Page 6: Historical Events In April - 13

1944  Mont Canadiens sweep Chicago Black Hawks for the Stanley Cup on this day in history.   

1944  On April - 13 sC rejects black suffrage   

1944  Cecile Chaminade, composer, dies at 86 on April - 13.   

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

1945  On April - 13 president Roosevelt dies.   

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

1946  On this day in history belgian premier Acker proclaims wage & price freeze over   

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  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 April - 13.   

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

1949  On April - 13 c V France, dies at 80   

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 this day in history.   

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  On this day in history eduard A van Beinum, Dutch musician/conductor, dies at 57   

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

1960  France becomes the 4th nuclear nation exploding an A-Bomb in Sahara And atom here, an atom there on April - 13.   

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

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

1961  UN General Assembly condemns South Africa for apartheid on April - 13.   

1963  The birth of Gary Kasparov, Russian world champion chess player on this day in history.   

1964  On April - 13 new Zealand Colin Bosher shears a record 565 sheep in 1 work day   

1964  Sidney Poitier became first black man to win Oscar for best actor on this day in history.   

1965  Beatles record "Help" on April - 13.   

1965  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of peter Faber, French Jesuit theologian (d. 1546)   

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  Elisabeth van Valois, French queen of Spain/daughter of Henri II was born on this day in history.   

1547  Elisabeth of Valois, third wife of Philip II of Spain (d. 1568) was born on this day in history.   

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

1573  Christina of Holstein-Gottorp, queen consort of Sweden (d. 1625) was born on this day in history.   

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  Death of Krum of Bulgaria on this day in history.   

1093  On this day in history death of prince Vsevolod I of Kiev (b. 1030)   

1279  Death of Boleslaw the Pious, Polish duke on April - 13.   

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  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)