Page 8: Historical Events In May - 13

1979  Nelly Aenders, actress (In Pyama), dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1981  Dinamo Tbilisi wins 21st Europe Cup II on May - 13.   

1981  On this day in history pope John Paul II is shot and wounded   

1981  On May - 13 pope John Paul II shot, wounded by assailant in St Peter's Square   

1981  Carl Weinrich, composer, dies at 76 on May - 13.   

1982  Braniff Airlines files for bankruptcy on May - 13.   

1982  On May - 13 soyuz T-5 is launched-Berezovoi & Lebedev for 211 days in space   

1982  Terri Lea Utley, (20), from Arkansas, crowned 31st Miss USA on this day in history.   

1982  Kara Abulfazogli Karayev, composer, dies at 64 on May - 13.   

1983  On May - 13 reggie Jackson becomes the first major league baseball player to strike out 2,000 times   

1985  On this day in history laura Elena Martinez-Herring, 21, (Texas), crowned 34th Miss USA   

1985  Philadelphia Police bomb a house held by group "Move", kills 11 on this day in history.   

1985  Leatrice Joy, silent screen star, dies in Riverdale (Bronx) NYC at 91 on this day in history.   

1987  On this day in history ajax wins 27th Europe Cup II   

1988  Chet Baker, jazz trumpeter, fell to death out of a hotel window at 59 on this day in history.   

1989  On May - 13 approximately 2,000 students begin hunger strike in Tiananmen Square, China   

1989  Thousands of students stage a hunger strike in China's Tiananmen Square on this day in history.   

1990  On this day in history venedikt Jerofejev, Russian writer, dies   

1991  "Michael Jackson The Magic & the Madness" goes on sale on this day in history.   

1991  On this day in history apple releases Macintosh System 7.0   

1991  On May - 13 south African activist Winnie Mandela convicted of abducting 4 blacks   

1991  On May - 13 jimmy McPartland, jazz cornetist, dies of cancer at 83   

1991  On May - 13 "Michael Jackson: The Magic & the Madness" goes on sale   

1992  On this day in history ajax wins 21st UEFA Cup   

1992  On this day in history final episode of "Night Court" airs on NBC-TV   

1992  Floyd Arceneaux, trumpeter, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1993  On this day in history 6th annual business person run held in Wall Street   

1993  On this day in history arsenio Hall's 1,000th show retrospective seen in Netherlands   

1993  On this day in history cBS' Knots Landing ends 14 year run with 334th show in Netherlands   

1993  Methane gas explosion in Secunda coal mine South-Africa, kills 50 on May - 13.   

1993  On May - 13 borolas, [Joaquin Garcia], Mexican comedian (Santa Sangre), dies at 71   

1994  On May - 13 arthur Basil Cotle, medievalist, dies at 77   

1995  On May - 13 6.5 earthquake hits Greece   

1995  On May - 13 chelsi Smith, 21, of USA, crowned 44th Miss Universe;   

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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 this day in history.   

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  On May - 13 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  Servatius/Aravatius, bishop of Tongeren, dies at 65+ on this day in history.   

1162  On May - 13 death of géza II of Hungary   

1176  Death of Matthias I, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1119) on this day in history.   

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

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

1619  On May - 13 death of johan van Oldenbarnevelt, lands advocate, beheaded