Historical Events In April - 13

1944  Mont Canadiens sweep Chicago Black Hawks for the Stanley Cup on April - 13.   

1944  On this day in history sC rejects black suffrage   

1944  Cecile Chaminade, composer, dies at 86 on April - 13.   

1945  On April - 13 allies occupy Wien (Vienna)   

1945  President Roosevelt dies on April - 13.   

1945  Canadian army liberates Teuge & Assen Neth from Nazis on April - 13.   

1946  On this day in history belgian premier Acker proclaims wage & price freeze over   

1946  William Henry Bell, composer, dies at 72 on April - 13.   

1948  75 scientists ambushed on way to Mount Scopus on this day in history.   

1949  On April - 13 in the Puget Sound area, Washington region a 6.9 earthquake occured between Olympia and Tacoma, along the southern edge of Puget Sound. Property damage in Olympia, Seattle, and Tacoma was estimated at $25 million; eight people were killed   

1949  3rd NBA Championship: Minn Lakers beat Wash Capitols, 4 games to 2 on April - 13.   

1949  On April - 13 c V France, dies at 80   

1952  [Rosalie] Julia Cuypers, Flemish actress (Adelaarsjong), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1953  On April - 13 1st game of Milwaukee Braves, they beat Cin Reds 2-0   

1954  On April - 13 balt Orioles 1st game, loses to Tigers in Detroit 3-0   

1955  20.33" (51.64 cm) of rainfall, Axis, Alabama (state record) on April - 13.   

1956  On April - 13 kETA TV channel 13 in Oklahoma City, OK (PBS) begins broadcasting   

1957  On April - 13 due to lack of funds, Saturday mail delivery in the US is halted   

1957  "Shinbone Alley" opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 49 performances on this day in history.   

1959  USAF launches Discover II into polar orbit on this day in history.   

1959  Vanguard SLV-5 launched for Earth orbit (failed) on this day in history.   

1959  On this day in history vatican edict forbids Roman Catholics for voting for communists   

1959  Eduard A van Beinum, Dutch musician/conductor, dies at 57 on April - 13.   

1960  On April - 13 france becomes the 4th nuclear nation exploding an A-Bomb in Sahara   

1960  On April - 13 france becomes the 4th nuclear nation exploding an A-Bomb in Sahara And atom here, an atom there   

1960  On this day in history navy's navigation satellite, Transit, placed into orbit from Cape Canaveral, FL and demonstrates ability to launch another satellite   

1960  Transit 1B, first navigational satellite, placed in Earth orbit on April - 13.   

1961  On this day in history uN General Assembly condemns South Africa for apartheid   

1963  On this day in history the birth of Gary Kasparov, Russian world champion chess player   

1964  New Zealand Colin Bosher shears a record 565 sheep in 1 work day on April - 13.   

1964  On April - 13 sidney Poitier became first black man to win Oscar for best actor   

1965  Beatles record "Help" on April - 13.   

1965  Lawrence Bradford Jr, 16 of NYC became first black congressional page on this day in history.   

1966  Pan Am places $525,000,000 order for 25 Boeing 747s on this day in history.   

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1506  On this day in history birth of peter Faber, French Jesuit theologian (d. 1546)   

1519  Catherine de' Médici, Queen of Spain/daughter of Henry II was born on this day in history.   

1519  De Medicis, queen consort (Henry II of France) was born on this day in history.   

1545  On this day in history birth of elisabeth van Valois, French queen of Spain/daughter of Henri II   

1547  Elisabeth of Valois, third wife of Philip II of Spain (d. 1568) was born on April - 13.   

1570  Guy Fawkes, English Catholic conspirator (d. 1606) was born on April - 13.   

1573  On April - 13 birth of christina of Holstein-Gottorp, queen consort of Sweden (d. 1625)   

1584  On this day in history birth of albert VI of Bavaria (d. 1666)   

0799  Paulus Diaconus Warnafridi, Longobardisch writer, dies on this day in history.   

0814  On this day in history death of krum of Bulgaria   

1093  On April - 13 death of prince Vsevolod I of Kiev (b. 1030)   

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

1517  Death of Tuman Bey, last Mamelukken sultan of Egypt, hanged on April - 13.   

1612  On April - 13 death of sasaki Kojirō, Japanese samurai   

1635  On April - 13 death of fakhr-al-Din II, Druze Prince of Lebanon (b. 1572)   

1641  Death of Richard Montagu, English clergyman (b. 1577) on April - 13.