Historical Events In March - 13

1961  On March - 13 jFK sets up the Alliance for Progress   

1961  Landslide in USSR, kills 145 on this day in history.   

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

1961  Old type, black & white notes cease to be legal tender on March - 13.   

1961  Pablo Picasso (79) marries his model Jacqueline Rocque (37) on this day in history.   

1961  On this day in history elizabeth Gurley Finn (70) becomes pres of US Communist Party   

1962  Yugoslavia grants 1,000 prisoners amnesty on this day in history.   

1963  On March - 13 2 Russian reconnaissance flights over Alaska   

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

1964  On this day in history turkey threatens Cyprus with armed attack   

1964  Kitty Genovese, stabbed to death in Queens; 40 neighbors looked on on this day in history.   

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

1965  Jeff Beck replaces Eric Clapton of the Yardbirds on this day in history.   

1965  On March - 13 george Calinescu, Romanian author (Lauda Lucrorilor), dies at 65   

1967  On March - 13 congo sentences ex-premier Moïse Tsjombe to death   

1967  Frank Worrell, West indian cricketer, dies on March - 13.   

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

1969  Apollo 9 returns to Earth on March - 13.   

1969  On March - 13 felix Locher, actor (Frankenstein's Daughter), dies at 86   

1970  On March - 13 100 year Beehive anniversary ends in brawl in Amsterdam   

1970  Digital Equipment Corp introduces PDP-11 minicomputer on March - 13.   

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

1970  On this day in history rick Besoyan, composer, dies at 45   

1971  Piero Coppola, composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1973  On March - 13 syria adopts constitution   

1973  On March - 13 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  Glenn Turner scores twin tons for New Zealand's first win against Australia on this day in history.   

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

1975  On March - 13 ali Sastroamidjojo, Indonesian attorney/minister/premier, dies at 71   

1976  On this day in history willy Alfredo, [Willem Jue], Dutch comedian/poet, dies at 77   

1977  On this day in history dennis Lillee takes 6-26, England all out 95 in Centenary Test   

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

1978  GO introduces its first bi-level coaches 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  On March - 13 birth of sasbout Vosmeer, Dutch Catholic theologist/apostole   

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

1615  On March - 13 birth of innocent XII, [Antonio Pignatelli], Pope (1691-1700)   

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

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

1700  James Kent, composer was born on March - 13.   

1700  On March - 13 birth of michel Blavet, composer   

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

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

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

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 March - 13.