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08/13/1904
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Charles "Buddy" Rogers, Olathe KS, actor (Wings)
Type: Birth
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08/13/1906
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Cub's Pitcher Jack Taylor ends a string of completing 202 games (187 complete, 15 relief) by Dodgers in 3rd inning
Type: Event
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08/13/1906
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Black soldiers raid Brownsville Texas
Type: Event
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08/13/1906
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Mogens Klitgaard, Danish author (Ballade p† Nytorv)
Type: Birth
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08/13/1907
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Alfred Alwin Felix Krupp, Essen Germany, arms manufacturer
Type: Birth
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08/13/1907
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1st taxicab (NYC)
Type: Event
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08/13/1908
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Ira D Sankey, US evangelist/composer/singer (Gospel Hymns), dies at 67
Type: Death
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08/13/1908
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Cy Young Day in Boston, he pitches briefly against an All-Star team
Type: Event
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08/13/1908
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Gene Raymond, NYC, actor (Paris 7000, Fireside Theater)
Type: Birth
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08/13/1909
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John Beal, Joplin MO, actor (10 Who Dare, I Am the Law, Amityville 3D)
Type: Birth
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08/13/1909
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Wilhelmina Von Bremen, US 4X100 relay sprinter (Olympic-gold-1932)
Type: Birth
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08/13/1910
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Dodgers and Pirates play to 8-8 tie, both have 38 at bats, 13 hits, 12 assists, 2 errors, 5 strikeouts, 3 walks, 1 pass ball and 1 hit by pitch
Type: Event
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08/13/1910
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Florence Nightingale, English nurse, dies at 90
Type: Death
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08/13/1912
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Rita Johnson, Worcester Mass, actress (Honolulu, All Mine to Give)
Type: Birth
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08/13/1912
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Salvador E Luria, Italian/US biologist (Nobel prize 1969)
Type: Birth
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08/13/1912
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Metten Koornstra, Dutch painter/graphic artist
Type: Birth
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08/13/1912
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Ben Hogan, Dublin Tx, PGA golfer (US Open 1950, 51, 53)
Type: Birth
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08/13/1912
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Jan Peeters, Dutch water colors painter/monumental artist
Type: Birth
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08/13/1912
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Jules EF Massenet, French opera composer (Werther, Manon), dies at 70
Type: Death
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08/13/1912
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Max Croiset, playwright/director/actor (Dog of Flanders, Little Ark)
Type: Birth
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08/13/1913
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Francisco Escudero, composer
Type: Birth
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08/13/1913
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Liesbeth Askonas, concert agent
Type: Birth
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08/13/1913
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Lord Oram, British MP (Labour)
Type: Birth
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08/13/1913
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Anatoly Vasilyevich Bogatiryov, composer
Type: Birth
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08/13/1913
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Makarios III, [Michail Moeskos], archbishop/president Cyprus
Type: Birth
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08/13/1913
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F August Bebel, German social-democrat, dies
Type: Death
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08/13/1914
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Richard Basehart, actor (Voyage to Bottom of the Sea)
Type: Birth
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08/13/1914
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-14] German army occupies forts at Luik
Type: Event
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08/13/1914
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Carl Wickman begins Greyhound, the 1st US bus line, in Minnesota
Type: Event
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08/13/1914
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France declares war on Austria-Hungary, leading to WW I
Type: Event
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08/13/1916
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Fritz Steinbach, composer, dies at 61
Type: Death
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08/13/1917
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Phillies steal 5 bases in an inning against Braves
Type: Event
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08/13/1918
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Frederick Sanger, England, biochemist (Nobel 1958, 1980)
Type: Birth
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08/13/1918
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Denis Smallwood, British air chief marshal
Type: Birth
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08/13/1918
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John Bunting, senior civil servant
Type: Birth
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08/13/1919
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British troops fire on Amritsar India demonstrators; killing 350
Type: Event
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08/13/1919
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Rex Humbard, televanglist
Type: Birth
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08/13/1919
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Man o'War's only defeat (Upset wins at Saratoga)
Type: Event
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08/13/1920
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George Shearing, London, blind pianist/composer (Lullabye of Byrdland)
Type: Birth
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08/13/1920
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Charlie Alfred Galbraith, jazz trombonist
Type: Birth
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08/13/1920
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24th US Golf Open: Ted Ray shoots a 295 at Inverness Club in Ohio
Type: Event
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08/13/1921
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Simon Kaufman and Marc Connelly's "Dulcy," premieres in NYC
Type: Event
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08/13/1921
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Neville Brand, Kewanee IL, actor (DOA, Eaten Alive, Fire, Mohawk)
Type: Birth
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08/13/1923
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US Steel Corp initiates 8th-hour work day
Type: Event
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08/13/1923
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Turkish National Congress selects Moestafa Kemal Pasja as president
Type: Event
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08/13/1923
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Germany: Gustav Stresemann becomes premier of coalition govt
Type: Event
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08/13/1924
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Julian Aguirre, composer, dies at 56
Type: Death
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08/13/1924
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John Milne, CEO (Blue Circles Industries)
Type: Birth
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08/13/1925
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Leslie Joseph, QC
Type: Birth
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08/13/1925
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Benny Bailey, jazz trumpeter
Type: Birth
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