Historical Events In April - 13

1918  On this day in history electrical fire kills 38 mental patients at Oklahoma State Hospital   

1919  On this day in history british forces kill 100s of Indian Nationalists (Amritsar Massacre)   

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

1920  On April - 13 1st woman US Civil Service Commissioner, Helen Hamilton appointed   

1921  On April - 13 foundation of the Spanish Communist Workers' Party.   

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

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 April - 13 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  On April - 13 stanley Cup: Ottawa Senators beat Boston Bruins, in 2 games & 2 ties   

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

1928  Luis Iruarrizaga Aguirre, composer, dies at 36 on April - 13.   

1932  On April - 13 kozakken Boys soccer team forms in Werkendam forms   

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 April - 13 nY Rangers beat Tor Maple Leafs 3 games to 1 for the Stanley Cup   

1933  On this day in history 1st flight over Mount Everest (Lord Clydesdale)   

1934  4.7 million US families report receiving welfare payments on April - 13.   

1936  P Djurkovic discovers asteroid #1605 Milankovitch on this day in history.   

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

1936  On April - 13 demertzis, Greek premier, dies   

1938  On this day in history clifford Goldsmith' "What a Life," premieres in NYC   

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

1940  Cornelious Warmerdam became the first man to pole vault 15 ft on April - 13.   

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

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

1942  On this day in history henk Sneevliet, leader of Dutch RSAP/Spartacus, executed at 58   

1943  FDR dedicates Jefferson Memorial on this day in history.   

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 April - 13.   

1519  On this day in history 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  Elisabeth of Valois, third wife of Philip II of Spain (d. 1568) was born on this day in history.   

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

0799  Paulus Diaconus Warnafridi, Longobardisch writer, dies on April - 13.   

0814  On April - 13 death of krum of Bulgaria   

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

1612  On this day in history death of sasaki Kojirō, Japanese samurai   

1635  On this day in history death of fakhr-al-Din II, Druze Prince of Lebanon (b. 1572)   

1641  Death of Richard Montagu, English clergyman (b. 1577) on this day in history.