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May 13, 1963

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50 Hurt in Negro Rioting After Birmingham Blasts; 50 Hurt in Birmingham Clashes Set Off by Explosions at Negro's Home and a Motel 3-HOUR OUTBURST HALTED BY POLICE State Troopers Take Over --Dr. King Hails Action of the President

By Claude Sitton Special To the New York Times

police, aided by Negro mins and CD workers, quell Negro riot following bombing of motel and Rev A D King home; 50 hurt, autos wrecked, stores and bldg burned, police and firemen attacked; illus; map; only few whites involved; hwy ptl under Col Lingo assume control; bombings followed rally and cross burning staged by KKK; FBI probes bombings; Rev Dr M L King says Negroes plan no protest demonstrations, notes phone conversation with Atty Gen Kennedy on President's statement on troops; indicates Negroes will not renounce desegregation accord; feels bombings were not sanctioned by majority of whites; Hanes attacks King and Atty Gen; C of C and new City Council conf on restoring peace

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Notable Births

Andrea Leadsom

1963Andrea Leadsom, English politician[†]

Dame Andrea Jacqueline Leadsom is a British politician who served in various ministerial positions under Prime Ministers David Cameron, Theresa May, Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak between 2014 and 2024. A member of the Conservative Party, she was the Member of Parliament (MP) for South Northamptonshire from 2010 to 2024. Leadsom served in the Cabinet as Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs from 2016 to 2017, Leader of the House of Commons from 2017 to 2019 and Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy from 2019 to 2020. She has twice run to become Leader of the Conservative Party, in 2016 and 2019.

Notable Deaths

Alois Hudal

1963Alois Hudal, Austrian-Italian bishop (born 1885)[†]

Alois Karl Hudal was an Austrian bishop of the Catholic Church and Nazi sympathizer, based in Rome. For thirty years, he was the head of the Austrian-German congregation of Santa Maria dell'Anima in Rome and, until 1937, an influential representative of the Catholic Church in Austria.

Historical Context for May 13, 1963

In 1963, the world population was approximately 3,192,807,828 people[†]