Page 6: Historical Events In May - 13

1934  Great dustbowl storm on this day in history.   

1936  Quiroga Government takes office in Spain on May - 13.   

1936  Quiroga govt takes office in Spain on this day in history.   

1939  On May - 13 sS St Louis departs Hamburg with 937 Jews fugitives   

1939  65th Preakness: George Seabo aboard Challedon wins in 1:59.8 on this day in history.   

1940  On May - 13 british bomb factory at Breda   

1940  Dutch Queen Wilhelmina flees to England on May - 13.   

1940  German breakthrough at Grebbelinie on this day in history.   

1941  On this day in history martin Bormann is named head of Nazi Party Chancellery in Germany   

1941  On this day in history trial against resistance fighter comte d'Estienne d'Orves begins   

1941  On this day in history willy Lewis' US jazz band performs in Switzerland   

1942  On this day in history helicopter makes its first cross-country flight   

1942  US troops replace New Zealanders in Fiji on May - 13.   

1942  On this day in history helicopter makes its 1st cross-country flight   

1942  On May - 13 hyam Greenbaum, composer, dies at 41   

1943  Axis forces surrender in Tunisia - end of the North African campaign on May - 13.   

1943  On May - 13 bureau of Navigation renamed Bureau of Naval Personnel   

1943  On May - 13 german & Italian forces in Africa surrender   

1943  German occupiers confiscate all radios on this day in history.   

1944  Hitler gives permission for German forces to withdraw from the USSR on this day in history.   

1944  70th Preakness: Conn McCreary aboard Pensive wins in 1:59.2 on this day in history.   

1945  Aircraft from fast carrier task force begin 2-day attack on Kyushu airfields, Japan on this day in history.   

1945  On May - 13 uS troops conquer Dakeshi Okinawa   

1946  On May - 13 sarwate & Banerjee add 249 for 10th wicket for Indians vs Surrey   

1946  On this day in history uS convicts 58 camp guard of Mauthausen concentration camp to death   

1946  On this day in history winston Churchill welcomed in Rotterdam   

1946  Sarwate & Banerjee add 249 for 10th wkt for Indians v Surrey on May - 13.   

1947  On this day in history senate approved the Taft-Hartley Act limiting the power of unions   

1949  The first British-produced jet bomber, Canberra, makes its first test flight later this type of aricaraft was used in the 1982 war in the Falklands on this day in history.   

1949  On this day in history 1st British-produced jet bomber, Canberra, makes its 1st test flight   

1950  On May - 13 diner's Club issues its first credit cards   

1950  On this day in history the birth of Stevie Wonder, American singer   

1950  Diner's Club issues its 1st credit cards on May - 13.   

1951  Marianne [Goudeket-]Philips, author (Issue Beukennoot), dies at 65 on May - 13.   

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1024  Hugh of Cluny, French saint (d. 1109) was born on May - 13.   

1254  Maria of Brabant, queen of France (d. 1321) was born on May - 13.   

1314  On this day in history birth of sergius of Radonesh, Russian saint   

1588  On May - 13 birth of ole Worm, Danish physician (d. 1654)   

1592  On May - 13 birth of john Cloppenburg, vicar/theologist   

1638  On May - 13 birth of richard Simon, French Biblical critic (d. 1712)   

1655  On May - 13 birth of innocent XIII, [Michelangiolo dei Conti], Italy, 244th Pope (1721-24)   

1699  Marquis of Pombal, Prime Minister of Portugal (d. 1782) was born on May - 13.   

0384  On May - 13 servatius/Aravatius, bishop of Tongeren, dies at 65+   

1162  Death of Géza II of Hungary on May - 13.   

1176  On May - 13 death of matthias I, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1119)   

1312  Death of Theobald II, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1263) on this day in history.   

1381  On this day in history john of Chatillon, governor/viceroy of Holland, dies   

1390  On this day in history robert II the Steward, King of Scotland (1371-90), dies   

1573  On May - 13 death of takeda Shingen, Japanese warlord (b. 1521)   

1619  Death of Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, lands advocate, beheaded on this day in history.