Page 6: Historical Events In April - 13

1944  Mont Canadiens sweep Chicago Black Hawks for the Stanley Cup on this day in history.   

1944  SC rejects black suffrage on April - 13.   

1944  On this day in history cecile Chaminade, composer, dies at 86   

1945  Allies occupy Wien (Vienna) on April - 13.   

1945  President Roosevelt dies on this day in history.   

1945  On this day in history canadian army liberates Teuge & Assen Neth from Nazis   

1946  Belgian premier Acker proclaims wage & price freeze over on April - 13.   

1946  On this day in history william Henry Bell, composer, dies at 72   

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

1949  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 on this day in history.   

1949  On this day in history 3rd NBA Championship: Minn Lakers beat Wash Capitols, 4 games to 2   

1949  On this day in history c V France, dies at 80   

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

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

1954  Balt Orioles 1st game, loses to Tigers in Detroit 3-0 on this day in history.   

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

1956  KETA TV channel 13 in Oklahoma City, OK (PBS) begins broadcasting on this day in history.   

1957  Due to lack of funds, Saturday mail delivery in the US is halted on this day in history.   

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

1959  On this day in history uSAF launches Discover II into polar orbit   

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

1959  Vatican edict forbids Roman Catholics for voting for communists on this day in history.   

1959  On April - 13 eduard A van Beinum, Dutch musician/conductor, dies at 57   

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

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

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 this day in history.   

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  On April - 13 new Zealand Colin Bosher shears a record 565 sheep in 1 work day   

1964  On this day in history sidney Poitier became first black man to win Oscar for best actor   

1965  Beatles record "Help" on this day in history.   

1965  Lawrence Bradford Jr, 16 of NYC became first black congressional page on April - 13.   

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

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1506  On April - 13 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  On April - 13 birth of de Medicis, queen consort (Henry II of France)   

1545  On April - 13 birth of elisabeth van Valois, French queen of Spain/daughter of Henri II   

1547  On this day in history birth of elisabeth of Valois, third wife of Philip II of Spain (d. 1568)   

1570  Guy Fawkes, English Catholic conspirator (d. 1606) was born on this day in history.   

1573  Christina of Holstein-Gottorp, queen consort of Sweden (d. 1625) was born on this day in history.   

1584  Albert VI of Bavaria (d. 1666) was born on this day in history.   

0799  On April - 13 paulus Diaconus Warnafridi, Longobardisch writer, dies   

0814  Death of Krum of Bulgaria on April - 13.   

1093  Death of Prince Vsevolod I of Kiev (b. 1030) on April - 13.   

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

1517  Death of Tuman Bey, last Mamelukken sultan of Egypt, hanged on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.