Historical Events In May - 13

1979  Nelly Aenders, actress (In Pyama), dies at 65 on May - 13.   

1981  On May - 13 dinamo Tbilisi wins 21st Europe Cup II   

1981  Pope John Paul II is shot and wounded on this day in history.   

1981  Pope John Paul II shot, wounded by assailant in St Peter's Square on May - 13.   

1981  On May - 13 carl Weinrich, composer, dies at 76   

1982  On May - 13 braniff Airlines files for bankruptcy   

1982  On this day in history soyuz T-5 is launched-Berezovoi & Lebedev for 211 days in space   

1982  On May - 13 terri Lea Utley, (20), from Arkansas, crowned 31st Miss USA   

1982  On this day in history kara Abulfazogli Karayev, composer, dies at 64   

1983  Reggie Jackson becomes the first major league baseball player to strike out 2,000 times on this day in history.   

1985  On May - 13 laura Elena Martinez-Herring, 21, (Texas), crowned 34th Miss USA   

1985  Philadelphia Police bomb a house held by group "Move", kills 11 on this day in history.   

1985  On this day in history leatrice Joy, silent screen star, dies in Riverdale (Bronx) NYC at 91   

1987  On May - 13 ajax wins 27th Europe Cup II   

1988  On this day in history chet Baker, jazz trumpeter, fell to death out of a hotel window at 59   

1989  On May - 13 approximately 2,000 students begin hunger strike in Tiananmen Square, China   

1989  Thousands of students stage a hunger strike in China's Tiananmen Square on this day in history.   

1990  Venedikt Jerofejev, Russian writer, dies on May - 13.   

1991  "Michael Jackson The Magic & the Madness" goes on sale on May - 13.   

1991  Apple releases Macintosh System 7.0 on this day in history.   

1991  South African activist Winnie Mandela convicted of abducting 4 blacks on May - 13.   

1991  Jimmy McPartland, jazz cornetist, dies of cancer at 83 on this day in history.   

1991  On May - 13 "Michael Jackson: The Magic & the Madness" goes on sale   

1992  Ajax wins 21st UEFA Cup on this day in history.   

1992  On this day in history final episode of "Night Court" airs on NBC-TV   

1992  On May - 13 floyd Arceneaux, trumpeter, dies at 58   

1993  On May - 13 6th annual business person run held in Wall Street   

1993  Arsenio Hall's 1,000th show retrospective seen in Netherlands on May - 13.   

1993  On May - 13 cBS' Knots Landing ends 14 year run with 334th show in Netherlands   

1993  Methane gas explosion in Secunda coal mine South-Africa, kills 50 on this day in history.   

1993  On May - 13 borolas, [Joaquin Garcia], Mexican comedian (Santa Sangre), dies at 71   

1994  Arthur Basil Cotle, medievalist, dies at 77 on May - 13.   

1995  6.5 earthquake hits Greece on May - 13.   

1995  On this day in history chelsi Smith, 21, of USA, crowned 44th Miss Universe;   

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1024  Hugh of Cluny, French saint (d. 1109) was born on May - 13.   

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 this day in history.   

1638  Richard Simon, French Biblical critic (d. 1712) was born on this day in history.   

1655  On this day in history 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 May - 13.   

1162  Death of Géza II of Hungary on May - 13.   

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

1312  Death of Theobald II, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1263) on May - 13.   

1381  John of Chatillon, governor/viceroy of Holland, dies on May - 13.   

1390  Robert II the Steward, King of Scotland (1371-90), dies on this day in history.   

1573  Death of Takeda Shingen, Japanese warlord (b. 1521) on this day in history.   

1619  Death of Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, lands advocate, beheaded on May - 13.