Historical Events In November - 13

1955  The first live telecast from non-contiguous foreign country-Havana Cuba on this day in history.  

1955  On this day in history 1st live telecast from non-contiguous foreign country-Havana Cuba  

1956  On November - 13 supreme Court strikes down segregation of races on public buses  

1958  NYC Mayor Robert Wagner announces plans to begin a new baseball called the Continental League on November - 13.  

1958  On this day in history bart A van der Leck, Dutch painter (Style), dies at 81  

1960  Fire in movie theater kills 152 children (Amude Spain) on this day in history.  

1960  Sammy Davis Jr marries Swedish actress May Britt on this day in history.  

1961  On this day in history wally Brown actor (Jed Fame-Cimarron City), dies at 57  

1961  On November - 13 wCBB TV channel 10 in Augusta, ME (PBS) begins broadcasting  

1961  On November - 13 fredrik J "Frits" Bakker Jr, Dutch actor (Unknown Woman), dies at 63  

1964  Pope Paul VI donates his jewelled tiara, to the poor of the world on this day in history.  

1964  Bob Petit (St Louis Hawks) becomes 1st NBAer to score 20,000 points on this day in history.  

1965  On this day in history the cruise ship "Yarmouth Castle" burns and sinks off Bahamas, killing 89  

1965  Warrant Officer KA Wheatley, Australian Army Training Team Vietnam (AATTV), awarded posthumously the first Victoria Cross won in Vietnam on this day in history.  

1965  On November - 13 "Skyscraper" opens at Lunt Fontanne Theater NYC for 248 performances  

1966  Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Alamo Ladies' Golf Open on November - 13.  

1967  Carl B Stokes sworn-in as 1st major city black mayor (Cleveland Oh) on this day in history.  

1967  Pierre Moulaert, composer, dies at 60 on November - 13.  

1968  Bob Gibson edges Pete Rose to win NL MVP on this day in history.  

1969  On November - 13 vP Spiro T Agnew accused network TV news depts of bias & distortion  

1970  On this day in history cyclone kills estimated 300,000 in Chittagong Bangladesh  

1970  On this day in history lt Gen Hafez al-Assad becomes PM of Syria following military coup  

1970  On November - 13 vP Spiro Agnew calls TV executives "impudent snobs"  

1970  Bhola cyclone in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) killing =500,000 people on this day in history.  

1971  Mariner 9, first to orbit another planet (Mars) on this day in history.  

1971  Mariner 9, 1st to orbit another planet (Mars) on this day in history.  

1973  Bruno Maderna, Italian composer/conductor (Satyricon), dies at 53 on this day in history.  

1974  Karen Silkwood killed in a car crash under suspicious circumstances on this day in history.  

1974  On this day in history karen Silkwood, killed in a car crash under suspicious circumstances  

1978  On November - 13 nASA launches HEAO  

1978  On this day in history george Hearne, S Afr cricketer (open bat in 3 Tests 1922-24), dies  

1979  On November - 13 ronald Reagan in NY announces his candidacy for President  

1979  On this day in history rebecca Clarke, composer, dies at 93  

1981  On this day in history ringo releases "Wrack My Brains"  

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1312  On this day in history birth of edward III, king of England (1327-77, raped countess of Salisbury)  

1486  Johann Eck, German theologian (d. 1543) was born on November - 13.  

1504  On November - 13 birth of philip the Generous, landgrave of Hesse  

1504  On this day in history birth of philipp I of Hesse (d. 1567)  

1559  On November - 13 birth of albrecht/Albertus, archduke of Austria/cardinal/viceroy of Portugal  

1572  Cyril Lucaris, Greek theologian (d. 1638) was born on November - 13.  

1663  On this day in history birth of friedrich Wilhelm Zachow, composer  

1679  Thomas-Philippe d'alsace et de Boussu, South Netherland cardinal was born on this day in history.  

0867  Nicholas I, (the Great), pope (858-67), dies at 67 on this day in history.  

1004  On November - 13 abbo van Fleury, [Floriacensis], French abbott/saint, dies  

1093  Edward Macduncan, Scot crown prince/son of Malcolm II, dies in battle on this day in history.  

1143  On this day in history death of king Fulk of Jerusalem  

1170  On this day in history death of albert I of Brandenburg  

1314  Death of Albert II, Margrave of Meissen on this day in history.  

1319  On November - 13 erik VI Menved, king of Denmark (1286-1319), dies  

1345  On November - 13 death of constance of Penafiel, wife of Pedro I of Portugal (b. 1323)