Historical Events In May - 13

1934  Great dustbowl storm on this day in history.   

1936  On May - 13 quiroga Government takes office in Spain   

1936  On this day in history quiroga govt takes office in Spain   

1939  On May - 13 sS St Louis departs Hamburg with 937 Jews fugitives   

1939  On this day in history 65th Preakness: George Seabo aboard Challedon wins in 1:59.8   

1940  British bomb factory at Breda on May - 13.   

1940  On May - 13 dutch Queen Wilhelmina flees to England   

1940  On May - 13 german breakthrough at Grebbelinie   

1941  On this day in history martin Bormann is named head of Nazi Party Chancellery in Germany   

1941  On this day in history trial against resistance fighter comte d'Estienne d'Orves begins   

1941  Willy Lewis' US jazz band performs in Switzerland on this day in history.   

1942  Helicopter makes its first cross-country flight on this day in history.   

1942  US troops replace New Zealanders in Fiji on May - 13.   

1942  On this day in history helicopter makes its 1st cross-country flight   

1942  Hyam Greenbaum, composer, dies at 41 on May - 13.   

1943  Axis forces surrender in Tunisia - end of the North African campaign on this day in history.   

1943  Bureau of Navigation renamed Bureau of Naval Personnel on this day in history.   

1943  German & Italian forces in Africa surrender on this day in history.   

1943  German occupiers confiscate all radios on this day in history.   

1944  Hitler gives permission for German forces to withdraw from the USSR on May - 13.   

1944  On this day in history 70th Preakness: Conn McCreary aboard Pensive wins in 1:59.2   

1945  Aircraft from fast carrier task force begin 2-day attack on Kyushu airfields, Japan on this day in history.   

1945  US troops conquer Dakeshi Okinawa on this day in history.   

1946  Sarwate & Banerjee add 249 for 10th wicket for Indians vs Surrey on this day in history.   

1946  US convicts 58 camp guard of Mauthausen concentration camp to death on this day in history.   

1946  Winston Churchill welcomed in Rotterdam on May - 13.   

1946  On this day in history sarwate & Banerjee add 249 for 10th wkt for Indians v Surrey   

1947  Senate approved the Taft-Hartley Act limiting the power of unions on this day in history.   

1949  The first British-produced jet bomber, Canberra, makes its first test flight later this type of aricaraft was used in the 1982 war in the Falklands on this day in history.   

1949  1st British-produced jet bomber, Canberra, makes its 1st test flight on May - 13.   

1950  Diner's Club issues its first credit cards on May - 13.   

1950  On this day in history the birth of Stevie Wonder, American singer   

1950  On this day in history diner's Club issues its 1st credit cards   

1951  Marianne [Goudeket-]Philips, author (Issue Beukennoot), dies at 65 on this day in history.   

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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  Sergius of Radonesh, Russian saint was born on May - 13.   

1588  On this day in history birth of ole Worm, Danish physician (d. 1654)   

1592  John Cloppenburg, vicar/theologist was born on this day in history.   

1638  Richard Simon, French Biblical critic (d. 1712) was born on May - 13.   

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 May - 13.   

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

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  Death of Theobald II, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1263) on May - 13.   

1381  On May - 13 john of Chatillon, governor/viceroy of Holland, dies   

1390  Robert II the Steward, King of Scotland (1371-90), dies on May - 13.   

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

1619  Death of Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, lands advocate, beheaded on this day in history.