Births on April 13

Algo Kärp

Born on April 13, 1985

Algo Kärp, Estonian skier

Algo Kärp (born 13 April 1985 in Tarvastu) is a former Estonian cross-country skier who competed from 2004 to 2018. His best World Cup finish was 16th in a 50km event in 2014 Oslo, Norway. He represented Estonia at the 2010, 2014 and 2018 Winter Olympics.

On 5 March 2019 Kärp confessed that, since 2016, he and Karel Tammjärv had used blood doping assisted by German sports doctor Mark Schmidt. He admitted that he wasn't aware of the third Estonian in the doping scandal, Andreas Veerpalu, using blood doping.

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Events on 1985

10 Jan

Daniel Ortega
Sandinista Daniel Ortega becomes president of Nicaragua and vows to continue the transformation to socialism and alliance with the Soviet Union and Cuba; American policy continues to support the Contras in their revolt against the Nicaraguan government.
13 May

Philadelphia
Police release a bomb on MOVE headquarters in Philadelphia to end a stand-off, killing six adults and five children, and destroying the homes of 250 city residents.
25 May

Tropical cyclone
Bangladesh is hit by a tropical cyclone and storm surge, which kills approximately 10,000 people.
6 Jun

Auschwitz concentration camp
The grave of "Wolfgang Gerhard" is opened in Embu, Brazil; the exhumed remains are later proven to be those of Josef Mengele, Auschwitz's "Angel of Death"; Mengele is thought to have drowned while swimming in February 1979.
13 Sep

Super Mario
Super Mario Bros. is released in Japan for the NES, which starts the Super Mario series of platforming games.

Births on April 13

Algo Kärp

Born on April 13, 1985

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Events on 1985

Daniel Ortega

Philadelphia

Tropical cyclone

Auschwitz concentration camp

Super Mario