Page 6: Historical Events In April - 13

1944  Mont Canadiens sweep Chicago Black Hawks for the Stanley Cup on April - 13.   

1944  On this day in history sC rejects black suffrage   

1944  Cecile Chaminade, composer, dies at 86 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1946  William Henry Bell, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

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

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 April - 13 3rd NBA Championship: Minn Lakers beat Wash Capitols, 4 games to 2   

1949  On April - 13 c V France, dies at 80   

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

1953  1st game of Milwaukee Braves, they beat Cin Reds 2-0 on this day in history.   

1954  On this day in history balt Orioles 1st game, loses to Tigers in Detroit 3-0   

1955  20.33" (51.64 cm) of rainfall, Axis, Alabama (state record) on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history "Shinbone Alley" opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 49 performances   

1959  USAF launches Discover II into polar orbit on April - 13.   

1959  On this day in history vanguard SLV-5 launched for Earth orbit (failed)   

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  France becomes the 4th nuclear nation exploding an A-Bomb in Sahara on April - 13.   

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

1960  Navy's navigation satellite, Transit, placed into orbit from Cape Canaveral, FL and demonstrates ability to launch another satellite on April - 13.   

1960  On this day in history transit 1B, first navigational satellite, placed in Earth orbit   

1961  On April - 13 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  New Zealand Colin Bosher shears a record 565 sheep in 1 work day on this day in history.   

1964  Sidney Poitier became first black man to win Oscar for best actor on this day in history.   

1965  Beatles record "Help" on April - 13.   

1965  Lawrence Bradford Jr, 16 of NYC became first black congressional page on this day in history.   

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

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1506  On this day in history birth of peter Faber, French Jesuit theologian (d. 1546)   

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  Elisabeth van Valois, French queen of Spain/daughter of Henri II was born on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history birth of christina of Holstein-Gottorp, queen consort of Sweden (d. 1625)   

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

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

0814  Death of Krum of Bulgaria on April - 13.   

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

1279  Death of Boleslaw the Pious, Polish duke on this day in history.   

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

1612  On April - 13 death of sasaki Kojirō, Japanese samurai   

1635  On this day in history death of fakhr-al-Din II, Druze Prince of Lebanon (b. 1572)   

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