Once Upon A Time – April 13 – 1742 – George Frideric Handel’s Oratorio “Messiah” Performed For 1st Time

1250 The Seventh Crusade is defeated in Egypt, Louis IX of France captured

1598 Edict of Nantes grants political rights to French Huguenots

1860 1st Pony Express reaches Sacramento, California

1868 Abyssinian War ends as British and Indian troops capture Magdala and Ethiopian Emperor Tewodros II commits suicide

More Historical Events
Apr 13 in Film & TV
1964 36th Academy Awards: “Tom Jones” (Best Film), Patricia Neal (Hud) and Sidney Poitier (Lilies Of The Field) win; Poitier first Black actor in a leading role to win a competitive Oscar

Apr 13 in Music
1742 George Frideric Handel’s oratorio “Messiah” performed for the 1st time at New Music Hall in Dublin

Apr 13 in Sport
1962 Stan Musial scores his 1,869th run, a new NL record

1970
Apollo 13 announces “Okay, Houston, we’ve had a problem here”, as Beech-built oxygen tank explodes en route to Moon

1964
New Zealander Colin Bosher shears a record 565 sheep in 1 work day