Historical Events In March - 13

0483  On March - 13 st Felix III begins his reign as Catholic Pope  

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  On this day in history mieszko III, the Elder, grand duke of Poland (1173-77, 1200-02), dies  

1395  On this day in history john Barbour, Scottish poet  

1516  Vladislav II Jagiello, king of Bohemia (1490-1516), dies at 60 on this day in history.  

1519  Cortez lands in México on this day in history.  

1519  On this day in history cortez lands in Mexico  

1548  Sasbout Vosmeer, Dutch Catholic theologist/apostole on March - 13.  

1558  On this day in history jean Fernel, French physician/physiologist, dies  

1560  Spanish fleet occupies Djerba, at Tripoli on this day in history.  

1564  On this day in history cardinal Granvelle flees Brussels  

1567  On this day in history battle at Oosterweel Spanish troops destroy Geuzenleger  

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

1569  On March - 13 battle of Jarnac, Count of Anjou defeats Huguenots  

1569  Lodewijk Condé, French prince/co-leader of Hugenot, dies on March - 13.  

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

1591  Battle at Tondibi Moroccans army under Judar beats sultan Askia Ishaq II of Songhai on this day in history.  

1591  Battle at Tondibi: Moroccans army under Judar beats sultan Askia Ishaq II of Songhai on this day in history.  

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

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

1619  Richard Burbage, English actor (Shakespeare), dies on March - 13.  

1634  Académie Française opens on March - 13.  

1634  On March - 13 academie Francaise opens  

1639  On March - 13 cambridge College renamed Harvard for clergyman John Harvard  

1656  Jews are denied the right to build a synagogue in New Amsterdam on this day in history.  

1677  On this day in history massachusetts gains title to Maine for $6,000  

1696  On this day in history louis F A D Duke de Richelieu, French marshal  

1700  On this day in history james Kent, composer  

1712  Isfrid Kayser, composer on March - 13.  

1716  Georg Gabriel Schutz, composer, dies at 46 on March - 13.  

1733  Joseph Priestly, England, clergyman/scientist (discovered oxygen) on this day in history.  

1735  On March - 13 the first US Moravian bishop, David Nitschmann, consecrated in Germany  

1735  1st US Moravian bishop, David Nitschmann, consecrated in Germany on March - 13.  

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

1615  Innocent XII, [Antonio Pignatelli], Pope (1691-1700) was born on this day in history.  

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 March - 13.  

1700  On this day in history birth of james Kent, composer  

1700  Michel Blavet, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

1271  On March - 13 death of henry of Almain, English crusader (b. 1235)  

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

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 March - 13.  

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)