Page 7: Historical Events In April - 13

1966  On this day in history soviet Liner Alexandr Pushkin leaves Leningrad for Montreal as the USSR launches North Atlantic passenger service.   

1967  On April - 13 luis Somoza Debayle, president of Nicaragua (1956-63), dies at 44   

1970  Apollo 13 announces "Houston, we've got a problem!" as Beech-built oxygen tank explodes en route to Moon on April - 13.   

1970  The American spacecraft Apollo 13, enroute to the Moon, has an onboard explosion on this day in history.   

1972  On April - 13 baseball players' strike ends after 13 days   

1973  On April - 13 alexandre A M Stols, publisher/typographer (Schoone Book), dies at 73   

1974  On April - 13 stanley Smith, actor (Honey, King of Jazz, Soup to Nuts), dies at 71   

1975  Jack Nicklaus wins his 5th Masters golf tournament on April - 13.   

1975  Larry Parks, actor (Jazz Singer), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1976  On this day in history $2 bill re-introduced as US currency   

1976  Federal Reserve begins issuing $2 bicentennial notes on April - 13.   

1977  On this day in history perth Observatory discovers asteroid #2382 Nonie   

1977  Statistics Canada reports March unemployment figures at 90,000, or 8.1% of the workforce; highest since figures first collected in 1953 on April - 13.   

1978  On this day in history paul McGrath actor (The Witness), dies at 73   

1978  On this day in history paul McGrath, actor (Witness, No Time for Love), dies at 74   

1979  Longest doubles ping-pong match ends after 101 hours on April - 13.   

1980  Steve Ballesteros becomes youngest winner of the Masters on this day in history.   

1980  Z Vavrova discovers asteroid #2568 Maksutov on April - 13.   

1981  Wash Post Janet Cooke wins Pulitzer Prize (later admits story a hoax) on April - 13.   

1982  Republic of South Africa a 5.0 earthquake killed 1 and and 20 injured in rockslides in a gold mine near Welkom on this day in history.   

1983  On April - 13 dedication of the Rats of Tobruk Memorial on Anzac Parade by the Governor-General, the Rt Hon Sir Ninian Stephen The memorial commemorates Australian and other Allied servicemen who fought and died during the siege of Tobruk in 1941   

1983  On this day in history undefeated middleweight boxer Tony Ayala gets 35 years on sex assault   

1984  On this day in history 11th Space Shuttle Mission (41C)-Challenger 5-returns to Earth   

1984  Christopher Wilder FBI's "most wanted man," accidentally kills self on April - 13.   

1984  Pete Rose becomees first NL to get get 4,000 hits in a career on April - 13.   

1984  Christopher Wilder, FBI's "most wanted man," accidentally kills self on April - 13.   

1985  On April - 13 "TASS" denounced US.boycott of the Moscow Olympics   

1985  On this day in history atlantis ferried to Kennedy Space Center via Ellington AFB, Texas   

1986  Boston Celtics end season with a 40-1 home win record on April - 13.   

1986  Pope John Paul II met Rome's Chief Rabbi Elio Toaff at Rome synagogue on April - 13.   

1986  Spanish Grand Prix decided by 0.014 of a second on April - 13.   

1986  On this day in history stephen Stucker, actor (Trading Places, Airplane), dies   

1990  On April - 13 luis Trenker, dies at 97   

1992  "Two Trains Running" opens at Walter Kerr theater on Broadway on April - 13.   

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1506  Peter Faber, French Jesuit theologian (d. 1546) was born on April - 13.   

1519  Catherine de' Médici, Queen of Spain/daughter of Henry II was born on April - 13.   

1519  On this day in history 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  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  Christina of Holstein-Gottorp, queen consort of Sweden (d. 1625) was born on April - 13.   

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

0799  Paulus Diaconus Warnafridi, Longobardisch writer, dies on April - 13.   

0814  Death of Krum of Bulgaria on this day in history.   

1093  On this day in history death of prince Vsevolod I of Kiev (b. 1030)   

1279  On this day in history death of boleslaw the Pious, Polish duke   

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

1612  Death of Sasaki Kojirō, Japanese samurai on April - 13.   

1635  Death of Fakhr-al-Din II, Druze Prince of Lebanon (b. 1572) on this day in history.   

1641  On April - 13 death of richard Montagu, English clergyman (b. 1577)