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  Amritsar Massacre-British Army fires on nationalist rioters in India on this day in history.  

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

1921  Foundation of the Spanish Communist Workers' Party on April - 13.  

1923  On April - 13 army wins the first college three-weapon fencing championships  

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

1924  Greek plebiscite for a republic on this day in history.  

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

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  On April - 13 johannes T de Visser, 1st Dutch Min of Education, dies at 75 [or 14th]  

1933  On this day in history 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 April - 13 1st flight over Mount Everest (Lord Clydesdale)  

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

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

1936  On April - 13 metaxas proclaims himself dictator of Greece  

1936  Demertzis, Greek premier, dies on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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

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

1941  On April - 13 heavy German assault on Tobruk  

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

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

1942  Henk Sneevliet, leader of Dutch RSAP/Spartacus, executed at 58 on April - 13.  

1943  On this day in history fDR dedicates Jefferson Memorial  

1943  On this day in history catholic University Nijegen closes  

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1506  On April - 13 birth of peter Faber, French Jesuit theologian (d. 1546)  

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 April - 13.  

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

1547  Elisabeth of Valois, third wife of Philip II of Spain (d. 1568) was born on April - 13.  

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

0799  On April - 13 paulus Diaconus Warnafridi, Longobardisch writer, dies  

0814  Death of Krum of Bulgaria on April - 13.  

1093  On April - 13 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  On April - 13 death of sasaki Kojirō, Japanese samurai  

1635  Death of Fakhr-al-Din II, Druze Prince of Lebanon (b. 1572) on April - 13.  

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