Page 5: Historical Events In August - 13

1920  On this day in history princes Highway between Melbourne and Sydney is officially opened at Warragul.   

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 August - 13 simon Kaufman & Marc Connelly's "Dulcy," premieres in NYC   

1921  Neville Brand, Kewanee IL, actor (DOA, Eaten Alive, Fire, Mohawk) on August - 13.   

1923  On August - 13 mustapha Kemal elected president of Turkey   

1923  On this day in history germany: Gustav Stresemann becomes premier of coalition govt   

1924  On August - 13 john Milne, CEO (Blue Circles Industries)   

1924  Julian Aguirre, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1925  On this day in history benny Bailey, jazz trumpeter   

1926  Fidel Castro born on August - 13.   

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

1927  The birth of Fidel Castro, Cuban leader on this day in history.   

1927  James Curwood, US journalist/writer (Valley of Silent Men), dies at 49 on August - 13.   

1928  Soviet Union Spartacan Games begins on August - 13.   

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

1929  Augustyn Bloch, composer on this day in history.   

1930  On August - 13 don Ho, Hawaiian singer (Tiny Bubbles) born   

1931  On this day in history cin Red Tony Cuccinello goes 6 for 6   

1932  Hitler refuses Von Hindenburg's proposal to become vice-chancellor on August - 13.   

1933  16th PGA Championship: Gene Sarazen at Blue Mound CC Milwaukee on this day in history.   

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

1935  Transcontinental Roller Derby begins (Chicago Coliseum) on this day in history.   

1937  Japanese attack Shanghai on August - 13.   

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  On August - 13 yankees set AL shutout margin with 21-0 victory over A's   

1940  On August - 13 air crash in Canberra kills three UAP ministers and Chief of the General Staff   

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

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

1941  Australian Women's Army Service formed on August - 13.   

1941  Red army evacuates Smolensk on August - 13.   

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 August - 13.   

1944  British 8th army occupies Florence on August - 13.   

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0582  On this day in history 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  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 August - 13.   

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

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  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 August - 13 irene [Pirisca], Byzantine empress, dies   

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

1278  On this day in history 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.