Historical Events In March - 13

0483  St Felix III begins his reign as Catholic Pope on this day in history.   

0607  12th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet on this day in history.   

1138  German king Koenraad II von Hohenstaufen crowned on March - 13.   

1202  On March - 13 mieszko III, the Elder, grand duke of Poland (1173-77, 1200-02), dies   

1395  On March - 13 john Barbour, Scottish poet   

1516  On March - 13 vladislav II Jagiello, king of Bohemia (1490-1516), dies at 60   

1519  On this day in history cortez lands in México   

1519  Cortez lands in Mexico on this day in history.   

1548  Sasbout Vosmeer, Dutch Catholic theologist/apostole on this day in history.   

1558  On March - 13 jean Fernel, French physician/physiologist, dies   

1560  On this day in history spanish fleet occupies Djerba, at Tripoli   

1564  On March - 13 cardinal Granvelle flees Brussels   

1567  On this day in history battle at Oosterweel Spanish troops destroy Geuzenleger   

1567  On March - 13 battle at Oosterweel: Spanish troops destroy Geuzenleger   

1569  On March - 13 battle of Jarnac, Count of Anjou defeats Huguenots   

1569  On this day in history lodewijk Condé, French prince/co-leader of Hugenot, dies   

1573  On this day in history michel de l'Hôpital, French statesman   

1591  On this day in history battle at Tondibi Moroccans army under Judar beats sultan Askia Ishaq II of Songhai   

1591  On March - 13 battle at Tondibi: Moroccans army under Judar beats sultan Askia Ishaq II of Songhai   

1599  On this day in history johannes Berchmans, Dutch Jesuit/saint   

1615  On this day in history innocent XII, [Antonio Pignatelli], Pope (1691-1700)   

1619  Richard Burbage, English actor (Shakespeare), dies on March - 13.   

1634  On March - 13 académie Française opens   

1634  On March - 13 academie Francaise opens   

1639  On March - 13 cambridge College renamed Harvard for clergyman John Harvard   

1656  On this day in history jews are denied the right to build a synagogue in New Amsterdam   

1677  Massachusetts gains title to Maine for $6,000 on March - 13.   

1696  Louis F A D Duke de Richelieu, French marshal on this day in history.   

1700  James Kent, composer on this day in history.   

1712  Isfrid Kayser, composer on this day in history.   

1716  Georg Gabriel Schutz, composer, dies at 46 on this day in history.   

1733  Joseph Priestly, England, clergyman/scientist (discovered oxygen) on March - 13.   

1735  The first US Moravian bishop, David Nitschmann, consecrated in Germany on March - 13.   

1735  On this day in history 1st US Moravian bishop, David Nitschmann, consecrated in Germany   

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1372  On this day in history birth of louis of Valois, Duke of Orléans, brother of Charles VI of France (d. 1407)   

1548  Sasbout Vosmeer, Dutch Catholic theologist/apostole was born on March - 13.   

1599  Johannes Berchmans, Dutch Jesuit/saint was born on March - 13.   

1615  Innocent XII, [Antonio Pignatelli], Pope (1691-1700) was born on this day in history.   

1683  On March - 13 birth of john Theophilus Desaguliers, French-British philosopher (d. 1744)   

1696  On March - 13 birth of louis F A D Duke de Richelieu, French marshal   

1700  On March - 13 birth of james Kent, composer   

1700  Michel Blavet, composer was born on this day in history.   

1202  On this day in history mieszko III, the Elder, grand duke of Poland (1173-77, 1200-02), dies   

1271  On this day in history death of henry of Almain, English crusader (b. 1235)   

1395  On March - 13 death of john Barbour, Scottish poet   

1516  On this day in history vladislav II Jagiello, king of Bohemia (1490-1516), dies at 60   

1558  Jean Fernel, French physician/physiologist, dies on March - 13.   

1569  Lodewijk Condé, French prince/co-leader of Hugenot, dies on this day in history.   

1573  Death of Michel de l'Hôpital, French statesman on this day in history.   

1604  On March - 13 death of arnaud d'Ossat, French diplomat and writer (b. 1537)