d. 1640) was born on this day in history.   

1617  Johann A Quenstedt, German Lutherian theologist was born on August - 13.   

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 this day in history.   

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

0586  Death of Radegund, wife of Clotaire I on August - 13.   

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

1134  Irene [Pirisca], Byzantine empress, dies on this day in history.   

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