Historical Events In April - 13

1944  On April - 13 mont Canadiens sweep Chicago Black Hawks for the Stanley Cup  

1944  On this day in history sC rejects black suffrage  

1944  On April - 13 cecile Chaminade, composer, dies at 86  

1945  On April - 13 allies occupy Wien (Vienna)  

1945  President Roosevelt dies on this day in history.  

1945  Canadian army liberates Teuge & Assen Neth from Nazis on this day in history.  

1946  Belgian premier Acker proclaims wage & price freeze over on April - 13.  

1946  On this day in history william Henry Bell, composer, dies at 72  

1948  75 scientists ambushed on way to Mount Scopus on April - 13.  

1949  In the Puget Sound area, Washington region a 6.9 earthquake occured between Olympia and Tacoma, along the southern edge of Puget Sound. Property damage in Olympia, Seattle, and Tacoma was estimated at $25 million; eight people were killed on this day in history.  

1949  3rd NBA Championship: Minn Lakers beat Wash Capitols, 4 games to 2 on this day in history.  

1949  C V France, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

1952  [Rosalie] Julia Cuypers, Flemish actress (Adelaarsjong), dies at 79 on April - 13.  

1953  1st game of Milwaukee Braves, they beat Cin Reds 2-0 on April - 13.  

1954  On this day in history balt Orioles 1st game, loses to Tigers in Detroit 3-0  

1955  On April - 13 20.33" (51.64 cm) of rainfall, Axis, Alabama (state record)  

1956  On April - 13 kETA TV channel 13 in Oklahoma City, OK (PBS) begins broadcasting  

1957  Due to lack of funds, Saturday mail delivery in the US is halted on this day in history.  

1957  On April - 13 "Shinbone Alley" opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 49 performances  

1959  On this day in history uSAF launches Discover II into polar orbit  

1959  On April - 13 vanguard SLV-5 launched for Earth orbit (failed)  

1959  On this day in history vatican edict forbids Roman Catholics for voting for communists  

1959  Eduard A van Beinum, Dutch musician/conductor, dies at 57 on this day in history.  

1960  On this day in history france becomes the 4th nuclear nation exploding an A-Bomb in Sahara  

1960  France becomes the 4th nuclear nation exploding an A-Bomb in Sahara And atom here, an atom there on this day in history.  

1960  Navy's navigation satellite, Transit, placed into orbit from Cape Canaveral, FL and demonstrates ability to launch another satellite on April - 13.  

1960  Transit 1B, first navigational satellite, placed in Earth orbit on this day in history.  

1961  On this day in history uN General Assembly condemns South Africa for apartheid  

1963  The birth of Gary Kasparov, Russian world champion chess player on April - 13.  

1964  New Zealand Colin Bosher shears a record 565 sheep in 1 work day on April - 13.  

1964  On this day in history sidney Poitier became first black man to win Oscar for best actor  

1965  On this day in history beatles record "Help"  

1965  On April - 13 lawrence Bradford Jr, 16 of NYC became first black congressional page  

1966  Pan Am places $525,000,000 order for 25 Boeing 747s on this day in history.  

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1506  Peter Faber, French Jesuit theologian (d. 1546) was born on April - 13.  

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

1519  On April - 13 birth of de Medicis, queen consort (Henry II of France)  

1545  On this day in history birth of elisabeth van Valois, French queen of Spain/daughter of Henri II  

1547  On this day in history birth of elisabeth of Valois, third wife of Philip II of Spain (d. 1568)  

1570  On this day in history birth of guy Fawkes, English Catholic conspirator (d. 1606)  

1573  On this day in history 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  On this day in history paulus Diaconus Warnafridi, Longobardisch writer, dies  

0814  Death of Krum of Bulgaria on April - 13.  

1093  Death of Prince Vsevolod I of Kiev (b. 1030) on this day in history.  

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  Death of Fakhr-al-Din II, Druze Prince of Lebanon (b. 1572) on this day in history.  

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