Page 4: Historical Events In August - 13

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

1901  Ian Whyte, composer on August - 13.   

1902  England beat Australia by one wicket at The Oval Famous victory on this day in history.   

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 August - 13 charles "Buddy" Rogers, Olathe KS, actor (Wings)   

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

1906  On this day in history black soldiers raid Brownsville Texas   

1907  On this day in history first taxicab (NYC)   

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

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 this day in history gene Raymond, NYC, actor (Paris 7000, Fireside Theater)   

1908  On August - 13 ira D Sankey, US evangelist/composer/singer (Gospel Hymns), dies at 67   

1909  John Beal, Joplin MO, actor (10 Who Dare, I Am the Law, Amityville 3D) on this day in history.   

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  Ben Hogan, Dublin Tx, PGA golfer (US Open 1950, 51, 53) on August - 13.   

1912  On August - 13 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  On August - 13 otto Witte, an acrobat, is purportedly crowned King of Albania.   

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

1913  On this day in history f August Bebel, German social-democrat, dies   

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

1914  On this day in history richard Basehart, actor (Voyage to Bottom of the Sea)   

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 August - 13.   

1919  Man o'War's only defeat (Upset wins at Saratoga) on this day in history.   

1919  On this day in history 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  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 August - 13.   

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 August - 13.   

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

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 this day in history radegundis, daughter of Thurings king Berthar/saint, dies   

0662  On August - 13 maximus Confessor, Greek theologist/crusader, dies   

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

1134  Irene [Pirisca], Byzantine empress, dies on August - 13.   

1191  On this day in history philips van Heinsberg, archbishop of Cologne, dies   

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

1382  Death of Eleanor of Aragon, wife of John I of Castile (b. 1358) on this day in history.