Historical Events In March - 13

1978  On this day in history moluccans "suicide commandos" occupies Province house   

1978  On March - 13 the Canadian Radio & Television Commission rejects introduction of pay TV in Canada.. I guess we were not ready for it   

1978  David McKinley Williams, composer, dies at 91 on this day in history.   

1979  European Monetary System is established, ECU created on this day in history.   

1979  Gairy dictatorship in Grenada overthrown by New Jewel Movement on this day in history.   

1980  Eric Heiden skates world record 1000 meter (1 13.60) on this day in history.   

1980  Ford Motor Co found innocent in death of 3 women in a fiery Pinto on this day in history.   

1980  Tauno Kullerve Pylkkanen, composer, dies at 61 on March - 13.   

1980  On this day in history eric Heiden skates world record 1000 meter (1:13.60)   

1981  On March - 13 attempt on Pope John Paul II by Mehemet Ali Agca   

1982  World Ice Dance Championship in Copenhagen won by Jayne Torvill & Christopher Dean (Great Britain) on this day in history.   

1982  Albert Weisser, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1983  On March - 13 louison Bobet, French cyclist (Tour de France 1953-55), dies at 58   

1984  On March - 13 last day of 1st-class cricket for G Chappell, R Marsh, B Laird   

1984  Western Australia beat Queensland by four wickets to win the Sheffield Shield on this day in history.   

1984  Dick Whitington, journalist/cricketer (South Aust & AIF bat), dies on this day in history.   

1985  Funeral services held for Konstantin Chernenko (Moscow) on this day in history.   

1986  On March - 13 soyuz T-15 carries 2 cosmonauts to Soviet space station Mir   

1986  On this day in history space probe Giotto encounters Halley's Comet   

1986  Alvaro Fayad Delgado, Colombian guerilla leader (M-19), dies on March - 13.   

1987  John Gotti is acquitted of racketeering on this day in history.   

1987  On this day in history bernhard Grzimek, West German zoologist, dies at 77   

1988  On this day in history 14th People's Choice Awards Fatal Attraction, Bill Cosby win   

1988  On this day in history olive Carey, actress (Affairs With a Stranger), dies at 92   

1988  On this day in history 14th People's Choice Awards: Fatal Attraction, Bill Cosby win   

1989  27th shuttle, Discovery 8, launched, first woman to do the countdown on March - 13.   

1989  FDA orders recall of all Chilean fruit in US on this day in history.   

1989  On this day in history uS space shuttle STS-29 launched   

1990  Nicholoas Braithwaite elected premier of Grenada on March - 13.   

1990  Bruno Bettelhelm, Austrian/US psychoanalyst, commits suicide at 86 on this day in history.   

1991  On March - 13 exxon pays $1-billion dollars in fines & cleanup of Valdez oil spill (Prince William Sound, Alaska)   

1991  On this day in history cor Witschge, [Pipo the Clown], Dutch actor (Alicia), dies at 65   

1992  On this day in history 570 die in a Turkish earthquake   

1992  Martina Navratilova & Judy Nelson settle their galamony suit on this day in history.   

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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 this day in history.   

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

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

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

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  Mieszko III, the Elder, grand duke of Poland (1173-77, 1200-02), dies on March - 13.   

1271  On this day in history 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 this day in history jean Fernel, French physician/physiologist, dies   

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 March - 13.