Es passierte an einem 13 April

1919 : Massacre in Amritsar in the Punjab Province


On April 13, 1919, British General Reginald Dyer fired on a peaceful crowd gathered in Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar, India. 337 people were killed and 1500 injured.

1941 : Neutrality Pact between the Soviet Union and Japan


On April 13, 1941, the Soviet Union and Japan signed a neutrality pact for a period of 5 years. The pact was denunciated on April 5, 1945 by USSR, in accordance with the agreements of Yalta and the Soviet Union declared war on Japan on August 8, 1945.

1948 : Medical convoy attacked in Jerusalem


On April 13, 1948, a convoy carrying medical supplies and personnel to Hadassah Hospital on Mount Scopus in Jerusalem was attacked by Arab forces. 79 people were killed.

1964 : Sidney Poitier won an Oscar


On April 13, 1964, Sidney Poitier became the first black actor to win an Oscar for best actor for his role in the film Lilies of the Field.

1970 : Explosion aboard Apollo 13


On April 13, 1970, when Apollo 13 approached the moon, an explosion occurred on board forcing the astronauts to abandon their mission and find an emergency solution to go back to earth.

1972 : Beginning of the Battle of An Loc


On April 13, 1972, in South Vietnam, began the battle of An Loc, which ended on July 20th with the victory of the South Vietnamese against the North Vietnamese and the Viet Cong.

1997 : Tiger Woods won the Masters


On April 13, 1997, Tiger Woods became the youngest golfer (21 years) to win the Masters tournament with the lowest score ever achieved at this tournament.

Tagesaktualität : 13 April

Songkran
On April 13 starts the Songkran, New Year's Theravada Buddhism, throughout southeast Asia. On April 13 we celebrate Mahasongkran, the last day of the previous year. April 14 is Wan Nao, the day after and April 15 is Wan Thaloeng Sok, when the new year begins. For the occasion, temples and houses are cleaned and we mark respect for our elders by pouring scented water on their hands. Water is a sign of purification of body and mind. Today the festival has become a huge water fight in the streets in much of southeast Asia.

Zitat des Tages : 13 April

Sidney Poitier
My autobiography was simply the story of my life.

Geburtstage : 13 April

Catherine de Médicis, Queen consort and Regent of France (1519)
Roger de Bussy-Rabutin, French writer and soldier (1618)
Frederick North, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1732)
Thomas Jefferson, 3rd President of the United States (1743)
Louis Philippe, Duc d'Orléans, French politician (1747)
Laurent de Gouvion Saint-Cyr, Marshal of France (1764)
Frank Winfield Woolworth, Founder of F.W. Woolworth Company (1852)
Butch Cassidy, American outlaw (1866)
Herbert Yardley, American cryptologist (1889)
Arthur Fadden, Prime Minister of Australia (1894)
Jacques Lacan, French psychoanalyst (1901)
Philippe de Rothschild, French race car driver and wine grower (1902)
Samuel Beckett, Irish writer, Nobel Prize in Literature (1906)
Howard Keel, American actor (1919)
Julius Nyerere, First President of Tanzania (1922)
Stanley Donen, American director (1924)
Maurice Ronet, French actor (1927)
Seamus Heaney, Irish writer, Nobel Prize in Literature (1939)
Paul Sorvino, American actor (1939)
J. M. G. Le Clézio, French writer, Nobel Prize in Literature (1940)
Vladimir Cosma, French composer (1940)
Jean-Marc Reiser, French cartoonist (1941)
Al Green, American singer (1946)
Ron Perlman, American actor (1950)
Garry Kasparov, Russian chess grandmaster (1963)
Marc Ford, American musician (1966)
Franck Esposito, French swimmer (1971)
Jonathan Brandis, American actor (1976)
Meghann Shaughnessy, American tennis player (1979)
Anders Lindegaard, Danish footballer (1984)
Anderson Luís de Abreu Oliveira, Brazilian footballer (1988)

Sie haben uns verlassen 13 April

Jean de La Fontaine, French fabulist (1695)
Pierre Gaspard Chaumette, French politician (1794)
Nicolas Chamfort, French writer (1794)
Annie Jump Cannon, American astronomer (1941)
Cécile Chaminade, French composer and pianist (1944)
Georges Duhamel, French writer (1966)
Giorgio Bassani, Italian writer (2000)
Johnnie Johnson, American musician (2005)
Raymond Marcillac, French journalist (2007)

Tipp des Tages : 13 April

Feed your shark


To feed your shark, always wear your protective clothing and check them before entering the pool.
Fix the bait on a rather long spear and do it out of sight of your pet to prevent it from biting you while trying to catch its prey. Leave the bait box closed.
Offer the bait to your pet far enough away from your body because your little animal could hurt you unintentionally in its understandable frenzy to have its meal.
Before taking another fish, wait until your shark calm down.

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