Historical Events In April - 13

1944  Mont Canadiens sweep Chicago Black Hawks for the Stanley Cup on April - 13.  

1944  On this day in history sC rejects black suffrage  

1944  On this day in history cecile Chaminade, composer, dies at 86  

1945  Allies occupy Wien (Vienna) on April - 13.  

1945  President Roosevelt dies on this day in history.  

1945  On April - 13 canadian army liberates Teuge & Assen Neth from Nazis  

1946  Belgian premier Acker proclaims wage & price freeze over on this day in history.  

1946  William Henry Bell, composer, dies at 72 on April - 13.  

1948  On this day in history 75 scientists ambushed on way to Mount Scopus  

1949  On April - 13 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  

1949  On April - 13 3rd NBA Championship: Minn Lakers beat Wash Capitols, 4 games to 2  

1949  C V France, dies at 80 on April - 13.  

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

1953  On this day in history 1st game of Milwaukee Braves, they beat Cin Reds 2-0  

1954  On April - 13 balt Orioles 1st game, loses to Tigers in Detroit 3-0  

1955  20.33" (51.64 cm) of rainfall, Axis, Alabama (state record) on this day in history.  

1956  KETA TV channel 13 in Oklahoma City, OK (PBS) begins broadcasting on this day in history.  

1957  On this day in history due to lack of funds, Saturday mail delivery in the US is halted  

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

1959  On April - 13 uSAF launches Discover II into polar orbit  

1959  Vanguard SLV-5 launched for Earth orbit (failed) on April - 13.  

1959  Vatican edict forbids Roman Catholics for voting for communists on this day in history.  

1959  Eduard A van Beinum, Dutch musician/conductor, dies at 57 on April - 13.  

1960  On April - 13 france becomes the 4th nuclear nation exploding an A-Bomb in Sahara  

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

1960  Navy's navigation satellite, Transit, placed into orbit from Cape Canaveral, FL and demonstrates ability to launch another satellite on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1964  New Zealand Colin Bosher shears a record 565 sheep in 1 work day on this day in history.  

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

1965  Beatles record "Help" on April - 13.  

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

1966  On April - 13 pan Am places $525,000,000 order for 25 Boeing 747s  

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

1519  Catherine de' Médici, Queen of Spain/daughter of Henry II was born on April - 13.  

1519  De Medicis, queen consort (Henry II of France) was born on this day in history.  

1545  Elisabeth van Valois, French queen of Spain/daughter of Henri II was born on April - 13.  

1547  On April - 13 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  Christina of Holstein-Gottorp, queen consort of Sweden (d. 1625) was born on April - 13.  

1584  Albert VI of Bavaria (d. 1666) was born on this day in history.  

0799  Paulus Diaconus Warnafridi, Longobardisch writer, dies on this day in history.  

0814  Death of Krum of Bulgaria on this day in history.  

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

1279  Death of Boleslaw the Pious, Polish duke on this day in history.  

1517  Death of Tuman Bey, last Mamelukken sultan of Egypt, hanged on April - 13.  

1612  Death of Sasaki Kojirō, Japanese samurai on April - 13.  

1635  Death of Fakhr-al-Din II, Druze Prince of Lebanon (b. 1572) on this day in history.  

1641  On April - 13 death of richard Montagu, English clergyman (b. 1577)