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Historical events & facts — May 13
What happened on May 13?
On May 13, 1981, Pope John Paul II was wounded by four gunshots by Turkish gunman Mehmet Ali Ağca in St Peter's Square in the Vatican. The Pope survived following a delicate operation. Years later, he visited Ağca in prison and publicly forgave him. The Pope always believed that the date — the anniversary of the first apparition of the Virgin of Fátima in 1917 — was not a coincidence.
On May 13, 1940, Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands fled to London aboard a British destroyer following the German invasion four days earlier. From exile, Wilhelmina became the symbol of Dutch resistance, delivering radio speeches to her countrymen. Her daughter Juliana and grandchildren also went into exile. Wilhelmina returned to the Netherlands on May 2, 1945.
On May 13, 1969, the most serious racial riots in Malaysian history erupted in Kuala Lumpur, following general elections in which the Malay majority lost ground to parties representing the Chinese minority. The clashes left between 196 and several thousand dead depending on the source, and led to a reorganisation of the Malaysian political system to explicitly favour the bumiputra (indigenous Malay) population.
Notable birthdays — May 13
Famous people born on May 13
Joe Forshaw
Joseph Forshaw Jr. was an American athlete who competed mainly in the marathon.
Bea Arthur
Beatrice Arthur was an American actress, comedian, and singer. She began her career on stage in 1947, attracting critical acclaim before achieving worldwide recognition for her work on television beginning in the 1970s as Maude Findlay in the popular sitcoms All in the Family (1971–1972) and Maude (1972–1978) and later in the 1980s and 1990s as Dorothy Zbornak on The Golden Girls (1985–1992).
Ritchie Valens
Richard Steven Valenzuela, better known by his stage name Ritchie Valens, was an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. A rock and roll pioneer and a forefather of the Chicano rock movement, Valens died in a plane crash just eight months after his breakthrough.
Stevie Wonder
Stevland Hardaway Morris, known professionally as Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, and is credited as a pioneer and influence by musicians across a range of genres that include R&B, pop, soul, gospel, funk, and jazz.
Dennis Rodman
Dennis Keith Rodman is an American former professional basketball player. Renowned for his defensive and rebounding abilities, his biography on the official NBA website states that he is "arguably the best rebounding forward in NBA history".
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