Historical Events In March - 13

0483  St Felix III begins his reign as Catholic Pope on this day in history.   

0607  12th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet on this day in history.   

1138  On this day in history german king Koenraad II von Hohenstaufen crowned   

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

1395  On March - 13 john Barbour, Scottish poet   

1516  Vladislav II Jagiello, king of Bohemia (1490-1516), dies at 60 on March - 13.   

1519  On this day in history cortez lands in México   

1519  On this day in history cortez lands in Mexico   

1548  Sasbout Vosmeer, Dutch Catholic theologist/apostole on this day in history.   

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

1560  On March - 13 spanish fleet occupies Djerba, at Tripoli   

1564  On this day in history cardinal Granvelle flees Brussels   

1567  Battle at Oosterweel Spanish troops destroy Geuzenleger on March - 13.   

1567  Battle at Oosterweel: Spanish troops destroy Geuzenleger on this day in history.   

1569  On this day in history battle of Jarnac, Count of Anjou defeats Huguenots   

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

1573  Michel de l'Hôpital, French statesman on this day in history.   

1591  On March - 13 battle at Tondibi Moroccans army under Judar beats sultan Askia Ishaq II of Songhai   

1591  On this day in history battle at Tondibi: Moroccans army under Judar beats sultan Askia Ishaq II of Songhai   

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

1615  Innocent XII, [Antonio Pignatelli], Pope (1691-1700) on March - 13.   

1619  Richard Burbage, English actor (Shakespeare), dies on this day in history.   

1634  On March - 13 académie Française opens   

1634  On this day in history academie Francaise opens   

1639  Cambridge College renamed Harvard for clergyman John Harvard on March - 13.   

1656  Jews are denied the right to build a synagogue in New Amsterdam on March - 13.   

1677  On March - 13 massachusetts gains title to Maine for $6,000   

1696  On March - 13 louis F A D Duke de Richelieu, French marshal   

1700  James Kent, composer on this day in history.   

1712  Isfrid Kayser, composer on March - 13.   

1716  On March - 13 georg Gabriel Schutz, composer, dies at 46   

1733  On March - 13 joseph Priestly, England, clergyman/scientist (discovered oxygen)   

1735  The first US Moravian bishop, David Nitschmann, consecrated in Germany on this day in history.   

1735  On this day in history 1st US Moravian bishop, David Nitschmann, consecrated in Germany   

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

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

1615  On this day in history birth of innocent XII, [Antonio Pignatelli], Pope (1691-1700)   

1683  On March - 13 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 this day in history birth of james Kent, composer   

1700  On March - 13 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 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  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)