Once Upon A Time – April 13 – 1964 – New Zealander Colin Bosher Shears A Record 565 Sheep In 1 Work Day

Once Upon A Time – April 13 – 1964 – New Zealander Colin Bosher Shears A Record 565 Sheep In 1 Work Day

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 rider reaches Sacramento, California

British soldiers discover the body of Emperor Tewodros II after he committed suicide following the Battle of Magdala

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Today 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

Today in Music

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

Today 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

Famous Weddings

2002 “Law & Order” actor Benjamin Bratt (38) weds actress-model Talisa Soto (35) in San Francisco, California

2009 Actor Michael Biehn (52) weds actress Jennifer Blanc (35)

2017 “New Girl” actress Hannah Simone (36) weds musician Jesse Giddings in a secret ceremony