Historical Events In November - 13

1955  The first live telecast from non-contiguous foreign country-Havana Cuba on this day in history.  

1955  1st live telecast from non-contiguous foreign country-Havana Cuba on November - 13.  

1956  On November - 13 supreme Court strikes down segregation of races on public buses  

1958  NYC Mayor Robert Wagner announces plans to begin a new baseball called the Continental League on November - 13.  

1958  Bart A van der Leck, Dutch painter (Style), dies at 81 on this day in history.  

1960  On this day in history fire in movie theater kills 152 children (Amude Spain)  

1960  On November - 13 sammy Davis Jr marries Swedish actress May Britt  

1961  On November - 13 wally Brown actor (Jed Fame-Cimarron City), dies at 57  

1961  On this day in history wCBB TV channel 10 in Augusta, ME (PBS) begins broadcasting  

1961  Fredrik J "Frits" Bakker Jr, Dutch actor (Unknown Woman), dies at 63 on this day in history.  

1964  Pope Paul VI donates his jewelled tiara, to the poor of the world on November - 13.  

1964  Bob Petit (St Louis Hawks) becomes 1st NBAer to score 20,000 points on this day in history.  

1965  On November - 13 the cruise ship "Yarmouth Castle" burns and sinks off Bahamas, killing 89  

1965  Warrant Officer KA Wheatley, Australian Army Training Team Vietnam (AATTV), awarded posthumously the first Victoria Cross won in Vietnam on this day in history.  

1965  On November - 13 "Skyscraper" opens at Lunt Fontanne Theater NYC for 248 performances  

1966  On this day in history sandra Haynie wins LPGA Alamo Ladies' Golf Open  

1967  On this day in history carl B Stokes sworn-in as 1st major city black mayor (Cleveland Oh)  

1967  Pierre Moulaert, composer, dies at 60 on November - 13.  

1968  Bob Gibson edges Pete Rose to win NL MVP on November - 13.  

1969  On this day in history vP Spiro T Agnew accused network TV news depts of bias & distortion  

1970  Cyclone kills estimated 300,000 in Chittagong Bangladesh on this day in history.  

1970  Lt Gen Hafez al-Assad becomes PM of Syria following military coup on November - 13.  

1970  On this day in history vP Spiro Agnew calls TV executives "impudent snobs"  

1970  On November - 13 bhola cyclone in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) killing =500,000 people  

1971  On this day in history mariner 9, first to orbit another planet (Mars)  

1971  Mariner 9, 1st to orbit another planet (Mars) on November - 13.  

1973  Bruno Maderna, Italian composer/conductor (Satyricon), dies at 53 on November - 13.  

1974  On November - 13 karen Silkwood killed in a car crash under suspicious circumstances  

1974  On November - 13 karen Silkwood, killed in a car crash under suspicious circumstances  

1978  NASA launches HEAO on this day in history.  

1978  On this day in history george Hearne, S Afr cricketer (open bat in 3 Tests 1922-24), dies  

1979  Ronald Reagan in NY announces his candidacy for President on this day in history.  

1979  On this day in history rebecca Clarke, composer, dies at 93  

1981  On this day in history ringo releases "Wrack My Brains"  

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1312  On this day in history birth of edward III, king of England (1327-77, raped countess of Salisbury)  

1486  On this day in history birth of johann Eck, German theologian (d. 1543)  

1504  On November - 13 birth of philip the Generous, landgrave of Hesse  

1504  On November - 13 birth of philipp I of Hesse (d. 1567)  

1559  Albrecht/Albertus, archduke of Austria/cardinal/viceroy of Portugal was born on this day in history.  

1572  Cyril Lucaris, Greek theologian (d. 1638) was born on November - 13.  

1663  Friedrich Wilhelm Zachow, composer was born on November - 13.  

1679  On this day in history birth of thomas-Philippe d'alsace et de Boussu, South Netherland cardinal  

0867  Nicholas I, (the Great), pope (858-67), dies at 67 on November - 13.  

1004  Abbo van Fleury, [Floriacensis], French abbott/saint, dies on this day in history.  

1093  Edward Macduncan, Scot crown prince/son of Malcolm II, dies in battle on this day in history.  

1143  On November - 13 death of king Fulk of Jerusalem  

1170  On November - 13 death of albert I of Brandenburg  

1314  On this day in history death of albert II, Margrave of Meissen  

1319  On November - 13 erik VI Menved, king of Denmark (1286-1319), dies  

1345  Death of Constance of Penafiel, wife of Pedro I of Portugal (b. 1323) on November - 13.