April 13 is the 103rd Day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (104th in Leap Year s). There are 262 days remaining. It is also the Ides of April .
- 1055 - Victor II is consecrated Pope .
- 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor .
- 1180 - Frederick Barbarossa issues the Gelnhausen Charter .
- 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople
- 1250 - The Seventh Crusade is defeated in Egypt , Louis IX Of France is captured.
- 1598 - Henry IV Of France issues the Edict Of Nantes , allowing Freedom Of Religion to the Huguenot s.
- 1742 - George Frideric Handel 's Oratorio '' Messiah '' makes its world-premiere in Dublin , Ireland .
- 1829 - The British Parliament grants Freedom Of Religion to Roman Catholics .
- 1849 - Hungary becomes a Republic .
- surrenders to rebel forces.
- 1873 - Colfax Massacre .
- 1883 - Alferd Packer is convicted of Murder .
- 1902 - James C. Penney opens his first store in Kemmerer, Wyoming .
- 1919 - The Establishment of the Provisional Government Of The Republic Of Korea .
- 1919 - and Gurkha troops Massacre at least 379 unarmed demonstrators in Amritsar , India .
- 1921 - Foundation of the Spanish Communist Workers' Party .
- 1939 - In India , the Hindustani Lal Sena (Indian Red Army) is formed and vows to engage in armed struggle against the British .
- 1941 - Pact of Neutrality between the USSR and Japan is signed.
- of Polish Prisoners-of-war Executed by Soviet forces in the Katyń Forest Massacre was announced in Germany , driving a wedge between the Western Allies , the Polish Government-in-exile in London , and the Soviet Union .
- 1943 - The Jefferson Memorial is dedicated in Washington, DC , on the 200th anniversary of Thomas Jefferson 's birth.
- 1945 - German troops massacre more than 1000 political and military prisoners in Gardelegen Germany . The atrocity is discovered two days later by American forces.
- 1970 - An Oxygen tank aboard '' Apollo 13 '' explodes, putting the crew into deadly peril. The explosion occurred on April 14 th in several time zones.
- 1972 - The Universal Postal Union decides to recognize the People's Republic Of China as the only legitimate Chinese representative, effectively expelling the Republic Of China administering Taiwan .
- 1974 - Western Union (in cooperation with NASA and Hughes Aircraft ) launches the USA's first commercial Geosynchronous Communications Satellite , Westar 1 .
- 1975 - An attack by Palestinians on a church in Ain El Remmeneh , Lebanon marks the beginning of a 15 year Civil War .
- 1983 - Harold Washington is elected as the first African-American Mayor in Chicago's history.
- 1984 - Pete Rose becomes the first Player in National League history to collect 4,000 hits.
- 1985 - Enver Hoxha is succeeded by Ramiz Alia as the leader of Albania .
- 1987 - Portugal and China sign an agreement in which Macau would be returned to China in 1999 .
- 1997 - Tiger Woods becomes the youngest Golf er to win golf's Masters Tournament .
- 2002 - The Venezuelan Coup Attempt Of 2002 ends. President Hugo Chávez of Venezuela returns
- 1506 - Peter Faber , French Jesuit theologian (d. 1546 )
- 1519 - Catherine De Medici , wife of Henry II Of France (d. 1589 )
- 1570 - Guy Fawkes , English conspirator (d. 1606 )
- 1584 - Albert VI Of Bavaria (d. 1666 )
- 1593 - Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl Of Strafford , English statesman (d. 1641 )
- 1618 - Roger De Rabutin, Comte De Bussy , French writer (d. 1693 )
- 1648 - Jeanne Marie Bouvier De La Motte Guyon , French (d. 1717 )
- 1713 - Frederick (Lord) North , Prime Minister Of The United Kingdom (d. 1792 )
- 1715 - John Hanson , President of the United States in Congress Assembled (d. 1783 )
- 1729 - Thomas Percy , Bishop of Dromore and magazine editor (d. 1811 )
- 1735 - Isaac Low , New York delegate to the Continental Congress (d. 1791 )
- 1743 - Thomas Jefferson , 3rd President Of The United States (d. 1826 )
- 1747 - Louis Philip II, Duke Of Orléans (d. 1793 )
- 1764 - Laurent, Marquis De Gouvion Saint-Cyr , French marshal (d. 1830 )
- 1769 - Thomas Lawrence , English painter (d. 1830 )
- 1771 - Richard Trevithick , English engineer and inventor (d. 1833 )
- 1780 - Alexander Mitchell , Irish engineer (d. 1868 )
- 1784 - Friedrich Graf Von Wrangel , Prussian field marshal (d. 1877 )
- 1787 - John Robertson , U.S. congressman (d. 1873 )
