Page 6: Historical Events In December - 13
Friday, 18 July 2025
1956 On this day in history dodgers trade Jackie Robinson to Giants for pitcher Dick Littlefield & $35,000 Robinson retires
1958 Ahmed Mukhtar Baban, premier of Iraq, executed on this day in history.
1959 Archbishop Makarios elected first president of Cyprus on this day in history.
1959 On December - 13 archbishop Makarios elected 1st president of Cyprus
1960 Italy beats US in Davis cup (1st time in 24 years US not in finals) on this day in history.
1961 Beatles sign a formal agreement to be managed by Brian Epstein on this day in history.
1961 On this day in history grandma [Anna M] Moses, US painter, dies at 101
1962 Relay 1 communication satellite launched on December - 13.
1963 Capitol records signs right of first refusal agreement with the Beatles on December - 13.
1963 Capital records signs right of 1st refusal agreement with Beatles on this day in history.
1963 On December - 13 hubert ME Pierlot, Belgian advocate/premier (1939-45), dies at 79
1964 In El Paso, TX, LBJ and Mexican President Gustavo Diaz Ordaz set off an explosion diverting Rio Grande, to reshape US-Mexico border on this day in history.
1964 On December - 13 shirley Englehorn & Sam Snead wins Haig & Haig Mixed Foursome Golf
1965 Algerian president Boumedienne visits Moscow on this day in history.
1966 On December - 13 1st US bombing of Hanoi
1966 Charles Watts, actor (Lone Ranger & Lost City of Gold), dies of cancer on December - 13.
1967 On December - 13 united Soccer Assn & Natl Pro Soccer League merge into NASL
1968 Playland at the Beach reopens on this day in history.
1968 On December - 13 playland at Beach reopens
1968 On December - 13 siegfried Reda, composer, dies at 52
1969 Arlo Guthrie releases "Alice's Restaurant" on this day in history.
1969 Raymond A Spruance, US admiral (battle of Midway), dies at 83 on December - 13.
1970 Greg Chappell scores 108 on Test debut v England at the WACA on December - 13.
1971 John Sinclair (sentence 10 yrs, sold 2 marijuana joints) is freed on this day in history.
1971 John Sinclair (sentence: 10 yrs, sold 2 marijuana joints) is freed on this day in history.
1971 On this day in history max Mell, Austria artillery officer/literary, dies at 88
1972 On this day in history an HC-1 Detachment Five SH-3G Sea King helicopter, stationed aboard Oriskany, rescued a VFP-63 pilot involved in operations in the Tonkin Gulf while on Yankee Station. This was the fifteenth pilot rescued by HC-1
1974 On this day in history malta becomes a republic
1974 On this day in history rufe Davis, actor (Floyd Smoot-Petticoat Junction), dies at 66
1975 On this day in history cyril Delevanti, actor (Lucius-Jefferson Davis), dies at 88
1976 Golden Gate Bridge District starts ferry service to Larkspur on this day in history.
1976 On December - 13 longest non-stop passenger airflight (Sydney to San Francisco 13h14m)
1976 On this day in history eduard Claudius, writer, dies
1977 On December - 13 entire University of Evansville basketball team, die in plane crash
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