Historical Events In April - 13

1918  On April - 13 electrical fire kills 38 mental patients at Oklahoma State Hospital  

1919  British forces kill 100s of Indian Nationalists (Amritsar Massacre) on April - 13.  

1919  On April - 13 amritsar Massacre-British Army fires on nationalist rioters in India  

1920  On this day in history 1st woman US Civil Service Commissioner, Helen Hamilton appointed  

1921  Foundation of the Spanish Communist Workers' Party on this day in history.  

1923  Army wins the first college three-weapon fencing championships on April - 13.  

1923  On this day in history army wins 1st college three-weapon fencing championships  

1924  On April - 13 greek plebiscite for a republic  

1925  On this day in history virginia Theater (ANTA, Guild) opens at 245 W 52nd St NYC  

1926  On this day in history at 41, Walter Johnson pitches his 7th opening day shutout  

1927  Stanley Cup: Ottawa Senators beat Boston Bruins, in 2 games & 2 ties on April - 13.  

1928  On April - 13 1st trans atlantic flight Europe-US (Fitzmaurice-von Hunefeld-Köhl)  

1928  On this day in history luis Iruarrizaga Aguirre, composer, dies at 36  

1932  Kozakken Boys soccer team forms in Werkendam forms on this day in history.  

1932  Johannes T de Visser, 1st Dutch Min of Education, dies at 75 [or 14th] on April - 13.  

1933  On April - 13 first flight over Mount Everest (Lord Clydesdale)  

1933  On this day in history nY Rangers beat Tor Maple Leafs 3 games to 1 for the Stanley Cup  

1933  1st flight over Mount Everest (Lord Clydesdale) on April - 13.  

1934  4.7 million US families report receiving welfare payments on this day in history.  

1936  On April - 13 p Djurkovic discovers asteroid #1605 Milankovitch  

1936  Metaxas proclaims himself dictator of Greece on April - 13.  

1936  On April - 13 demertzis, Greek premier, dies  

1938  Clifford Goldsmith' "What a Life," premieres in NYC on April - 13.  

1939  On April - 13 w Saroyan's "My Heart's in the Highlands," premieres in NYC  

1940  On this day in history cornelious Warmerdam became the first man to pole vault 15 ft  

1940  NY Rangers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4 games to 2 for Stanley Cup on April - 13.  

1940  2nd battle of Narvik-8 German destroyers, destroyed on April - 13.  

1941  Corporal J H Edmonson, 2/17th Battalion, 2nd AIF, awarded posthumously the first Australian Victoria Cross of World War Two at Tobruk, Libya on April - 13.  

1941  Heavy German assault on Tobruk on April - 13.  

1941  On this day in history annie Jump Cannon, US astronomer (Henry Draper catalogues), dies at 77  

1942  RCAF's 417 Fighter Squadron heads for Egypt to join Desert Air Force on April - 13.  

1942  On April - 13 henk Sneevliet, leader of Dutch RSAP/Spartacus, executed at 58  

1943  FDR dedicates Jefferson Memorial on this day in history.  

1943  Catholic University Nijegen closes on April - 13.  

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1506  Peter Faber, French Jesuit theologian (d. 1546) was born on this day in history.  

1519  On April - 13 birth of catherine de' Médici, Queen of Spain/daughter of Henry II  

1519  On this day in history birth of de Medicis, queen consort (Henry II of France)  

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  Albert VI of Bavaria (d. 1666) was born on this day in history.  

0799  On this day in history paulus Diaconus Warnafridi, Longobardisch writer, dies  

0814  On April - 13 death of krum of Bulgaria  

1093  On this day in history death of prince Vsevolod I of Kiev (b. 1030)  

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

1517  On April - 13 death of tuman Bey, last Mamelukken sultan of Egypt, hanged  

1612  Death of Sasaki Kojirō, Japanese samurai on this day in history.  

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)