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  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 April - 13.   

1973  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

1976  On April - 13 $2 bill re-introduced as US currency   

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

1977  On April - 13 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  Paul McGrath actor (The Witness), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

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

1979  Longest doubles ping-pong match ends after 101 hours on this day in history.   

1980  Steve Ballesteros becomes youngest winner of the Masters on April - 13.   

1980  Z Vavrova discovers asteroid #2568 Maksutov on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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 April - 13.   

1983  Undefeated middleweight boxer Tony Ayala gets 35 years on sex assault on this day in history.   

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

1984  On April - 13 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 this day in history.   

1984  Christopher Wilder, FBI's "most wanted man," accidentally kills self on this day in history.   

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 April - 13 boston Celtics end season with a 40-1 home win record   

1986  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

1990  Luis Trenker, dies at 97 on April - 13.   

1992  "Two Trains Running" opens at Walter Kerr theater on Broadway 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  On this day in history birth of catherine de' Médici, Queen of Spain/daughter of Henry II   

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 April - 13.   

1547  Elisabeth of Valois, third wife of Philip II of Spain (d. 1568) was born on April - 13.   

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  Death of Krum of Bulgaria on April - 13.   

1093  On April - 13 death of prince Vsevolod I of Kiev (b. 1030)   

1279  On April - 13 death of boleslaw the Pious, Polish duke   

1517  Death of Tuman Bey, last Mamelukken sultan of Egypt, hanged on this day in history.   

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

1635  On April - 13 death of fakhr-al-Din II, Druze Prince of Lebanon (b. 1572)   

1641  Death of Richard Montagu, English clergyman (b. 1577) on this day in history.