On This Day: May 13 On May 13, 1981, Pope John Paul II was shot and seriously wounded in St. Peters Square by Turkish assailant Mehmet Ali Agca. On May 13, 1914, Joe Louis, the American boxer who was world heavyweight champion for a record-setting 12 years, was born. Following his death on April 12, 1981, his obituary appeared in The Times. 1607 An English colony was settled at Jamestown in present-day Virginia. 1842 Composer Arthur Sullivan, who collaborated with William Gilbert in writing 14 comic operas, was born in London. 1846 The United States declared that a state of war existed against Mexico. 1914 Boxing champion Joe Louis was born in Lafayette, Ala. 1917 Three peasant children near Fatima, Portugal, reported seeing a vision of the Virgin Mary. 1940 Winston Churchill told the British House of Commons in his first speech as prime minister, I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat. 1958 Vice President Richard Nixons limousine was battered by rocks thrown by anti-U.S. demonstrators in Caracas, Venezuela. 1985 Philadelphia police dropped an explosive onto the headquarters of the radical group MOVE; 11 people died in the resulting fire. 1992 The Falun Gong movement had its beginning as the sects founder, Li Hongzhi, began publicly lecturing on his spiritual philosophy in the northeastern Chinese city of Changchun. 2003 The government unveiled a new version of the $20 bill - the first to be colorized in an effort to thwart counterfeiters. 2011 Two suicide bombers attacked paramilitary police recruits heading home after months of training in northwest Pakistan, killing 87 people in what the Pakistan Taliban called revenge for the U.S. slaying of Osama bin Laden. Current Birthdays TV host Stephen Colbert (The Colbert Report) turns 50 years old today. Actor Robert Pattinson (Twilight movies) turns 28 years old today. 1939 Harvey Keitel, Actor, turns 75 1950 Stevie Wonder, Singer, musician, turns 64 1952 John Kasich, Governor of Ohio, turns 62 1957 Alan Ball, Producer, screenwriter, turns 57 1961 Dennis Rodman, Basketball Hall of Famer, turns 53 1964 Tom Verica, Actor (American Dreams), turns 50 1966 Darius Rucker, Rock singer (Hootie and the Blowfish), turns 48 1977 Samantha Morton, Actress, turns 37 1978 Barry Zito, Baseball player, turns 36 1987 Hunter Parrish, Actor (Weeds), turns 27
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