Page 6: Historical Events In May - 13

1934  Great dustbowl storm on this day in history.   

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  SS St Louis departs Hamburg with 937 Jews fugitives on this day in history.   

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

1940  British bomb factory at Breda on May - 13.   

1940  On May - 13 dutch Queen Wilhelmina flees to England   

1940  On May - 13 german breakthrough at Grebbelinie   

1941  Martin Bormann is named head of Nazi Party Chancellery in Germany on May - 13.   

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

1942  On this day in history uS troops replace New Zealanders in Fiji   

1942  Helicopter makes its 1st cross-country flight on this day in history.   

1942  Hyam Greenbaum, composer, dies at 41 on this day in history.   

1943  On May - 13 axis forces surrender in Tunisia - end of the North African campaign   

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

1943  On this day in history german & Italian forces in Africa surrender   

1943  On this day in history german occupiers confiscate all radios   

1944  On May - 13 hitler gives permission for German forces to withdraw from the USSR   

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

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  Sarwate & Banerjee add 249 for 10th wicket for Indians vs Surrey on May - 13.   

1946  On May - 13 uS convicts 58 camp guard of Mauthausen concentration camp to death   

1946  On this day in history 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  1st British-produced jet bomber, Canberra, makes its 1st test flight on this day in history.   

1950  On this day in history diner's Club issues its first credit cards   

1950  The birth of Stevie Wonder, American singer on this day in history.   

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

1951  On this day in history marianne [Goudeket-]Philips, author (Issue Beukennoot), dies at 65   

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1024  On May - 13 birth of hugh of Cluny, French saint (d. 1109)   

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

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

1588  Ole Worm, Danish physician (d. 1654) was born on this day in history.   

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

1638  Richard Simon, French Biblical critic (d. 1712) was born on May - 13.   

1655  Innocent XIII, [Michelangiolo dei Conti], Italy, 244th Pope (1721-24) was born on this day in history.   

1699  On May - 13 birth of marquis of Pombal, Prime Minister of Portugal (d. 1782)   

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

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

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 May - 13 john of Chatillon, governor/viceroy of Holland, dies   

1390  On May - 13 robert II the Steward, King of Scotland (1371-90), dies   

1573  Death of Takeda Shingen, Japanese warlord (b. 1521) on this day in history.   

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