Page 5: Historical Events In April - 13

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

1919  On April - 13 british forces kill 100s of Indian Nationalists (Amritsar Massacre)   

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

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

1921  On this day in history foundation of the Spanish Communist Workers' Party.   

1923  Army wins the first college three-weapon fencing championships on this day in history.   

1923  On April - 13 army wins 1st college three-weapon fencing championships   

1924  On April - 13 greek plebiscite for a republic   

1925  Virginia Theater (ANTA, Guild) opens at 245 W 52nd St NYC on April - 13.   

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 this day in history 1st trans atlantic flight Europe-US (Fitzmaurice-von Hunefeld-Köhl)   

1928  On April - 13 luis Iruarrizaga Aguirre, composer, dies at 36   

1932  On this day in history kozakken Boys soccer team forms in Werkendam forms   

1932  Johannes T de Visser, 1st Dutch Min of Education, dies at 75 [or 14th] on this day in history.   

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

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  On April - 13 4.7 million US families report receiving welfare payments   

1936  On this day in history p Djurkovic discovers asteroid #1605 Milankovitch   

1936  On this day in history metaxas proclaims himself dictator of Greece   

1936  Demertzis, Greek premier, dies on April - 13.   

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

1939  W Saroyan's "My Heart's in the Highlands," premieres in NYC on April - 13.   

1940  Cornelious Warmerdam became the first man to pole vault 15 ft on this day in history.   

1940  On April - 13 nY Rangers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4 games to 2 for Stanley Cup   

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

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  On this day in history rCAF's 417 Fighter Squadron heads for Egypt to join Desert Air Force.   

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

1943  FDR dedicates Jefferson Memorial on April - 13.   

1943  On this day in history catholic University Nijegen closes   

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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 this day in history.   

1519  De Medicis, queen consort (Henry II of France) was born on April - 13.   

1545  On April - 13 birth of elisabeth van Valois, French queen of Spain/daughter of Henri II   

1547  On April - 13 birth of elisabeth of Valois, third wife of Philip II of Spain (d. 1568)   

1570  Guy Fawkes, English Catholic conspirator (d. 1606) was born on April - 13.   

1573  On this day in history birth of christina of Holstein-Gottorp, queen consort of Sweden (d. 1625)   

1584  On this day in history birth of albert VI of Bavaria (d. 1666)   

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

0814  On this day in history 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  Death of Tuman Bey, last Mamelukken sultan of Egypt, hanged on this day in history.   

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

1635  On this day in history 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)