- 1802 - Leopold Fitzinger , Austrian zoologist (d. 1884 )
- 1808 - Antonio Meucci , Italian inventor (d. 1896 )
- 1825 - Thomas D'Arcy McGee , Canadian journalist and politician (d. 1868 )
- 1828 - Joseph Barber Lightfoot , English theologian and Bishop of Durham (d. 1889 )
- 1832 - Juan Montalvo , Ecuadoran author (d. 1889 )
- 1841 - Louis-Ernest Barrias , French sculptor (d. 1905 )
- 1850 - Arthur Matthew Weld Downing , British astronomer (d. 1917 )
- 1852 - F.W. Woolworth , American businessman (d. 1919 )
- 1860 - James Ensor , Belgian painter (d. 1949 )
- 1866 - Butch Cassidy , American outlaw (d. 1908 )
- 1872 - Alexander Roda Roda , Austrian writer (d. 1945 )
- 1873 - John W. Davis , American politician (d. 1955 )
- 1875 - Ray Lyman Wilbur , U.S. Secretary of the Interior (d. 1949 )
- 1880 - Charles Christie , Canadian film studio owner (d. 1955 )
- 1881 - Ludwig Binswanger , Swiss psychiatrist (d. 1966 )
- 1885 - Georg Lukács , Hungarian-born philosopher and literary critic (d. 1971 )
- 1887 - Gordon S. Fahrni , Canadian physician and President of the Canadian Medical Association (d. 1995 )
- 1889 - Herbert Osborne Yardley , American cryptographer (d. 1958 )
- 1890 - Frank Murphy , American public servant (d. 1949 )
- 1891 - Nella Larsen , African-American novelist (d. 1964 )
- 1892 - Arthur Travers 'Bomber' Harris , British Air Force commander in World War II (d. 1984 )
- 1892 - Sir Robert Alexander Watson-Watt , Scottish inventor (d. 1973 )
- 1894 - Arthur Fadden , thirteenth Prime Minister Of Australia (d. 1973 )
- 1897 - Werner Voss , German World War I pilot (d. 1917 )
- 1900 - Pierre Molinier , French painter and photographer (d. 1976 )
- 1901 - Jacques Lacan , French psychoanalyst and semanticist (d. 1981 )
- 1902 - Philippe De Rothschild , French race car driver and wine grower (d. 1988 )
- 1904 - Sir David Robinson , British philanthropist and entrepreneur (d. 1987 )
- 1906 - Samuel Beckett , Irish writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1989 )
- 1907 - Harold Stassen , American Presidential candidate (d. 2001 )
- 1909 - Stanislaw Marcin Ulam , Polish mathematician (d. 1984 )
- 1909 - Eudora Welty , American writer (d. 2001 )
- 1911 - Ico Hitrec , Croatian footballer (d. 1946 )
- 1919 - Roland Gaucher , French journalist
- 1919 - Howard Keel , American actor, singer, and president of the Screen Actors Guild (d. 2004 )
- 1919 - Madalyn Murray O'Hair , American atheist (disappeared 1995 )
- 1920 - Roberto Calvi , Italian banker (d. 1982 )
- 1920 - Claude Cheysson , French politician
- 1920 - Liam Cosgrave , fifth Taoiseach of the Republic Of Ireland
- 1920 - John LaPorta , American musician (d. 2004 )
- 1922 - John Braine , British novelist (d. 1986 )
- 1922 - Julius Nyerere , Tanzanian politician (d. 1999 )
- 1923 - Don Adams , American actor and comedian (d. 2005 )
- 1924 - Jack Chick , American evangelist
- 1924 - Stanley Donen , American film director
- 1926 - John Spencer-Churchill, 11th Duke Of Marlborough
- 1928 - Alan Clark , English politician (d. 1999 )
- 1931 - Dan Gurney , American race car driver
- 1932 - Orlando Letelier , Chilean politician (d. 1976 )
- 1933 - Ben Nighthorse Campbell , U.S. Senator
- 1935 - Lyle Waggoner , American actor
- 1937 - Edward Fox , English actor
- 1937 - Lanford Wilson , American playwright
- 1939 - Seamus Heaney , Irish writer, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1939 - Paul Sorvino , American actor
- 1941 - Michael Stuart Brown , American geneticist, recipient of the Nobel Prize In Physiology Or Medicine
- 1943 - Bill Conti , American musician
- 1944 - Jack Casady , American musician ( Jefferson Airplane )
- 1944 - Susan Davis , American politician
- 1945 - Tony Dow , American actor
- 1945 - Bob Kalsu , American football player (d. 1970 )
- 1945 - Lowell George , American country/rock singer/guitarist ( Little Feat ) (d. 1979 )
- 1946 - Al Green , American singer and pastor
- 1948 - Nam Hae-il , Chief of Naval Operations of Republic Of Korea Navy
- 1948 - Sue Doughty , British politician
- 1949 - Frank Doran , Scottish politician
- 1949 - Christopher Hitchens , English-born journalist, critic, and author
- 1950 - Terry Lester , American actor (d. 2003 )
- 1950 - Ron Perlman , American actor
- 1950 - William Sadler , American actor
- 1951 - Peabo Bryson , American singer
- 1951 - Peter Davison , English actor
