Historical Events In April - 13

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

1967  Luis Somoza Debayle, president of Nicaragua (1956-63), dies at 44 on April - 13.   

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

1970  On April - 13 the American spacecraft Apollo 13, enroute to the Moon, has an onboard explosion   

1972  Baseball players' strike ends after 13 days on this day in history.   

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

1974  Stanley Smith, actor (Honey, King of Jazz, Soup to Nuts), dies at 71 on April - 13.   

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

1975  On April - 13 larry Parks, actor (Jazz Singer), dies at 60   

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

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

1977  Perth Observatory discovers asteroid #2382 Nonie on this day in history.   

1977  On this day in history statistics Canada reports March unemployment figures at 90,000, or 8.1% of the workforce; highest since figures first collected in 1953   

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

1978  Paul McGrath, actor (Witness, No Time for Love), dies at 74 on April - 13.   

1979  On this day in history longest doubles ping-pong match ends after 101 hours   

1980  On April - 13 steve Ballesteros becomes youngest winner of the Masters   

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

1981  Wash Post Janet Cooke wins Pulitzer Prize (later admits story a hoax) on this day in history.   

1982  Republic of South Africa a 5.0 earthquake killed 1 and and 20 injured in rockslides in a gold mine near Welkom on April - 13.   

1983  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 on this day in history.   

1983  On April - 13 undefeated middleweight boxer Tony Ayala gets 35 years on sex assault   

1984  On April - 13 11th Space Shuttle Mission (41C)-Challenger 5-returns to Earth   

1984  On this day in history christopher Wilder FBI's "most wanted man," accidentally kills self   

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

1984  On April - 13 christopher Wilder, FBI's "most wanted man," accidentally kills self   

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

1985  Atlantis ferried to Kennedy Space Center via Ellington AFB, Texas on April - 13.   

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

1986  On April - 13 pope John Paul II met Rome's Chief Rabbi Elio Toaff at Rome synagogue   

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

1986  On April - 13 stephen Stucker, actor (Trading Places, Airplane), dies   

1990  On this day in history luis Trenker, dies at 97   

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

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

1570  On April - 13 birth of guy Fawkes, English Catholic conspirator (d. 1606)   

1573  Christina of Holstein-Gottorp, queen consort of Sweden (d. 1625) was born on April - 13.   

1584  Albert VI of Bavaria (d. 1666) was born on April - 13.   

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

0814  On April - 13 death of krum of Bulgaria   

1093  Death of Prince Vsevolod I of Kiev (b. 1030) on this day in history.   

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

1517  On April - 13 death of tuman Bey, last Mamelukken sultan of Egypt, hanged   

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  Death of Richard Montagu, English clergyman (b. 1577) on this day in history.