On This Day: May 13

Updated May 12, 2012, 2:28 pm

On May 13, 1981, Pope John Paul II was shot and seriously wounded in St. Peter’s Square by Turkish assailant Mehmet Ali Agca.

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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.

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Historic Birthdays

Joe Louis 5/13/1914 – 4/12/1981 American boxer; world champion from 1937 to 1949.Go to obituary »

55	Henry William Stiegel 5/13/1729 – 1/10/1785 German-born American ironmaster and glassmaker
67	William Petty-Fitzmaurice, 1st marquess of Lansdowne 5/13/1737 – 5/7/1805 British statesman and prime minister (July 1782 – April 1783)
85	Pius IX 5/13/1792 – 2/7/1878 Italian pope (1846-78)
58	Sir Arthur Sullivan 5/13/1842 – 11/22/1900 English composer; wrote operettas with W. S. Gilbert
75	Sir Ronald Ross 5/13/1857 – 9/16/1932 British bacteriologist; won the Nobel prize in 1902
81	Georges Braque 5/13/1882 – 8/31/1963 French Cubist painter
74	Charles Pahud de Mortanges 5/13/1896 – 4/7/1971 Dutch equestrian; won Olympic medals in 1924, 1928 and1932
81	Dame Daphne du Maurier 5/13/1907 – 4/19/1989 English novelist and playwright; wrote “Rebecca”
75	Gil Evans 5/13/1912 – 3/20/1988 Canadian-born composer and arranger
47	Jim Jones 5/13/1931 – 11/18/1978 American cult leader responsible for the Jonestown Massacre in 1978