Historical Events In March - 13

1855  Percival "Percy" Lowell, US astronomer (predicted discovery of Pluto) on this day in history.   

1858  Maximilien Luce, French painter on this day in history.   

1859  John Brown 1800-1859 brings first black slaves to Canada from the US via the Underground Railway; he is later made famous in a song, John Brown's Body, about a raid he made on Harper's Ferry, Virginia on March - 13.   

1859  Ivo Bligh, cricketer (Lord Darnley England capt v Australia 1882-83) on March - 13.   

1860  The birth of Hugo Wolf, Austrian composer on March - 13.   

1861  Jefferson Davis signs bill authorizing use of slaves as soldiers on March - 13.   

1862  Vasily Mikhaylovich Metallov, composer on this day in history.   

1865  US Confederate Congress calls on black slaves for field service on March - 13.   

1865  Jefferson Davis signs bill authorizing use of slaves as soldiers on this day in history.   

1868  Senate begins President Andrew Johnson impeachment trial on March - 13.   

1868  Senate begins Pres Andrew Johnson impeachment trial on this day in history.   

1869  On this day in history arkansas legislature passes anti-Klan law   

1872  On March - 13 oswald Garrison Villard, American journalist   

1875  On March - 13 maria E G "Lizzy" Ansingh, Dutch painter (Caught Sultane)   

1878  Oxford defeats Cambridge in their first golf match on this day in history.   

1878  On this day in history oxford defeats Cambridge in their 1st golf match   

1879  On March - 13 adolf Anderssen, German world champ chess (1851..66), dies at 60   

1881  On March - 13 in Russia, Czar Alexander II is killed near the Winter Palace by a hand-bomb thrown by a member of the "People’s Will," a militant wing of the Narodniki movement, which advocated socialist reform in Russia and the elimination of the central government   

1881  Balthazar H Verhagen, Neth/South African dramatist/writer on March - 13.   

1881  On this day in history alexander II, Tsar of Russia, assassinated at 62   

1883  On this day in history enrico Toselli, composer   

1884  Siege of Khartoum Sudan begins on this day in history.   

1884  The birth of Sir Hugh Walpole, English novelist on this day in history.   

1884  On March - 13 uS adopts Standard Time   

1884  On this day in history emanuel Stickelberger, Swiss writer (Bluthochzeit)   

1885  On this day in history in Victoria British Columbia, the Legislature passes Chinese Restriction; bans entry of Chinese immigrants, later ruled unconstitutional   

1886  On March - 13 henri D Gagnebin, Swiss organist   

1887  On March - 13 chester Greenwood of Maine patents earmuffs   

1887  On this day in history carlos Isamitt, composer   

1888  Great Blizzard of 1888 rages on this day in history.   

1890  Michael Taube, composer on this day in history.   

1890  Henry Wylde, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1892  Alec Rowley, composer on this day in history.   

1894  J L Johnstone of England invents horse racing starting gate on this day in history.   

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

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

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 this day in history birth of louis F A D Duke de Richelieu, French marshal   

1700  On this day in history 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  On March - 13 death of henry of Almain, English crusader (b. 1235)   

1395  On this day in history death of john Barbour, Scottish poet   

1516  Vladislav II Jagiello, king of Bohemia (1490-1516), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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