Page 7: Historical Events In April - 13

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  Apollo 13 announces "Houston, we've got a problem!" as Beech-built oxygen tank explodes en route to Moon on this day in history.   

1970  The American spacecraft Apollo 13, enroute to the Moon, has an onboard explosion on April - 13.   

1972  Baseball players' strike ends after 13 days on April - 13.   

1973  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1975  On this day in history jack Nicklaus wins his 5th Masters golf tournament   

1975  Larry Parks, actor (Jazz Singer), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1976  On this day in history $2 bill re-introduced as US currency   

1976  Federal Reserve begins issuing $2 bicentennial notes on April - 13.   

1977  Perth Observatory discovers asteroid #2382 Nonie on this day in history.   

1977  On April - 13 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  Paul McGrath, actor (Witness, No Time for Love), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1979  On April - 13 longest doubles ping-pong match ends after 101 hours   

1980  Steve Ballesteros becomes youngest winner of the Masters on this day in history.   

1980  On this day in history z Vavrova discovers asteroid #2568 Maksutov   

1981  On April - 13 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 this day in history.   

1983  On April - 13 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   

1983  Undefeated middleweight boxer Tony Ayala gets 35 years on sex assault on this day in history.   

1984  11th Space Shuttle Mission (41C)-Challenger 5-returns to Earth on this day in history.   

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

1984  On April - 13 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 this day in history.   

1985  On this day in history "TASS" denounced US.boycott of the Moscow Olympics   

1985  On this day in history atlantis ferried to Kennedy Space Center via Ellington AFB, Texas   

1986  Boston Celtics end season with a 40-1 home win record on April - 13.   

1986  Pope John Paul II met Rome's Chief Rabbi Elio Toaff at Rome synagogue on this day in history.   

1986  On this day in history spanish Grand Prix decided by 0.014 of a second   

1986  Stephen Stucker, actor (Trading Places, Airplane), dies on April - 13.   

1990  On April - 13 luis Trenker, dies at 97   

1992  "Two Trains Running" opens at Walter Kerr theater on Broadway 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  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 this day in history 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 this day in history birth of albert VI of Bavaria (d. 1666)   

0799  Paulus Diaconus Warnafridi, Longobardisch writer, dies on this day in history.   

0814  On this day in history death of krum of Bulgaria   

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  Death of Tuman Bey, last Mamelukken sultan of Egypt, hanged on this day in history.   

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

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.