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 March - 13.   

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

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

1395  On this day in history john Barbour, Scottish poet   

1516  On this day in history vladislav II Jagiello, king of Bohemia (1490-1516), dies at 60   

1519  On March - 13 cortez lands in México   

1519  Cortez lands in Mexico on March - 13.   

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

1558  Jean Fernel, French physician/physiologist, dies on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1569  Battle of Jarnac, Count of Anjou defeats Huguenots on March - 13.   

1569  On March - 13 lodewijk Condé, French prince/co-leader of Hugenot, dies   

1573  Michel de l'Hôpital, French statesman on March - 13.   

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 March - 13.   

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  On March - 13 richard Burbage, English actor (Shakespeare), dies   

1634  Académie Française opens on this day in history.   

1634  Academie Francaise opens on March - 13.   

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

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 March - 13.   

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

1700  On this day in history 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  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  Louis of Valois, Duke of Orléans, brother of Charles VI of France (d. 1407) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1683  John Theophilus Desaguliers, French-British philosopher (d. 1744) was born on March - 13.   

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  Michel Blavet, composer was born on March - 13.   

1202  On March - 13 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 this day in history death of john Barbour, Scottish poet   

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

1573  Death of Michel de l'Hôpital, French statesman on March - 13.   

1604  Death of Arnaud d'Ossat, French diplomat and writer (b. 1537) on March - 13.