Historical Events In April - 13

1966  Soviet Liner Alexandr Pushkin leaves Leningrad for Montreal as the USSR launches North Atlantic passenger service on April - 13.   

1967  On this day in history luis Somoza Debayle, president of Nicaragua (1956-63), dies at 44   

1970  On April - 13 apollo 13 announces "Houston, we've got a problem!" as Beech-built oxygen tank explodes en route to Moon   

1970  On this day in history the American spacecraft Apollo 13, enroute to the Moon, has an onboard explosion   

1972  On April - 13 baseball players' strike ends after 13 days   

1973  On April - 13 alexandre A M Stols, publisher/typographer (Schoone Book), dies at 73   

1974  Stanley Smith, actor (Honey, King of Jazz, Soup to Nuts), dies at 71 on April - 13.   

1975  On this day in history jack Nicklaus wins his 5th Masters golf tournament   

1975  On April - 13 larry Parks, actor (Jazz Singer), dies at 60   

1976  On April - 13 $2 bill re-introduced as US currency   

1976  Federal Reserve begins issuing $2 bicentennial notes on this day in history.   

1977  Perth Observatory discovers asteroid #2382 Nonie on April - 13.   

1977  On this day in history statistics Canada reports March unemployment figures at 90,000, or 8.1% of the workforce; highest since figures first collected in 1953   

1978  Paul McGrath actor (The Witness), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1978  Paul McGrath, actor (Witness, No Time for Love), dies at 74 on April - 13.   

1979  On April - 13 longest doubles ping-pong match ends after 101 hours   

1980  On this day in history steve Ballesteros becomes youngest winner of the Masters   

1980  Z Vavrova discovers asteroid #2568 Maksutov on April - 13.   

1981  On April - 13 wash Post Janet Cooke wins Pulitzer Prize (later admits story a hoax)   

1982  On this day in history republic of South Africa a 5.0 earthquake killed 1 and and 20 injured in rockslides in a gold mine near Welkom.   

1983  On April - 13 dedication of the Rats of Tobruk Memorial on Anzac Parade by the Governor-General, the Rt Hon Sir Ninian Stephen The memorial commemorates Australian and other Allied servicemen who fought and died during the siege of Tobruk in 1941   

1983  Undefeated middleweight boxer Tony Ayala gets 35 years on sex assault on this day in history.   

1984  11th Space Shuttle Mission (41C)-Challenger 5-returns to Earth on this day in history.   

1984  Christopher Wilder FBI's "most wanted man," accidentally kills self on this day in history.   

1984  Pete Rose becomees first NL to get get 4,000 hits in a career on April - 13.   

1984  Christopher Wilder, FBI's "most wanted man," accidentally kills self on this day in history.   

1985  "TASS" denounced US.boycott of the Moscow Olympics on this day in history.   

1985  Atlantis ferried to Kennedy Space Center via Ellington AFB, Texas on this day in history.   

1986  On this day in history boston Celtics end season with a 40-1 home win record   

1986  Pope John Paul II met Rome's Chief Rabbi Elio Toaff at Rome synagogue on April - 13.   

1986  On this day in history spanish Grand Prix decided by 0.014 of a second   

1986  Stephen Stucker, actor (Trading Places, Airplane), dies on this day in history.   

1990  On April - 13 luis Trenker, dies at 97   

1992  On April - 13 "Two Trains Running" opens at Walter Kerr theater on Broadway   

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1506  On April - 13 birth of peter Faber, French Jesuit theologian (d. 1546)   

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  On April - 13 birth of guy Fawkes, English Catholic conspirator (d. 1606)   

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  Paulus Diaconus Warnafridi, Longobardisch writer, dies on this day in history.   

0814  On April - 13 death of krum of Bulgaria   

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

1279  On April - 13 death of boleslaw the Pious, Polish duke   

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

1612  Death of Sasaki Kojirō, Japanese samurai on April - 13.   

1635  On April - 13 death of fakhr-al-Din II, Druze Prince of Lebanon (b. 1572)   

1641  On this day in history death of richard Montagu, English clergyman (b. 1577)