Historical Events In May - 13

1979  On May - 13 nelly Aenders, actress (In Pyama), dies at 65  

1981  On this day in history dinamo Tbilisi wins 21st Europe Cup II  

1981  On May - 13 pope John Paul II is shot and wounded  

1981  On this day in history pope John Paul II shot, wounded by assailant in St Peter's Square  

1981  On this day in history carl Weinrich, composer, dies at 76  

1982  On this day in history braniff Airlines files for bankruptcy  

1982  On this day in history soyuz T-5 is launched-Berezovoi & Lebedev for 211 days in space  

1982  On this day in history terri Lea Utley, (20), from Arkansas, crowned 31st Miss USA  

1982  Kara Abulfazogli Karayev, composer, dies at 64 on May - 13.  

1983  On this day in history reggie Jackson becomes the first major league baseball player to strike out 2,000 times  

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1985  On this day in history laura Elena Martinez-Herring, 21, (Texas), crowned 34th Miss USA  

1985  On this day in history philadelphia Police bomb a house held by group "Move", kills 11  

1985  On May - 13 leatrice Joy, silent screen star, dies in Riverdale (Bronx) NYC at 91  

1987  Ajax wins 27th Europe Cup II on May - 13.  

1988  Chet Baker, jazz trumpeter, fell to death out of a hotel window at 59 on this day in history.  

1989  On this day in history approximately 2,000 students begin hunger strike in Tiananmen Square, China  

1989  On May - 13 thousands of students stage a hunger strike in China's Tiananmen Square  

1990  On May - 13 venedikt Jerofejev, Russian writer, dies  

1991  On this day in history "Michael Jackson The Magic & the Madness" goes on sale  

1991  On this day in history apple releases Macintosh System 7.0  

1991  South African activist Winnie Mandela convicted of abducting 4 blacks on this day in history.  

1991  Jimmy McPartland, jazz cornetist, dies of cancer at 83 on May - 13.  

1991  "Michael Jackson: The Magic & the Madness" goes on sale on May - 13.  

1992  On May - 13 ajax wins 21st UEFA Cup  

1992  On May - 13 final episode of "Night Court" airs on NBC-TV  

1992  Floyd Arceneaux, trumpeter, dies at 58 on May - 13.  

1993  6th annual business person run held in Wall Street on May - 13.  

1993  On May - 13 arsenio Hall's 1,000th show retrospective seen in Netherlands  

1993  CBS' Knots Landing ends 14 year run with 334th show in Netherlands on May - 13.  

1993  On this day in history methane gas explosion in Secunda coal mine South-Africa, kills 50  

1993  On May - 13 borolas, [Joaquin Garcia], Mexican comedian (Santa Sangre), dies at 71  

1994  On May - 13 arthur Basil Cotle, medievalist, dies at 77  

1995  On this day in history 6.5 earthquake hits Greece  

1995  Chelsi Smith, 21, of USA, crowned 44th Miss Universe; on May - 13.  

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

1254  Maria of Brabant, queen of France (d. 1321) was born on this day in history.  

1314  On May - 13 birth of sergius of Radonesh, Russian saint  

1588  On May - 13 birth of ole Worm, Danish physician (d. 1654)  

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  On this day in history birth of innocent XIII, [Michelangiolo dei Conti], Italy, 244th Pope (1721-24)  

1699  Marquis of Pombal, Prime Minister of Portugal (d. 1782) was born on this day in history.  

0384  On May - 13 servatius/Aravatius, bishop of Tongeren, dies at 65+  

1162  On this day in history death of géza II of Hungary  

1176  On May - 13 death of matthias I, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1119)  

1312  Death of Theobald II, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1263) on this day in history.  

1381  John of Chatillon, governor/viceroy of Holland, dies on this day in history.  

1390  Robert II the Steward, King of Scotland (1371-90), dies on this day in history.  

1573  On this day in history death of takeda Shingen, Japanese warlord (b. 1521)  

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