Historical Events In March - 13

0483  On this day in history st Felix III begins his reign as Catholic Pope  

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

1138  German king Koenraad II von Hohenstaufen crowned on March - 13.  

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

1395  John Barbour, Scottish poet on March - 13.  

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

1519  On this day in history cortez lands in México  

1519  On March - 13 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  Spanish fleet occupies Djerba, at Tripoli on March - 13.  

1564  Cardinal Granvelle flees Brussels on this day in history.  

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

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

1569  Battle of Jarnac, Count of Anjou defeats Huguenots on this day in history.  

1569  Lodewijk Condé, French prince/co-leader of Hugenot, dies on this day in history.  

1573  On March - 13 michel de l'Hôpital, French statesman  

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

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

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

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

1619  On this day in history richard Burbage, English actor (Shakespeare), dies  

1634  On this day in history 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  On this day in history jews are denied the right to build a synagogue in New Amsterdam  

1677  Massachusetts gains title to Maine for $6,000 on this day in history.  

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

1700  On March - 13 james Kent, composer  

1712  On this day in history isfrid Kayser, composer  

1716  Georg Gabriel Schutz, composer, dies at 46 on this day in history.  

1733  Joseph Priestly, England, clergyman/scientist (discovered oxygen) on March - 13.  

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

1735  1st US Moravian bishop, David Nitschmann, consecrated in Germany 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  On March - 13 birth of sasbout Vosmeer, Dutch Catholic theologist/apostole  

1599  Johannes Berchmans, Dutch Jesuit/saint was born on March - 13.  

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 March - 13.  

1700  James Kent, composer was born on March - 13.  

1700  On this day in history birth of michel Blavet, composer  

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  Death of John Barbour, Scottish poet on March - 13.  

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

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  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.