Historical Events In May - 13

1979  On May - 13 nelly Aenders, actress (In Pyama), dies at 65   

1981  Dinamo Tbilisi wins 21st Europe Cup II on May - 13.   

1981  Pope John Paul II is shot and wounded on this day in history.   

1981  Pope John Paul II shot, wounded by assailant in St Peter's Square on May - 13.   

1981  On this day in history carl Weinrich, composer, dies at 76   

1982  On May - 13 braniff Airlines files for bankruptcy   

1982  Soyuz T-5 is launched-Berezovoi & Lebedev for 211 days in space on this day in history.   

1982  On this day in history terri Lea Utley, (20), from Arkansas, crowned 31st Miss USA   

1982  On May - 13 kara Abulfazogli Karayev, composer, dies at 64   

1983  Reggie Jackson becomes the first major league baseball player to strike out 2,000 times on May - 13.   

1985  On May - 13 laura Elena Martinez-Herring, 21, (Texas), crowned 34th Miss USA   

1985  Philadelphia Police bomb a house held by group "Move", kills 11 on May - 13.   

1985  On May - 13 leatrice Joy, silent screen star, dies in Riverdale (Bronx) NYC at 91   

1987  Ajax wins 27th Europe Cup II on May - 13.   

1988  Chet Baker, jazz trumpeter, fell to death out of a hotel window at 59 on May - 13.   

1989  Approximately 2,000 students begin hunger strike in Tiananmen Square, China on May - 13.   

1989  On this day in history thousands of students stage a hunger strike in China's Tiananmen Square   

1990  Venedikt Jerofejev, Russian writer, dies on May - 13.   

1991  On this day in history "Michael Jackson The Magic & the Madness" goes on sale   

1991  On May - 13 apple releases Macintosh System 7.0   

1991  On May - 13 south African activist Winnie Mandela convicted of abducting 4 blacks   

1991  Jimmy McPartland, jazz cornetist, dies of cancer at 83 on this day in history.   

1991  "Michael Jackson: The Magic & the Madness" goes on sale on this day in history.   

1992  On this day in history ajax wins 21st UEFA Cup   

1992  On this day in history final episode of "Night Court" airs on NBC-TV   

1992  On this day in history floyd Arceneaux, trumpeter, dies at 58   

1993  On this day in history 6th annual business person run held in Wall Street   

1993  Arsenio Hall's 1,000th show retrospective seen in Netherlands on this day in history.   

1993  On this day in history cBS' Knots Landing ends 14 year run with 334th show in Netherlands   

1993  On May - 13 methane gas explosion in Secunda coal mine South-Africa, kills 50   

1993  On this day in history borolas, [Joaquin Garcia], Mexican comedian (Santa Sangre), dies at 71   

1994  On May - 13 arthur Basil Cotle, medievalist, dies at 77   

1995  On this day in history 6.5 earthquake hits Greece   

1995  On May - 13 chelsi Smith, 21, of USA, crowned 44th Miss Universe;   

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1024  On this day in history birth of hugh of Cluny, French saint (d. 1109)   

1254  On this day in history birth of maria of Brabant, queen of France (d. 1321)   

1314  On May - 13 birth of sergius of Radonesh, Russian saint   

1588  Ole Worm, Danish physician (d. 1654) was born on May - 13.   

1592  On this day in history birth of john Cloppenburg, vicar/theologist   

1638  On this day in history birth of richard Simon, French Biblical critic (d. 1712)   

1655  Innocent XIII, [Michelangiolo dei Conti], Italy, 244th Pope (1721-24) was born on May - 13.   

1699  Marquis of Pombal, Prime Minister of Portugal (d. 1782) was born on this day in history.   

0384  Servatius/Aravatius, bishop of Tongeren, dies at 65+ on May - 13.   

1162  Death of Géza II of Hungary on this day in history.   

1176  Death of Matthias I, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1119) on this day in history.   

1312  On this day in history death of theobald II, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1263)   

1381  John of Chatillon, governor/viceroy of Holland, dies on this day in history.   

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

1573  Death of Takeda Shingen, Japanese warlord (b. 1521) on May - 13.   

1619  Death of Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, lands advocate, beheaded on May - 13.