Page 7: Historical Events In April - 13
Wednesday, 20 August 2025
1966 On this day in history soviet Liner Alexandr Pushkin leaves Leningrad for Montreal as the USSR launches North Atlantic passenger service.
1967 On this day in history luis Somoza Debayle, president of Nicaragua (1956-63), dies at 44
1970 On April - 13 apollo 13 announces "Houston, we've got a problem!" as Beech-built oxygen tank explodes en route to Moon
1970 The American spacecraft Apollo 13, enroute to the Moon, has an onboard explosion on this day in history.
1972 Baseball players' strike ends after 13 days on this day in history.
1973 On April - 13 alexandre A M Stols, publisher/typographer (Schoone Book), dies at 73
1974 Stanley Smith, actor (Honey, King of Jazz, Soup to Nuts), dies at 71 on April - 13.
1975 On this day in history jack Nicklaus wins his 5th Masters golf tournament
1975 Larry Parks, actor (Jazz Singer), dies at 60 on April - 13.
1976 $2 bill re-introduced as US currency on April - 13.
1976 Federal Reserve begins issuing $2 bicentennial notes on April - 13.
1977 Perth Observatory discovers asteroid #2382 Nonie on this day in history.
1977 Statistics Canada reports March unemployment figures at 90,000, or 8.1% of the workforce; highest since figures first collected in 1953 on April - 13.
1978 On this day in history paul McGrath actor (The Witness), dies at 73
1978 Paul McGrath, actor (Witness, No Time for Love), dies at 74 on this day in history.
1979 On this day in history longest doubles ping-pong match ends after 101 hours
1980 On April - 13 steve Ballesteros becomes youngest winner of the Masters
1980 On April - 13 z Vavrova discovers asteroid #2568 Maksutov
1981 On this day in history wash Post Janet Cooke wins Pulitzer Prize (later admits story a hoax)
1982 Republic of South Africa a 5.0 earthquake killed 1 and and 20 injured in rockslides in a gold mine near Welkom on April - 13.
1983 Dedication of the Rats of Tobruk Memorial on Anzac Parade by the Governor-General, the Rt Hon Sir Ninian Stephen The memorial commemorates Australian and other Allied servicemen who fought and died during the siege of Tobruk in 1941 on this day in history.
1983 Undefeated middleweight boxer Tony Ayala gets 35 years on sex assault on April - 13.
1984 On this day in history 11th Space Shuttle Mission (41C)-Challenger 5-returns to Earth
1984 On this day in history christopher Wilder FBI's "most wanted man," accidentally kills self
1984 On this day in history pete Rose becomees first NL to get get 4,000 hits in a career
1984 Christopher Wilder, FBI's "most wanted man," accidentally kills self on April - 13.
1985 "TASS" denounced US.boycott of the Moscow Olympics on April - 13.
1985 On April - 13 atlantis ferried to Kennedy Space Center via Ellington AFB, Texas
1986 On April - 13 boston Celtics end season with a 40-1 home win record
1986 Pope John Paul II met Rome's Chief Rabbi Elio Toaff at Rome synagogue on this day in history.
1986 On April - 13 spanish Grand Prix decided by 0.014 of a second
1986 Stephen Stucker, actor (Trading Places, Airplane), dies on April - 13.
1990 Luis Trenker, dies at 97 on this day in history.
1992 On this day in history "Two Trains Running" opens at Walter Kerr theater on Broadway
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