Birthday April 13, 1721 John Hanson, 1st US President under the Articles of Confederation
Birthday April 13, 1743 Thomas Jefferson, 3rd President (1801-1809)
Birthday April 13, 1743 Thomas Jefferson is born
Birthday April 13, 1852 F.W. Woolworth, the "five-and-ten" king.
Birthday April 13, 1866 Butch Cassidy is born
Birthday April 13, 1909 Eudora Welty is born
History April 13, 1360 Hail kills English troops
History April 13, 1742 Handel's Messiah premieres in Dublin
History April 13, 1777 British attack at Bound Brook, New Jersey
History April 13, 1861 Fort Sumter surrenders
History April 13, 1918 Germans capture Helsinki, Finland
History April 13, 1919 The Amritsar Massacre
History April 13, 1939 USS Astoria attempts pre-war reconnaissance
History April 13, 1941 Japan and USSR sign nonaggression pact
History April 13, 1945 Hitler bluffs from bunker as Russians advance and atrocities continue
History April 13, 1964 Sidney Poitier wins Best Actor Oscar for Lilies of the Field
History April 13, 1966 SCLC passes resolution about South Vietnam
History April 13, 1970 Apollo 13 oxygen tank explodes
History April 13, 1972 North Vietnamese launch major attack on An Loc
History April 13, 1976 2 dollar bill re-introduced as United States currency.
History April 13, 1984 Mass murderer Wilder commits suicide
History April 13, 1990 Soviets admit to Katyn Massacre
History April 13, 1997 Tiger Woods wins his first Masters
History April 13, 2009 Baseball All-Star killed in truck accident
April 13, 1721 John Hanson, 1st US President under the Articles of Confederation
April 13, 1743 Thomas Jefferson, 3rd President (1801-1809)
April 13, 1743 Thomas Jefferson is born
April 13, 1852 F.W. Woolworth, the "five-and-ten" king.
April 13, 1866 Butch Cassidy is born
April 13, 1909 Eudora Welty is born
April 13, 1360 Hail kills English troops
April 13, 1742 Handel's Messiah premieres in Dublin
April 13, 1777 British attack at Bound Brook, New Jersey
April 13, 1861 Fort Sumter surrenders
April 13, 1918 Germans capture Helsinki, Finland
April 13, 1919 The Amritsar Massacre
April 13, 1939 USS Astoria attempts pre-war reconnaissance
April 13, 1941 Japan and USSR sign nonaggression pact
April 13, 1945 Hitler bluffs from bunker as Russians advance and atrocities continue
April 13, 1964 Sidney Poitier wins Best Actor Oscar for Lilies of the Field
April 13, 1966 SCLC passes resolution about South Vietnam
April 13, 1970 Apollo 13 oxygen tank explodes
April 13, 1972 North Vietnamese launch major attack on An Loc
April 13, 1976 2 dollar bill re-introduced as United States currency.
April 13, 1984 Mass murderer Wilder commits suicide
April 13, 1990 Soviets admit to Katyn Massacre
April 13, 1997 Tiger Woods wins his first Masters
April 13, 2009 Baseball All-Star killed in truck accident