Hisdates•ComPage 7: Historical Events In April - 13
Saturday, 26 April 2025
1966 Soviet Liner Alexandr Pushkin leaves Leningrad for Montreal as the USSR launches North Atlantic passenger service on this day in history. 
1967 On April - 13 luis Somoza Debayle, president of Nicaragua (1956-63), dies at 44
1970 On April - 13 apollo 13 announces "Houston, we've got a problem!" as Beech-built oxygen tank explodes en route to Moon
1970 On this day in history 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 this day in history.
1975 On April - 13 jack Nicklaus wins his 5th Masters golf tournament
1975 On this day in history larry Parks, actor (Jazz Singer), dies at 60
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 Perth Observatory discovers asteroid #2382 Nonie on April - 13.
1977 On April - 13 statistics Canada reports March unemployment figures at 90,000, or 8.1% of the workforce; highest since figures first collected in 1953
1978 Paul McGrath actor (The Witness), dies at 73 on April - 13.
1978 Paul McGrath, actor (Witness, No Time for Love), dies at 74 on this day in history.
1979 On April - 13 longest doubles ping-pong match ends after 101 hours
1980 Steve Ballesteros becomes youngest winner of the Masters on this day in history.
1980 Z Vavrova discovers asteroid #2568 Maksutov on this day in history.
1981 On April - 13 wash Post Janet Cooke wins Pulitzer Prize (later admits story a hoax)
1982 On April - 13 republic of South Africa a 5.0 earthquake killed 1 and and 20 injured in rockslides in a gold mine near Welkom.
1983 On this day in history 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 Undefeated middleweight boxer Tony Ayala gets 35 years on sex assault on this day in history.
1984 On this day in history 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 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 On this day in history boston Celtics end season with a 40-1 home win record
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 this day in history.
1986 On April - 13 stephen Stucker, actor (Trading Places, Airplane), dies
1990 Luis Trenker, dies at 97 on this day in history.
1992 On April - 13 "Two Trains Running" opens at Walter Kerr theater on Broadway
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