Page 7: 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  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  On this day in history the American spacecraft Apollo 13, enroute to the Moon, has an onboard explosion   

1972  Baseball players' strike ends after 13 days on this day in history.   

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  Jack Nicklaus wins his 5th Masters golf tournament on this day in history.   

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

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

1976  Federal Reserve begins issuing $2 bicentennial notes on this day in history.   

1977  Perth Observatory discovers asteroid #2382 Nonie on April - 13.   

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

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

1978  On this day in history paul McGrath, actor (Witness, No Time for Love), dies at 74   

1979  On this day in history longest doubles ping-pong match ends after 101 hours   

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

1980  Z Vavrova discovers asteroid #2568 Maksutov on this day in history.   

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

1982  On April - 13 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 this day in history 11th Space Shuttle Mission (41C)-Challenger 5-returns to Earth   

1984  Christopher Wilder FBI's "most wanted man," accidentally kills self on April - 13.   

1984  Pete Rose becomees first NL to get get 4,000 hits in a career on April - 13.   

1984  Christopher Wilder, FBI's "most wanted man," accidentally kills self on April - 13.   

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

1985  Atlantis ferried to Kennedy Space Center via Ellington AFB, Texas on this day in history.   

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 April - 13.   

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  Luis Trenker, dies at 97 on April - 13.   

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

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1506  On April - 13 birth of peter Faber, French Jesuit theologian (d. 1546)   

1519  On this day in history 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  On this day in history 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 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  Death of Tuman Bey, last Mamelukken sultan of Egypt, hanged on April - 13.   

1612  On April - 13 death of sasaki Kojirō, Japanese samurai   

1635  On this day in history death of fakhr-al-Din II, Druze Prince of Lebanon (b. 1572)   

1641  Death of Richard Montagu, English clergyman (b. 1577) on this day in history.