Historical Events In March - 13

1961  JFK sets up the Alliance for Progress on March - 13.   

1961  On March - 13 landslide in USSR, kills 145   

1961  Major-General Allard the first Canadian to command a British army division on this day in history.   

1961  On March - 13 old type, black & white notes cease to be legal tender   

1961  Pablo Picasso (79) marries his model Jacqueline Rocque (37) on March - 13.   

1961  Elizabeth Gurley Finn (70) becomes pres of US Communist Party on March - 13.   

1962  Yugoslavia grants 1,000 prisoners amnesty on March - 13.   

1963  On March - 13 2 Russian reconnaissance flights over Alaska   

1963  Indonesia & Netherlands recover diplomatic relations on this day in history.   

1964  On March - 13 turkey threatens Cyprus with armed attack   

1964  Kitty Genovese, stabbed to death in Queens; 40 neighbors looked on on March - 13.   

1965  On this day in history beatles' "Eight Days a Week", single goes #1 & stays #1 for 2 weeks   

1965  On this day in history jeff Beck replaces Eric Clapton of the Yardbirds   

1965  George Calinescu, Romanian author (Lauda Lucrorilor), dies at 65 on March - 13.   

1967  Congo sentences ex-premier Moïse Tsjombe to death on this day in history.   

1967  On March - 13 frank Worrell, West indian cricketer, dies   

1968  On March - 13 beatles release "Lady Madonna" in the UK   

1969  On this day in history apollo 9 returns to Earth   

1969  Felix Locher, actor (Frankenstein's Daughter), dies at 86 on this day in history.   

1970  100 year Beehive anniversary ends in brawl in Amsterdam on this day in history.   

1970  Digital Equipment Corp introduces PDP-11 minicomputer on this day in history.   

1970  San Francisco city employees begin 4-day strike on this day in history.   

1970  On March - 13 rick Besoyan, composer, dies at 45   

1971  On March - 13 piero Coppola, composer, dies at 82   

1973  On this day in history syria adopts constitution   

1973  On this day in history stacy Harris, actor (NOPD, Doorway to Danger), dies at 54   

1974  On this day in history charles de Gaulle Airport opens near Paris France   

1974  On this day in history glenn Turner scores twin tons for New Zealand's first win against Australia   

1974  On March - 13 howard St John, actor (Investigator, Dr Lewis-Hank), dies at 68   

1975  Ali Sastroamidjojo, Indonesian attorney/minister/premier, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1976  On March - 13 willy Alfredo, [Willem Jue], Dutch comedian/poet, dies at 77   

1977  Dennis Lillee takes 6-26, England all out 95 in Centenary Test on March - 13.   

1977  Fanie Lou Hamer, freedom fighter, dies on March - 13.   

1978  GO introduces its first bi-level coaches on March - 13.   

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1372  Louis of Valois, Duke of Orléans, brother of Charles VI of France (d. 1407) was born on this day in history.   

1548  On March - 13 birth of sasbout Vosmeer, Dutch Catholic theologist/apostole   

1599  Johannes Berchmans, Dutch Jesuit/saint was born on this day in history.   

1615  Innocent XII, [Antonio Pignatelli], Pope (1691-1700) was born on March - 13.   

1683  John Theophilus Desaguliers, French-British philosopher (d. 1744) was born on March - 13.   

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

1700  On this day in history birth of james Kent, composer   

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

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

1271  On March - 13 death of henry of Almain, English crusader (b. 1235)   

1395  Death of John Barbour, Scottish poet on this day in history.   

1516  Vladislav II Jagiello, king of Bohemia (1490-1516), dies at 60 on March - 13.   

1558  Jean Fernel, French physician/physiologist, dies on this day in history.   

1569  Lodewijk Condé, French prince/co-leader of Hugenot, dies on March - 13.   

1573  On March - 13 death of michel de l'Hôpital, French statesman   

1604  Death of Arnaud d'Ossat, French diplomat and writer (b. 1537) on this day in history.