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 April - 13.   

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 this day in history.   

1973  On this day in history alexandre A M Stols, publisher/typographer (Schoone Book), dies at 73   

1974  On this day in history stanley Smith, actor (Honey, King of Jazz, Soup to Nuts), dies at 71   

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

1975  Larry Parks, actor (Jazz Singer), dies at 60 on April - 13.   

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  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 this day in history 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  On April - 13 z Vavrova discovers asteroid #2568 Maksutov   

1981  On April - 13 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 April - 13.   

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  On April - 13 christopher Wilder, FBI's "most wanted man," accidentally kills self   

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

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

1986  On this day in history 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 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  Peter Faber, French Jesuit theologian (d. 1546) was born on April - 13.   

1519  On April - 13 birth of catherine de' Médici, Queen of Spain/daughter of Henry II   

1519  De Medicis, queen consort (Henry II of France) was born on April - 13.   

1545  On April - 13 birth of elisabeth van Valois, French queen of Spain/daughter of Henri II   

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  Christina of Holstein-Gottorp, queen consort of Sweden (d. 1625) was born on this day in history.   

1584  On April - 13 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  On this day in history 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  On April - 13 death of sasaki Kojirō, Japanese samurai   

1635  Death of Fakhr-al-Din II, Druze Prince of Lebanon (b. 1572) on April - 13.   

1641  On this day in history death of richard Montagu, English clergyman (b. 1577)