On this day: 13 April

Selected events and births on 13 April, from Wikipedia’s “On this day”.

Events

• 1742 – The first performance of the oratorio Messiah by George Frideric Handel took place in Dublin. Read more: Oratorio Messiah (Handel) George Frideric Handel
• 1829 – The Roman Catholic Relief Act received royal assent, removing the most substantial restrictions on Catholics in the United Kingdom. Read more: Roman Catholic Relief Act 1829 Royal assent Catholic Church in the United Kingdom
• 1943 – The Neoclassical Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D.C., was formally dedicated on the 200th anniversary of Thomas Jefferson's birth. Read more: Neoclassical architecture Jefferson Memorial Thomas Jefferson
• 1953 – Ian Fleming's novel Casino Royale was published as the first work to feature the British spy character James Bond. Read more: Ian Fleming Casino Royale (novel) James Bond (literary character)
• 1953 – The CIA began Project MKUltra, an illegal, covert human research program into mind control. Read more: Central Intelligence Agency MKUltra Mind control
• 1997 – In golf, 21-year-old Tiger Woods became the youngest player to win the Masters Tournament, breaking the record for the lowest four-round score. Read more: Tiger Woods Masters Tournament
• 2009 – Andrew Hussie's webcomic Homestuck debuted, and later concluded on the same day in 2016. Read more: Andrew Hussie Homestuck
• 2011 – The board of Rosendale, New York, voted 3–2 to approve the purchase of Joppenbergh Mountain. Read more: Rosendale (CDP), New York Joppenbergh Mountain

Born on this day

• 1940 – J. M. G. Le Clézio, Breton French-Mauritian author and academic, Nobel Prize laureate Read more: J. M. G. Le Clézio Bretons Mauritians
• 1940 – Vladimir Cosma, French composer, conductor and violinist[citation needed] Read more: Vladimir Cosma Wikipedia:Citation needed
• 1941 – Michael Stuart Brown, American geneticist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate Read more: Michael Stuart Brown Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
• 1955 – Muwenda Mutebi II, current King of Buganda Kingdom Read more: Muwenda Mutebi II of Buganda Buganda
• 1997 – Mateo Cassierra, Colombian footballer Read more: Mateo Cassierra
• 1997 – Kyle Walker-Peters, English footballer Read more: Kyle Walker-Peters
• 1999 – Alessandro Bastoni, Italian footballer Read more: Alessandro Bastoni
• 1999 – András Schäfer, Hungarian footballer Read more: András Schäfer
• 2000 – Rasmus Dahlin, Swedish ice hockey player Read more: Rasmus Dahlin
• 2000 – Facundo Torres, Uruguayan footballer Read more: Facundo Torres
• 2001 – Neco Williams, Welsh footballer Read more: Neco Williams
• 2002 – Karl Hein, Estonian footballer Read more: Karl Hein (footballer)

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