Page 6: Historical Events In May - 13

1934  Great dustbowl storm on May - 13.   

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

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 this day in history british bomb factory at Breda   

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

1940  On this day in history german breakthrough at Grebbelinie   

1941  On May - 13 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  Willy Lewis' US jazz band performs in Switzerland on this day in history.   

1942  Helicopter makes its first cross-country flight on May - 13.   

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

1942  Helicopter makes its 1st cross-country flight on May - 13.   

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

1943  Axis forces surrender in Tunisia - end of the North African campaign on this day in history.   

1943  Bureau of Navigation renamed Bureau of Naval Personnel on this day in history.   

1943  German & Italian forces in Africa surrender on May - 13.   

1943  German occupiers confiscate all radios on May - 13.   

1944  On this day in history hitler gives permission for German forces to withdraw from the USSR   

1944  70th Preakness: Conn McCreary aboard Pensive wins in 1:59.2 on May - 13.   

1945  Aircraft from fast carrier task force begin 2-day attack on Kyushu airfields, Japan on May - 13.   

1945  On this day in history uS troops conquer Dakeshi Okinawa   

1946  On this day in history sarwate & Banerjee add 249 for 10th wicket for Indians vs Surrey   

1946  US convicts 58 camp guard of Mauthausen concentration camp to death on May - 13.   

1946  On May - 13 winston Churchill welcomed in Rotterdam   

1946  On May - 13 sarwate & Banerjee add 249 for 10th wkt for Indians v Surrey   

1947  Senate approved the Taft-Hartley Act limiting the power of unions on May - 13.   

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 May - 13 the birth of Stevie Wonder, American singer   

1950  On May - 13 diner's Club issues its 1st credit cards   

1951  On May - 13 marianne [Goudeket-]Philips, author (Issue Beukennoot), dies at 65   

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1024  Hugh of Cluny, French saint (d. 1109) was born on this day in history.   

1254  On May - 13 birth of maria of Brabant, queen of France (d. 1321)   

1314  Sergius of Radonesh, Russian saint was born on May - 13.   

1588  On this day in history birth of ole Worm, Danish physician (d. 1654)   

1592  John Cloppenburg, vicar/theologist was born on this day in history.   

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

1655  On this day in history birth of innocent XIII, [Michelangiolo dei Conti], Italy, 244th Pope (1721-24)   

1699  On this day in history birth of marquis of Pombal, Prime Minister of Portugal (d. 1782)   

0384  On this day in history servatius/Aravatius, bishop of Tongeren, dies at 65+   

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

1176  On this day in history death of matthias I, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1119)   

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

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

1390  Robert II the Steward, King of Scotland (1371-90), dies on this day in history.   

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

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