Historical Events In November - 13

1955  On November - 13 the first live telecast from non-contiguous foreign country-Havana Cuba  

1955  1st live telecast from non-contiguous foreign country-Havana Cuba on this day in history.  

1956  Supreme Court strikes down segregation of races on public buses on November - 13.  

1958  On this day in history nYC Mayor Robert Wagner announces plans to begin a new baseball called the Continental League  

1958  On this day in history bart A van der Leck, Dutch painter (Style), dies at 81  

1960  On November - 13 fire in movie theater kills 152 children (Amude Spain)  

1960  On this day in history sammy Davis Jr marries Swedish actress May Britt  

1961  Wally Brown actor (Jed Fame-Cimarron City), dies at 57 on November - 13.  

1961  On November - 13 wCBB TV channel 10 in Augusta, ME (PBS) begins broadcasting  

1961  Fredrik J "Frits" Bakker Jr, Dutch actor (Unknown Woman), dies at 63 on November - 13.  

1964  Pope Paul VI donates his jewelled tiara, to the poor of the world on November - 13.  

1964  On November - 13 bob Petit (St Louis Hawks) becomes 1st NBAer to score 20,000 points  

1965  The cruise ship "Yarmouth Castle" burns and sinks off Bahamas, killing 89 on November - 13.  

1965  Warrant Officer KA Wheatley, Australian Army Training Team Vietnam (AATTV), awarded posthumously the first Victoria Cross won in Vietnam on this day in history.  

1965  "Skyscraper" opens at Lunt Fontanne Theater NYC for 248 performances on November - 13.  

1966  Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Alamo Ladies' Golf Open on this day in history.  

1967  On November - 13 carl B Stokes sworn-in as 1st major city black mayor (Cleveland Oh)  

1967  Pierre Moulaert, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

1968  Bob Gibson edges Pete Rose to win NL MVP on November - 13.  

1969  VP Spiro T Agnew accused network TV news depts of bias & distortion on November - 13.  

1970  On this day in history cyclone kills estimated 300,000 in Chittagong Bangladesh  

1970  On November - 13 lt Gen Hafez al-Assad becomes PM of Syria following military coup  

1970  On this day in history vP Spiro Agnew calls TV executives "impudent snobs"  

1971  Mariner 9, first to orbit another planet (Mars) on this day in history.  

1971  On November - 13 mariner 9, 1st to orbit another planet (Mars)  

1973  On this day in history bruno Maderna, Italian composer/conductor (Satyricon), dies at 53  

1974  On this day in history karen Silkwood killed in a car crash under suspicious circumstances  

1974  Karen Silkwood, killed in a car crash under suspicious circumstances on this day in history.  

1978  On November - 13 nASA launches HEAO  

1978  George Hearne, S Afr cricketer (open bat in 3 Tests 1922-24), dies on this day in history.  

1979  On this day in history ronald Reagan in NY announces his candidacy for President  

1979  On this day in history rebecca Clarke, composer, dies at 93  

1981  On this day in history ringo releases "Wrack My Brains"  

1982  On November - 13 korean boxer Duk Koo Kim fatally injured when KOed by Ray Mancini  

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1312  On this day in history birth of edward III, king of England (1327-77, raped countess of Salisbury)  

1486  On this day in history birth of johann Eck, German theologian (d. 1543)  

1504  Philip the Generous, landgrave of Hesse was born on this day in history.  

1504  Philipp I of Hesse (d. 1567) was born on November - 13.  

1559  Albrecht/Albertus, archduke of Austria/cardinal/viceroy of Portugal was born on this day in history.  

1572  Cyril Lucaris, Greek theologian (d. 1638) was born on November - 13.  

1663  On November - 13 birth of friedrich Wilhelm Zachow, composer  

1679  Thomas-Philippe d'alsace et de Boussu, South Netherland cardinal was born on November - 13.  

0867  Nicholas I, (the Great), pope (858-67), dies at 67 on this day in history.  

1004  On this day in history abbo van Fleury, [Floriacensis], French abbott/saint, dies  

1093  On November - 13 edward Macduncan, Scot crown prince/son of Malcolm II, dies in battle  

1143  On November - 13 death of king Fulk of Jerusalem  

1170  Death of Albert I of Brandenburg on November - 13.  

1314  On November - 13 death of albert II, Margrave of Meissen  

1319  On this day in history erik VI Menved, king of Denmark (1286-1319), dies  

1345  On this day in history death of constance of Penafiel, wife of Pedro I of Portugal (b. 1323)