- 1951 - Max Weinberg , American drummer
- 1952 - Ron Dittemore , American space administrator
- 1952 - David Drew , British politician
- 1953 - Stephen Byers , British politician
- 1954 - Niels Olsen , Danish singer and Eurovision Song Contest winner
- 1955 - Ole Von Beust , Mayor of Hamburg
- 1955 - Lupe Pintor , Mexican boxer
- 1956 - Peter 'Possum' Bourne , New Zealand rally driver (d. 2003 )
- 1956 - Alison Wheeler , British activist
- 1957 - Saundra Santiago , American actress
- 1960 - Rudi Völler , German football coach
- 1962 - Hillel Slovak , Israeli-born guitarist ( Red Hot Chili Peppers ) (d. 1988 )
- 1962 - Jennifer Rubin , American actress
- 1963 - Garry Kasparov , Russian chess player
- 1964 - Caroline Rhea , Canadian actress
- 1970 - Rebecca Cummings , American porn star
- 1970 - Rick Schroder , American actor
- 1970 - Gerry Creaney , Scottish footballer
- 1971 - Bo Outlaw , American basketball player
- 1972 - Mariusz Czerkawski , Polish hockey player
- 1972 - Aaron Lewis , American singer
- 1974 - Sergei Gonchar , Russian hockey player
- 1975 - Lou Bega , German-born musician and artist
- 1976 - Jonathan Brandis , American actor (d. 2003 )
- 1976 - Patrik Elias , Czech hockey player
- 1978 - Arron Asham , Canadian hockey player
- 1979 - Baron Davis , American basketball player
- 1980 - Jana Cova , Czech pornographic actress
- 1980 - Quentin Richardson , American basketball player
- 1983 - Schalk Burger , South African rugby player
- 1997 - Sloane Momsen , American child actress
- 800 - Paul The Deacon , Italian monk and chronicler
- 814 - Krum , Khan of Bulgaria
- 1093 - Prince Vsevolod I Of Kiev (b. 1030 )
- 1279 - Boleslaus The Pious , Polish duke
- 1605 - Boris Godunov , Tsar of Russia
- 1635 - Fahkr-al-Din II , Druze Prince of Lebanon (executed)
- 1638 - Henri, Duc De Rohan , French Huguenot leader (b. 1579 )
- 1641 - Richard Montagu , English clergyman (b. 1577 )
- 1695 - Jean De La Fontaine , French author (b. 1621 )
- 1722 - Charles Leslie , Irish Anglican theologian (b. 1650 )
- 1793 - Pierre Gaspard Chaumette , French revolutionary (b. 1763 )
- 1794 - Nicolas Chamfort , French writer (b. 1741 )
- 1826 - Franz Danzi , German composer (b. 1763 )
- 1853 - Leopold Gmelin , German chemist (b. 1788 )
- 1853 - James Iredell, Jr. , Governor of North Carolina (b. 1788 )
- 1855 - Henry De La Beche , English geologist (b. 1796 )
- 1868 - Tewodros II , Emperor Of Ethiopia (b. 1818 )
- 1880 - Robert Fortune , Scottish botanist (b. 1813 )
- 1882 - Bruno Bauer , German theologian (b. 1809 )
- 1909 - Whitley Stokes , British lawyer (b. 1830 )
- 1910 - William Quiller Orchardson , British painter (b. 1835 )
- 1911 - George Washington Glick , Governor of Kansas (b. 1827 )
- 1911 - John McLane , Governor of New Hampshire (b. 1852 )
- 1912 - Ishikawa Takuboku , Japanese author (b. 1886 )
- 1925 - Elwood Haynes , American automobile pioneer (b. 1857 )
- 1938 - Grey Owl , proponent of nature conservation (b. 1888 )
- 1941 - Annie Jump Cannon , American astronomer (b. 1863 )
- 1944 - Cécile Chaminade , French composer and pianist (b. 1857 )
- 1945 - Ernst Cassirer , German philosopher (b. 1874 )
- 1962 - Culbert Olson , Governor of California (b. 1876 )
- 1966 - Abdul Salam Arif , President Of Iraq (b. 1921 )
- 1975 - Larry Parks , American actor (b. 1914 )
- 1975 - François (Ngarta) Tombalbaye , first President Of Chad (b. 1918 )
- 1978 - Jack Chambers , Canadian artist and film maker (b. 1931 )
- 1981 - Prince Asaka Yasuhiko of Japan (b. 1887 )
- 1984 - Richard Hurndall . British actor (b. 1910 )
- 1984 - Ralph Kirkpatrick , American musician (b. 1911 )
- 1993 - Wallace Stegner , American writer (car accident) (b. 1909 )
- 1997 - Dorothy Frooks , American author, publisher, military figure, and actress (b. 1896 )
- 1999 - Ortvin Sarapu , New Zealand chess player "Mr NZ Chess" (b. 1924 )
- 1999 - Willi Stoph , German politician (b. 1914 )
- 2000 - Giorgio Bassani , Italian writer (b. 1916 )
- 2001 - Robert Moon , Postal Inspector and "Father" of the ZIP Code (b. 1917 )
- 2002 - Desmond Titterington , Northern Irish racecar driver (b. 1928 )
- 2004 - Lou Berberet , baseball player (b. 1929 )
- 2004 - Caron Keating , British television presenter (b. 1962 )
- 2005 - Johnnie Johnson , American musician (b. 1924 )
April 12 - April 14 - March 13 - May 13 -- Listing Of All Days
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