Page 8: Historical Events In March - 13

1978  On March - 13 moluccans "suicide commandos" occupies Province house   

1978  The Canadian Radio & Television Commission rejects introduction of pay TV in Canada.. I guess we were not ready for it on this day in history.   

1978  David McKinley Williams, composer, dies at 91 on March - 13.   

1979  European Monetary System is established, ECU created on March - 13.   

1979  On March - 13 gairy dictatorship in Grenada overthrown by New Jewel Movement   

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  On March - 13 tauno Kullerve Pylkkanen, composer, dies at 61   

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

1981  Attempt on Pope John Paul II by Mehemet Ali Agca on this day in history.   

1982  On March - 13 world Ice Dance Championship in Copenhagen won by Jayne Torvill & Christopher Dean (Great Britain)   

1982  On this day in history albert Weisser, composer, dies at 64   

1983  Louison Bobet, French cyclist (Tour de France 1953-55), dies at 58 on March - 13.   

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

1984  On this day in history western Australia beat Queensland by four wickets to win the Sheffield Shield   

1984  On this day in history dick Whitington, journalist/cricketer (South Aust & AIF bat), dies   

1985  Funeral services held for Konstantin Chernenko (Moscow) on March - 13.   

1986  Soyuz T-15 carries 2 cosmonauts to Soviet space station Mir on March - 13.   

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

1986  Alvaro Fayad Delgado, Colombian guerilla leader (M-19), dies on this day in history.   

1987  John Gotti is acquitted of racketeering on March - 13.   

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  Olive Carey, actress (Affairs With a Stranger), dies at 92 on this day in history.   

1988  On March - 13 14th People's Choice Awards: Fatal Attraction, Bill Cosby win   

1989  27th shuttle, Discovery 8, launched, first woman to do the countdown on this day in history.   

1989  On this day in history fDA orders recall of all Chilean fruit in US   

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

1990  Nicholoas Braithwaite elected premier of Grenada on this day in history.   

1990  On this day in history bruno Bettelhelm, Austrian/US psychoanalyst, commits suicide at 86   

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

1991  Cor Witschge, [Pipo the Clown], Dutch actor (Alicia), dies at 65 on March - 13.   

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

1992  On this day in history martina Navratilova & Judy Nelson settle their galamony suit   

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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  On this day in history birth of sasbout Vosmeer, Dutch Catholic theologist/apostole   

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

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

1700  James Kent, composer was born on this day in history.   

1700  Michel Blavet, composer was born on March - 13.   

1202  Mieszko III, the Elder, grand duke of Poland (1173-77, 1200-02), dies on March - 13.   

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

1573  On this day in history 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.