Page 6: Historical Events In April - 13

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

1944  SC rejects black suffrage on April - 13.   

1944  Cecile Chaminade, composer, dies at 86 on this day in history.   

1945  On this day in history allies occupy Wien (Vienna)   

1945  On this day in history president Roosevelt dies.   

1945  Canadian army liberates Teuge & Assen Neth from Nazis on this day in history.   

1946  Belgian premier Acker proclaims wage & price freeze over on April - 13.   

1946  On April - 13 william Henry Bell, composer, dies at 72   

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

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  1st game of Milwaukee Braves, they beat Cin Reds 2-0 on April - 13.   

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

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

1956  On this day in history kETA TV channel 13 in Oklahoma City, OK (PBS) begins broadcasting   

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

1957  "Shinbone Alley" opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 49 performances on this day in history.   

1959  On this day in history uSAF launches Discover II into polar orbit   

1959  Vanguard SLV-5 launched for Earth orbit (failed) on this day in history.   

1959  On this day in history vatican edict forbids Roman Catholics for voting for communists   

1959  Eduard A van Beinum, Dutch musician/conductor, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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 April - 13.   

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

1963  On this day in history the birth of Gary Kasparov, Russian world champion chess player   

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  On April - 13 beatles record "Help"   

1965  Lawrence Bradford Jr, 16 of NYC became first black congressional page on April - 13.   

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  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  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  On April - 13 birth of albert VI of Bavaria (d. 1666)   

0799  On this day in history 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  Death of Boleslaw the Pious, Polish duke on this day in history.   

1517  On this day in history death of tuman Bey, last Mamelukken sultan of Egypt, hanged   

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  Death of Richard Montagu, English clergyman (b. 1577) on April - 13.