Historical Events In March - 13

1741  On March - 13 jozef II, arch duke of Austria/RC German emperor (1765-90)   

1744  On March - 13 david Allan, Scottish painter   

1746  On March - 13 maurus Haberhauer, composer   

1752  Josef Reicha, composer on this day in history.   

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

1759  On March - 13 27th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet   

1764  Charles Earl Grey, (Whig), British PM (1830-34) on this day in history.   

1767  On March - 13 heinrich Domnich, composer   

1768  On March - 13 charles Louis WJ van Keverberg, Dutch civil servant   

1770  Daniel Lambert, England, giant (weighed 739 lbs (334 kg) at death) on March - 13.   

1772  On this day in history gotthold Lessing's "Emilia Calotti," premieres in Brunswick   

1779  Oliver Shaw, composer on March - 13.   

1781  Sir William Herschel sees what he thinks is a comet but he really discovers the planet Uranus on March - 13.   

1781  The German-born astronomer William Hershel discovers Uranus, the seventh planet from the sun and the third largest planet by diamete on March - 13.   

1781  On this day in history sir William Herschel sees "comet" (really discovered Uranus)   

1781  On March - 13 karl F Schinkel, German architect/painter/writer (Schloss Tegel)   

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  Denmark's demented Christian VII has died March 13 at age 59 after a 32-year reign on this day in history.   

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 March - 13 matej Sojka, composer, dies at 77   

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

1820  On this day in history louis Herbert, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1901   

1822  Moritz Grave von Strachwitz, German poet on March - 13.   

1832  Alberto Randegger, composer on March - 13.   

1835  Charles Darwin departs Valparaiso for Andes crossing on March - 13.   

1837  Nikita P Panin, Russian diplomat/min of Foreign affairs, dies at 66 on March - 13.   

1839  On this day in history robert Gallenberg, composer, dies at 55   

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

1850  On March - 13 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 March - 13 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  Louis F A D Duke de Richelieu, French marshal was born on this day in history.   

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

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 March - 13.   

1271  Death of Henry of Almain, English crusader (b. 1235) on this day in history.   

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  Jean Fernel, French physician/physiologist, dies on March - 13.   

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

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

1604  On March - 13 death of arnaud d'Ossat, French diplomat and writer (b. 1537)