Historical Events In April - 13

1966  Soviet Liner Alexandr Pushkin leaves Leningrad for Montreal as the USSR launches North Atlantic passenger service on April - 13.  

1967  On April - 13 luis Somoza Debayle, president of Nicaragua (1956-63), dies at 44  

1970  On this day in history 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 April - 13.  

1972  On April - 13 baseball players' strike ends after 13 days  

1973  Alexandre A M Stols, publisher/typographer (Schoone Book), dies at 73 on this day in history.  

1974  Stanley Smith, actor (Honey, King of Jazz, Soup to Nuts), dies at 71 on April - 13.  

1975  On April - 13 jack Nicklaus wins his 5th Masters golf tournament  

1975  On this day in history larry Parks, actor (Jazz Singer), dies at 60  

1976  $2 bill re-introduced as US currency on April - 13.  

1976  On April - 13 federal Reserve begins issuing $2 bicentennial notes  

1977  On this day in history perth Observatory discovers asteroid #2382 Nonie  

1977  On this day in history statistics Canada reports March unemployment figures at 90,000, or 8.1% of the workforce; highest since figures first collected in 1953  

1978  Paul McGrath actor (The Witness), dies at 73 on April - 13.  

1978  On April - 13 paul McGrath, actor (Witness, No Time for Love), dies at 74  

1979  Longest doubles ping-pong match ends after 101 hours on April - 13.  

1980  On April - 13 steve Ballesteros becomes youngest winner of the Masters  

1980  Z Vavrova discovers asteroid #2568 Maksutov on April - 13.  

1981  On this day in history wash Post Janet Cooke wins Pulitzer Prize (later admits story a hoax)  

1982  On this day in history republic of South Africa a 5.0 earthquake killed 1 and and 20 injured in rockslides in a gold mine near Welkom.  

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 this day in history.  

1984  On April - 13 11th Space Shuttle Mission (41C)-Challenger 5-returns to Earth  

1984  On April - 13 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  On this day in history christopher Wilder, FBI's "most wanted man," accidentally kills self  

1985  On April - 13 "TASS" denounced US.boycott of the Moscow Olympics  

1985  Atlantis ferried to Kennedy Space Center via Ellington AFB, Texas on April - 13.  

1986  Boston Celtics end season with a 40-1 home win record on this day in history.  

1986  On this day in history pope John Paul II met Rome's Chief Rabbi Elio Toaff at Rome synagogue  

1986  Spanish Grand Prix decided by 0.014 of a second on April - 13.  

1986  Stephen Stucker, actor (Trading Places, Airplane), dies on this day in history.  

1990  On April - 13 luis Trenker, dies at 97  

1992  On April - 13 "Two Trains Running" opens at Walter Kerr theater on Broadway  

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1506  Peter Faber, French Jesuit theologian (d. 1546) was born on this day in history.  

1519  Catherine de' Médici, Queen of Spain/daughter of Henry II was born on April - 13.  

1519  On April - 13 birth of de Medicis, queen consort (Henry II of France)  

1545  On April - 13 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  Guy Fawkes, English Catholic conspirator (d. 1606) was born on April - 13.  

1573  On April - 13 birth of christina of Holstein-Gottorp, queen consort of Sweden (d. 1625)  

1584  Albert VI of Bavaria (d. 1666) was born on April - 13.  

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

0814  Death of Krum of Bulgaria on April - 13.  

1093  Death of Prince Vsevolod I of Kiev (b. 1030) on April - 13.  

1279  On April - 13 death of boleslaw the Pious, Polish duke  

1517  On April - 13 death of tuman Bey, last Mamelukken sultan of Egypt, hanged  

1612  Death of Sasaki Kojirō, Japanese samurai on April - 13.  

1635  On April - 13 death of fakhr-al-Din II, Druze Prince of Lebanon (b. 1572)  

1641  Death of Richard Montagu, English clergyman (b. 1577) on April - 13.