Page 2: Historical Events In March - 13

1741  On March - 13 jozef II, arch duke of Austria/RC German emperor (1765-90)   

1744  On this day in history david Allan, Scottish painter   

1746  On March - 13 maurus Haberhauer, composer   

1752  Josef Reicha, composer on this day in history.   

1756  On this day in history johann Melchior Conradi, composer, dies at 81   

1759  27th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet on this day in history.   

1764  On March - 13 charles Earl Grey, (Whig), British PM (1830-34)   

1767  On March - 13 heinrich Domnich, composer   

1768  Charles Louis WJ van Keverberg, Dutch civil servant on this day in history.   

1770  On this day in history daniel Lambert, England, giant (weighed 739 lbs (334 kg) at death)   

1772  On this day in history gotthold Lessing's "Emilia Calotti," premieres in Brunswick   

1779  Oliver Shaw, composer on March - 13.   

1781  On this day in history sir William Herschel sees what he thinks is a comet but he really discovers the planet Uranus   

1781  On March - 13 the German-born astronomer William Hershel discovers Uranus, the seventh planet from the sun and the third largest planet by diamete   

1781  On this day in history sir William Herschel sees "comet" (really discovered Uranus)   

1781  On March - 13 karl F Schinkel, German architect/painter/writer (Schloss Tegel)   

1790  John Martin, 1st American-born actor, performs in Philadelphia on this day in history.   

1797  Cherubini's opera "Medée," premieres in Paris on this day in history.   

1798  On this day in history abigail Powers Fillmore, 1st lady (1850-53)   

1808  Denmark's demented Christian VII has died March 13 at age 59 after a 32-year reign on March - 13.   

1809  On March - 13 seven Swedish army officers break into the royal apartments March 13, seize the insane Gustav IV in a coup d'état, and conduct him to the château of Gripsholm   

1817  Matej Sojka, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1818  Albion Parris Howe, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1897 on this day in history.   

1820  On this day in history louis Herbert, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1901   

1822  On this day in history moritz Grave von Strachwitz, German poet   

1832  Alberto Randegger, composer on this day in history.   

1835  Charles Darwin departs Valparaiso for Andes crossing on this day in history.   

1837  On this day in history nikita P Panin, Russian diplomat/min of Foreign affairs, dies at 66   

1839  Robert Gallenberg, composer, dies at 55 on this day in history.   

1846  Friedrich Hebbel's "Maria Magdalena," premieres in Königsberg on this day in history.   

1850  Emilio Serrano y Ruiz, composer on March - 13.   

1852  On this day in history uncle Sam cartoon figure made its debut in the New York Lantern weekly   

1852  On this day in history uncle Sam cartoon figure made its debut in the NY Lantern weekly   

1855  The birth of Percival Lowell, American astronomer 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 March - 13.   

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

1599  On March - 13 birth of johannes Berchmans, Dutch Jesuit/saint   

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

1683  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of michel Blavet, composer   

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

1271  Death of Henry of Almain, English crusader (b. 1235) on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1558  On this day in history jean Fernel, French physician/physiologist, dies   

1569  On March - 13 lodewijk Condé, French prince/co-leader of Hugenot, dies   

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)