Page 5: Historical Events In August - 13

1920  Princes Highway between Melbourne and Sydney is officially opened at Warragul on August - 13.   

1920  24th US Golf Open: Ted Ray shoots a 295 at Inverness Club in Ohio on August - 13.   

1920  Charlie Alfred Galbraith, jazz trombonist on August - 13.   

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

1921  On this day in history neville Brand, Kewanee IL, actor (DOA, Eaten Alive, Fire, Mohawk)   

1923  On this day in history mustapha Kemal elected president of Turkey   

1923  Germany: Gustav Stresemann becomes premier of coalition govt on this day in history.   

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

1924  Julian Aguirre, composer, dies at 56 on August - 13.   

1925  On this day in history benny Bailey, jazz trumpeter   

1926  On this day in history fidel Castro born   

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

1927  On this day in history the birth of Fidel Castro, Cuban leader   

1927  On this day in history james Curwood, US journalist/writer (Valley of Silent Men), dies at 49   

1928  On August - 13 soviet Union Spartacan Games begins   

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

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

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

1937  On August - 13 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  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 August - 13.   

1940  Germany air attack on South England (Battle of Britain begins) on August - 13.   

1940  On August - 13 george C Pearce, actor (Hold tat Lion, British Agent), dies at 75   

1941  Australian Women's Army Service formed on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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  Arnulf of Metz, French bishop and saint (d. 640) was born on August - 13.   

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 this day in history.   

1584  On this day in history birth of theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk, English politician (d. 1640)   

1617  Johann A Quenstedt, German Lutherian theologist was born on this day in history.   

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

1655  On August - 13 birth of johann Christoph Denner, inventor (clarinet)   

1662  Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset, English politician (d. 1748) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1134  On this day in history irene [Pirisca], Byzantine empress, dies   

1191  Philips van Heinsberg, archbishop of Cologne, dies on this day in history.   

1278  Daikaku, Zen teacher Rinzai line/head of Kenchoji, dies in Japan at 65 on this day in history.   

1382  On August - 13 death of eleanor of Aragon, wife of John I of Castile (b. 1358)