Historical Events In May - 13

1934  Great dustbowl storm on May - 13.   

1936  On this day in history quiroga Government takes office in Spain   

1936  Quiroga govt takes office in Spain on this day in history.   

1939  SS St Louis departs Hamburg with 937 Jews fugitives on this day in history.   

1939  On this day in history 65th Preakness: George Seabo aboard Challedon wins in 1:59.8   

1940  British bomb factory at Breda on this day in history.   

1940  On this day in history dutch Queen Wilhelmina flees to England   

1940  On this day in history german breakthrough at Grebbelinie   

1941  Martin Bormann is named head of Nazi Party Chancellery in Germany on this day in history.   

1941  On May - 13 trial against resistance fighter comte d'Estienne d'Orves begins   

1941  On May - 13 willy Lewis' US jazz band performs in Switzerland   

1942  On this day in history helicopter makes its first cross-country flight   

1942  On May - 13 uS troops replace New Zealanders in Fiji   

1942  On May - 13 helicopter makes its 1st cross-country flight   

1942  Hyam Greenbaum, composer, dies at 41 on this day in history.   

1943  Axis forces surrender in Tunisia - end of the North African campaign on May - 13.   

1943  Bureau of Navigation renamed Bureau of Naval Personnel on May - 13.   

1943  On May - 13 german & Italian forces in Africa surrender   

1943  On May - 13 german occupiers confiscate all radios   

1944  On this day in history hitler gives permission for German forces to withdraw from the USSR   

1944  On this day in history 70th Preakness: Conn McCreary aboard Pensive wins in 1:59.2   

1945  Aircraft from fast carrier task force begin 2-day attack on Kyushu airfields, Japan on May - 13.   

1945  On May - 13 uS troops conquer Dakeshi Okinawa   

1946  On this day in history sarwate & Banerjee add 249 for 10th wicket for Indians vs Surrey   

1946  US convicts 58 camp guard of Mauthausen concentration camp to death on this day in history.   

1946  On May - 13 winston Churchill welcomed in Rotterdam   

1946  On May - 13 sarwate & Banerjee add 249 for 10th wkt for Indians v Surrey   

1947  On this day in history senate approved the Taft-Hartley Act limiting the power of unions   

1949  The first British-produced jet bomber, Canberra, makes its first test flight later this type of aricaraft was used in the 1982 war in the Falklands on May - 13.   

1949  1st British-produced jet bomber, Canberra, makes its 1st test flight on May - 13.   

1950  Diner's Club issues its first credit cards on May - 13.   

1950  On May - 13 the birth of Stevie Wonder, American singer   

1950  Diner's Club issues its 1st credit cards on May - 13.   

1951  On this day in history marianne [Goudeket-]Philips, author (Issue Beukennoot), dies at 65   

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1024  On May - 13 birth of hugh of Cluny, French saint (d. 1109)   

1254  On this day in history birth of maria of Brabant, queen of France (d. 1321)   

1314  Sergius of Radonesh, Russian saint was born on this day in history.   

1588  Ole Worm, Danish physician (d. 1654) was born on this day in history.   

1592  John Cloppenburg, vicar/theologist was born on May - 13.   

1638  Richard Simon, French Biblical critic (d. 1712) was born on May - 13.   

1655  On May - 13 birth of innocent XIII, [Michelangiolo dei Conti], Italy, 244th Pope (1721-24)   

1699  On this day in history birth of marquis of Pombal, Prime Minister of Portugal (d. 1782)   

0384  Servatius/Aravatius, bishop of Tongeren, dies at 65+ on this day in history.   

1162  On May - 13 death of géza II of Hungary   

1176  Death of Matthias I, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1119) on this day in history.   

1312  On this day in history death of theobald II, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1263)   

1381  On May - 13 john of Chatillon, governor/viceroy of Holland, dies   

1390  Robert II the Steward, King of Scotland (1371-90), dies on May - 13.   

1573  On this day in history death of takeda Shingen, Japanese warlord (b. 1521)   

1619  On May - 13 death of johan van Oldenbarnevelt, lands advocate, beheaded