We have some interesting facts & historic events all about April 13th, including areas in religion, crime, health and more.
Keep reading for more interesting facts about April 13th in history!
Global Celebrations
- International Creative Innovative Day.
- International Pink Day.
- School Librarian Day.
- National Thomas Jefferson Day
- National Scrabble Day
Historic Events
1951: Donation Drive In America to Buy Wheat For India. India Faced Severe Food Shortage In 1951 ( Photo – Yale Joel )
1945: Britain “SAS” patrol in North Africa during WW2.
1917: A crashed British Plane. Northern France. 1917
1869: The Steam power brake was patented in 1869.
1868: Abyssinian War ends as British and Indian troops capture Magdala and Ethiopian Emperor Tewodros II commits suicide in 1868.
1840: A daguerreotype of John Armstrong Jr, 1840. Armstrong was the last surviving delegate to the Continental Congress, dying in 1843. He is the only delegate to have been photographed.
1796: Battle of Millesimo, Italy: Napoleon’s forces defeat the allied armies of Austria and of the Kingdom of Sardinia Piedmont in 1796.
Famous Birthdays
- Thomas Jefferson was born.
- Glenn Howerton was born.
- Crishtopher Hitchers was born.
Heartbreaking Deaths
- Milos Formann died.
- Tewodros II of Ethiopia died.
- John Archibald Wheeler died.