Historical Events In May - 13

1952  On May - 13 pandit Nehru becomes premier of India  

1952  On May - 13 minor-league Bristol pitcher Ron Necciai strikes out 27 in 9-innings  

1953  NY Giants Willie Mays & Darryl Spencer each hit 2 HRs & a triple on May - 13.  

1954  On May - 13 labour Party wins British municipal elections  

1954  On May - 13 uS performs atmospheric nuclear test at Enwetak  

1954  "Pajama Game" opens at St James Theater NYC for 1063 performances on May - 13.  

1956  Aleksandr A Fadejev, Russ author (Young Guard), commits suicide at 54 on May - 13.  

1958  French settlers riot against French army in Algeria on May - 13.  

1958  On this day in history jordan & Iraq form the Arab Federation  

1958  On this day in history pierre Pflimlin forms French Government  

1958  Rioters attack US Vice President Nixon in Venezuala on May - 13.  

1960  On this day in history the first launch of Delta satellite launching vehicle; it failed  

1961  Gary Cooper, 2 time Acad award winning actor (High Noon), dies at 60 on May - 13.  

1962  On this day in history frank Jenks, actor (Colonel Flack), dies of cancer at 60  

1964  Organization and deployment of world's first all nuclear-powered task group, USS Enterprise, USS Long Beach, and USS Bainbridge, to Sixth Fleet on this day in history.  

1965  Rolling Stones record "Satisfaction" on May - 13.  

1965  Several Arab nations break ties with West Germany after it established diplomatic relations with Israel on May - 13.  

1966  Federal education funding is denied to 12 school districts in the South because of violations of the 1964 Civil Rights Act on May - 13.  

1966  On May - 13 rolling Stones release "Paint it Black"  

1966  Henk [Hendrik M] of Randwijk, poet/editor in chief (illegal), dies on May - 13.  

1967  On this day in history octagonal boxing ring is tested to avoid corner injuries  

1967  On May - 13 frank McGrath, actor (Wagon Train), dies at 64  

1968  On this day in history 1,000,000 French demonstrate against De Gaulle & Pompidou  

1970  On May - 13 beatles movie "Let it Be" premieres  

1970  The Beatles movie Let It Be premieres today on May - 13.  

1971  Grace Slick of Jefferson Airplane seriously injured in a car accident on May - 13.  

1971  Valerian Mikhaylovich Bogdanov-Berezovsky, composer, dies 67 on this day in history.  

1972  On May - 13 dan Blocker, American actor (Hoss-Bonanza), dies at 43  

1975  On this day in history hail stones as large as tennis balls hit Wernerville TN  

1975  Stanley Cup ; Philadelphia Flyers beat New York Islanders 4-3 on this day in history.  

1975  Bob Wills, actor (Lone Prairie), dies at 69 on May - 13.  

1978  Joie Chitwood drives a Chevette 5.6 miles on just 2 wheels on this day in history.  

1978  Albert Roberts, cricketer (5 Tests for NZ, 7 wickets), dies on this day in history.  

1979  On May - 13 shah & family sentenced to death in Teheran  

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1024  On this day in history birth of hugh of Cluny, French saint (d. 1109)  

1254  On this day in history birth of maria of Brabant, queen of France (d. 1321)  

1314  Sergius of Radonesh, Russian saint was born on this day in history.  

1588  Ole Worm, Danish physician (d. 1654) was born on this day in history.  

1592  On this day in history birth of john Cloppenburg, vicar/theologist  

1638  On this day in history birth of richard Simon, French Biblical critic (d. 1712)  

1655  Innocent XIII, [Michelangiolo dei Conti], Italy, 244th Pope (1721-24) was born on May - 13.  

1699  On this day in history birth of marquis of Pombal, Prime Minister of Portugal (d. 1782)  

0384  Servatius/Aravatius, bishop of Tongeren, dies at 65+ on this day in history.  

1162  On May - 13 death of géza II of Hungary  

1176  On this day in history death of matthias I, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1119)  

1312  On this day in history death of theobald II, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1263)  

1381  On this day in history john of Chatillon, governor/viceroy of Holland, dies  

1390  On this day in history robert II the Steward, King of Scotland (1371-90), dies  

1573  On May - 13 death of takeda Shingen, Japanese warlord (b. 1521)  

1619  Death of Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, lands advocate, beheaded on May - 13.