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  Luis Somoza Debayle, president of Nicaragua (1956-63), dies at 44 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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  $2 bill re-introduced as US currency on this day in history.   

1976  On this day in history federal Reserve begins issuing $2 bicentennial notes   

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

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 this day in history.   

1978  On April - 13 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 April - 13.   

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  On this day in history 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  On this day in history undefeated middleweight boxer Tony Ayala gets 35 years on sex assault   

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  Pete Rose becomees first NL to get get 4,000 hits in a career on this day in history.   

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  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 April - 13.   

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

1986  On this day in history stephen Stucker, actor (Trading Places, Airplane), dies   

1990  On this day in history luis Trenker, dies at 97   

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

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1506  On April - 13 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  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  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  On April - 13 paulus Diaconus Warnafridi, Longobardisch writer, dies   

0814  On this day in history death of krum of Bulgaria   

1093  Death of Prince Vsevolod I of Kiev (b. 1030) on this day in history.   

1279  Death of Boleslaw the Pious, Polish duke on April - 13.   

1517  Death of Tuman Bey, last Mamelukken sultan of Egypt, hanged on this day in history.   

1612  On this day in history death of sasaki Kojirō, Japanese samurai   

1635  Death of Fakhr-al-Din II, Druze Prince of Lebanon (b. 1572) on this day in history.   

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