Historical Events In April - 13

1944  Mont Canadiens sweep Chicago Black Hawks for the Stanley Cup on April - 13.   

1944  SC rejects black suffrage on this day in history.   

1944  On April - 13 cecile Chaminade, composer, dies at 86   

1945  On April - 13 allies occupy Wien (Vienna)   

1945  President Roosevelt dies on April - 13.   

1945  Canadian army liberates Teuge & Assen Neth from Nazis on April - 13.   

1946  On April - 13 belgian premier Acker proclaims wage & price freeze over   

1946  On April - 13 william Henry Bell, composer, dies at 72   

1948  75 scientists ambushed on way to Mount Scopus on April - 13.   

1949  In the Puget Sound area, Washington region a 6.9 earthquake occured between Olympia and Tacoma, along the southern edge of Puget Sound. Property damage in Olympia, Seattle, and Tacoma was estimated at $25 million; eight people were killed on April - 13.   

1949  On April - 13 3rd NBA Championship: Minn Lakers beat Wash Capitols, 4 games to 2   

1949  On this day in history c V France, dies at 80   

1952  [Rosalie] Julia Cuypers, Flemish actress (Adelaarsjong), dies at 79 on April - 13.   

1953  1st game of Milwaukee Braves, they beat Cin Reds 2-0 on April - 13.   

1954  Balt Orioles 1st game, loses to Tigers in Detroit 3-0 on this day in history.   

1955  20.33" (51.64 cm) of rainfall, Axis, Alabama (state record) on April - 13.   

1956  On this day in history kETA TV channel 13 in Oklahoma City, OK (PBS) begins broadcasting   

1957  On April - 13 due to lack of funds, Saturday mail delivery in the US is halted   

1957  On this day in history "Shinbone Alley" opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 49 performances   

1959  USAF launches Discover II into polar orbit on this day in history.   

1959  Vanguard SLV-5 launched for Earth orbit (failed) on this day in history.   

1959  Vatican edict forbids Roman Catholics for voting for communists on this day in history.   

1959  Eduard A van Beinum, Dutch musician/conductor, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1960  France becomes the 4th nuclear nation exploding an A-Bomb in Sahara on April - 13.   

1960  On this day in history france becomes the 4th nuclear nation exploding an A-Bomb in Sahara And atom here, an atom there   

1960  Navy's navigation satellite, Transit, placed into orbit from Cape Canaveral, FL and demonstrates ability to launch another satellite on April - 13.   

1960  On this day in history transit 1B, first navigational satellite, placed in Earth orbit   

1961  On April - 13 uN General Assembly condemns South Africa for apartheid   

1963  On April - 13 the birth of Gary Kasparov, Russian world champion chess player   

1964  New Zealand Colin Bosher shears a record 565 sheep in 1 work day on April - 13.   

1964  Sidney Poitier became first black man to win Oscar for best actor on April - 13.   

1965  On this day in history beatles record "Help"   

1965  Lawrence Bradford Jr, 16 of NYC became first black congressional page on April - 13.   

1966  Pan Am places $525,000,000 order for 25 Boeing 747s on this day in history.   

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1506  Peter Faber, French Jesuit theologian (d. 1546) was born on April - 13.   

1519  Catherine de' Médici, Queen of Spain/daughter of Henry II was born on this day in history.   

1519  De Medicis, queen consort (Henry II of France) was born on April - 13.   

1545  Elisabeth van Valois, French queen of Spain/daughter of Henri II was born on this day in history.   

1547  On this day in history birth of elisabeth of Valois, third wife of Philip II of Spain (d. 1568)   

1570  Guy Fawkes, English Catholic conspirator (d. 1606) was born on April - 13.   

1573  On April - 13 birth of christina of Holstein-Gottorp, queen consort of Sweden (d. 1625)   

1584  On April - 13 birth of albert VI of Bavaria (d. 1666)   

0799  On April - 13 paulus Diaconus Warnafridi, Longobardisch writer, dies   

0814  Death of Krum of Bulgaria on April - 13.   

1093  Death of Prince Vsevolod I of Kiev (b. 1030) on April - 13.   

1279  Death of Boleslaw the Pious, Polish duke on April - 13.   

1517  On this day in history death of tuman Bey, last Mamelukken sultan of Egypt, hanged   

1612  On this day in history death of sasaki Kojirō, Japanese samurai   

1635  On this day in history death of fakhr-al-Din II, Druze Prince of Lebanon (b. 1572)   

1641  On April - 13 death of richard Montagu, English clergyman (b. 1577)