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April 13th, 2008 (April 13 2008)DeathJohn A. Wheeler, Visionary physicist and teacher who helped invent the theory of nuclear fission and gave black holes their name (born in 1911)
April 13th, 1998 (April 13 1998)DeathPatrick de Gayardon, French skydiver and skysurfing pioneer (born in 1960)
April 13th, 1988 (April 13 1988)BirthAnderson Luis de Abreu Oliveira, Brazilian footballer
April 13th, 1978 (April 13 1978)BirthArron Asham, Canadian ice hockey player
April 13th, 1978 (April 13 1978)BirthKyle Howard, American actor
April 13th, 1978 (April 13 1978)BirthCarles Puyol, Spanish footballer
April 13th, 1978 (April 13 1978)BirthChris Sligh, American Idol finalist
April 13th, 1978 (April 13 1978)DeathJack Chambers, Canadian artist and film maker (born in 1931)
April 13th, 1958 (April 13 1958)EventVan Cliburn is the first American to win the Chaikovsky Compettion in Moscow.
April 13th, 1948 (April 13 1948)EventSeventy-seven doctors, nurses and medical students from Hadassah Hospital are ambushed and massacred by Arabs in Sheikh Jarra near Jerusalem.
April 13th, 1948 (April 13 1948)BirthSue Doughty, British politician
April 13th, 1948 (April 13 1948)BirthNam Hae-il, Chief of Naval Operations of Republic of Korea Navy
April 13th, 1938 (April 13 1938)DeathGrey Owl, proponent of nature conservation (born in 1888)
April 13th, 1928 (April 13 1928)BirthAlan Clark, English politician (died in 1999)
April 13th, 1918 (April 13 1918)DeathLavr Georgevich Kornilov, Russian general (born in 1870)
April 13th, 1868 (April 13 1868)EventAbyssinian War ends as British and Indian troops capture Magdala.
April 13th, 1868 (April 13 1868)DeathTewodros II, Emperor of Ethiopia (born in 1818)
April 13th, 1828 (April 13 1828)BirthJoseph Barber Lightfoot, English theologian and Bishop (died in 1889)
April 13th, 1808 (April 13 1808)BirthAntonio Meucci, Italian inventor (died in 1896)
April 13th, 1648 (April 13 1648)BirthJeanne Marie Bouvier de la Motte Guyon, French mystic (died in 1717)
April 13th, 1638 (April 13 1638)DeathHenri, duc de Rohan, French Huguenot leader (born in 1579)
April 13th, 1618 (April 13 1618)BirthRoger de Rabutin, Comte de Bussy, French writer (died in 1693)
April 13th, 1598 (April 13 1598)EventHenry IV of France issues the Edict of Nantes, allowing freedom of religion to the Huguenots. (Edict repealed in 1685.)

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