Historical Events In March - 13

1741  On this day in history jozef II, arch duke of Austria/RC German emperor (1765-90)  

1744  David Allan, Scottish painter on this day in history.  

1746  On March - 13 maurus Haberhauer, composer  

1752  On March - 13 josef Reicha, composer  

1756  Johann Melchior Conradi, composer, dies at 81 on March - 13.  

1759  27th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet on this day in history.  

1764  On this day in history charles Earl Grey, (Whig), British PM (1830-34)  

1767  Heinrich Domnich, composer on March - 13.  

1768  Charles Louis WJ van Keverberg, Dutch civil servant on this day in history.  

1770  On March - 13 daniel Lambert, England, giant (weighed 739 lbs (334 kg) at death)  

1772  Gotthold Lessing's "Emilia Calotti," premieres in Brunswick on this day in history.  

1779  On March - 13 oliver Shaw, composer  

1781  On March - 13 sir William Herschel sees what he thinks is a comet but he really discovers the planet Uranus  

1781  The German-born astronomer William Hershel discovers Uranus, the seventh planet from the sun and the third largest planet by diamete on this day in history.  

1781  On March - 13 sir William Herschel sees "comet" (really discovered Uranus)  

1781  Karl F Schinkel, German architect/painter/writer (Schloss Tegel) on this day in history.  

1790  On March - 13 john Martin, 1st American-born actor, performs in Philadelphia  

1797  On March - 13 cherubini's opera "Medée," premieres in Paris  

1798  On March - 13 abigail Powers Fillmore, 1st lady (1850-53)  

1808  On this day in history denmark's demented Christian VII has died March 13 at age 59 after a 32-year reign  

1809  On this day in history seven Swedish army officers break into the royal apartments March 13, seize the insane Gustav IV in a coup d'état, and conduct him to the château of Gripsholm  

1817  On this day in history matej Sojka, composer, dies at 77  

1818  Albion Parris Howe, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1897 on this day in history.  

1820  Louis Herbert, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1901 on March - 13.  

1822  On this day in history moritz Grave von Strachwitz, German poet  

1832  Alberto Randegger, composer on March - 13.  

1835  Charles Darwin departs Valparaiso for Andes crossing on this day in history.  

1837  On March - 13 nikita P Panin, Russian diplomat/min of Foreign affairs, dies at 66  

1839  Robert Gallenberg, composer, dies at 55 on this day in history.  

1846  On this day in history friedrich Hebbel's "Maria Magdalena," premieres in Königsberg  

1850  On this day in history emilio Serrano y Ruiz, composer  

1852  Uncle Sam cartoon figure made its debut in the New York Lantern weekly on March - 13.  

1852  Uncle Sam cartoon figure made its debut in the NY Lantern weekly on March - 13.  

1855  On this day in history the birth of Percival Lowell, American astronomer  

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1372  Louis of Valois, Duke of Orléans, brother of Charles VI of France (d. 1407) was born on March - 13.  

1548  On this day in history birth of sasbout Vosmeer, Dutch Catholic theologist/apostole  

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

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

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  James Kent, composer was born on March - 13.  

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  Death of Henry of Almain, English crusader (b. 1235) on March - 13.  

1395  On March - 13 death of john Barbour, Scottish poet  

1516  On March - 13 vladislav II Jagiello, king of Bohemia (1490-1516), dies at 60  

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

1604  Death of Arnaud d'Ossat, French diplomat and writer (b. 1537) on this day in history.