361 Historic Events for August 13
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| 1904 |
Birth |
Charles "Buddy" Rogers, Olathe KS, actor (Wings)
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| 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
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| 1906 |
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Black soldiers raid Brownsville Texas
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| 1906 |
Birth |
Mogens Klitgaard, Danish author (Ballade p† Nytorv)
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| 1907 |
Birth |
Alfred Alwin Felix Krupp, Essen Germany, arms manufacturer
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| 1907 |
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1st taxicab (NYC)
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| 1908 |
Death |
Ira D Sankey, US evangelist/composer/singer (Gospel Hymns), dies at 67
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| 1908 |
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Cy Young Day in Boston, he pitches briefly against an All-Star team
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| 1908 |
Birth |
Gene Raymond, NYC, actor (Paris 7000, Fireside Theater)
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| 1909 |
Birth |
John Beal, Joplin MO, actor (10 Who Dare, I Am the Law, Amityville 3D)
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| 1909 |
Birth |
Wilhelmina Von Bremen, US 4X100 relay sprinter (Olympic-gold-1932)
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| 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
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| 1910 |
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Florence Nightingale, English nurse, dies at 90
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| 1912 |
Birth |
Rita Johnson, Worcester Mass, actress (Honolulu, All Mine to Give)
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| 1912 |
Birth |
Salvador E Luria, Italian/US biologist (Nobel prize 1969)
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| 1912 |
Birth |
Metten Koornstra, Dutch painter/graphic artist
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| 1912 |
Birth |
Ben Hogan, Dublin Tx, PGA golfer (US Open 1950, 51, 53)
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| 1912 |
Birth |
Jan Peeters, Dutch water colors painter/monumental artist
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| 1912 |
Death |
Jules EF Massenet, French opera composer (Werther, Manon), dies at 70
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| 1912 |
Birth |
Max Croiset, playwright/director/actor (Dog of Flanders, Little Ark)
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| 1913 |
Birth |
Francisco Escudero, composer
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| 1913 |
Birth |
Liesbeth Askonas, concert agent
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| 1913 |
Birth |
Lord Oram, British MP (Labour)
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| 1913 |
Birth |
Anatoly Vasilyevich Bogatiryov, composer
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| 1913 |
Birth |
Makarios III, [Michail Moeskos], archbishop/president Cyprus
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