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Notable anniversaries in history for today: May 13
- 400th: 1624 - Admiral Hermites fleet blockade Lima Peru.
- 150th: 1874 - Pope Pius IX issues encyclical On the Greek-Ruthenian rite.
- 80th: 1944 - 70th Preakness: Conn McCreary aboard Pensive wins in 1:59.2.
- 80th: 1944 - Birth of Carolyn Franklin; American singer/songwriter ("Baby Baby Baby", "Angel").
- 80th: 1944 - Birth of Clive Radley; cricket player (England batsman in 8 Tests 1978).
- 70th: 1954 - Pajama Game opens at Saint James Theater in New York City for 1063 performances.
- 70th: 1954 - Labour Party wins British municipal elections.
- 70th: 1954 - Robin Roberts gives up a homerun then retires the next 27 men in a row.
- 70th: 1954 - US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Enwetak.
- 60th: 1964 - Birth of Tom Verica; actor (The Nine, American Dreams, Providence).
- 60th: 1964 - Birth of Jose Rijo; pitcher (New York Yankees, Cincinnati Reds).
- 60th: 1964 - Birth of Sam Randolph in Santa Barbara, California, USA; Nike golfer (1993 New England-second).
- 60th: 1964 - Birth of Stephen Colbert; comedian (The Colbert Report).
- 50th: 1974 - Birth of Albert Connell; wide receiver (Washington Redskins).
- 50th: 1974 - Birth of Lisa Jacob; 800 metre freestyle relay (Olympics-1996).
- 40th: 1984 - Amy Alcott wins LPGA United Virginia Bank Golf Classic.
- 40th: 1984 - In Bosnia and Herzegovina, a magnitude 5.1 earthquake occurs.
- 30th: 1994 - Ruth Gillette, actress (Wild Gold), dies of cancer at age 88.
- 30th: 1994 - The Israeli Defense Forces withdraw from Jericho.
- 25th: 1999 - Carlo Azeglio Ciampi is elected President of Italy.
- 20th: 2004 - NBC airs the final episode of TV show Frasier.
- 20th: 2004 - In India, the Congress Party wins a surprise victory in the elections to the Lok Sabha.
- 15th: 2009 - In France, a new law is given final approval to disconnect people from the Internet who are caught downloading content illegally three times.
- 15th: 2009 - The European Commission slaps a record 1.06 billion euro (US$1.45 billion) fine on Intel for antitrust violations, and orders it to halt illegal efforts to squeeze out Advanced Micro Devices. The antitrust fine, imposed after an eight-year investigation, is the biggest the European Union's executive Commission has imposed on a company.
- 15th: 2009 - Death of Frank Aletter at age 83 from cancer; actor (Bringing Up Buddy, The Cara Williams Show).
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