Historical Events In March - 13

1941  A Bougne forms AGRA (Amis du Grand Reich Allemand) on March - 13.  

1941  A Coenradi, Dutch resistance fighter, executed on this day in history.  

1942  On this day in history julia Flikke, Nurse Corps, becomes first woman colonel in US army  

1942  On March - 13 julia Flikke, Nurse Corps, becomes 1st woman colonel in US army  

1943  On March - 13 failed assassin attempt on Hitler during Smolensk-Rastenburg flight  

1943  On March - 13 baseball approves official ball (with cork & balata)  

1944  On this day in history uSSR recognizes Italian Badoglio government  

1944  USSR recognizes Italian Badoglio govt on this day in history.  

1945  Queen Wilhelmina returns to Netherlands on this day in history.  

1945  Sicherheitsdienst arrest Dutch resistance fighter Henry Werkman on this day in history.  

1945  Herbert Bedford, composer, dies at 78 on March - 13.  

1946  Abraham Bredius, Dutch art historian (Rembrandt), dies at 90 on March - 13.  

1947  On March - 13 "Brigadoon" opens at Ziegfeld Theater NYC for 581 performances  

1947  19th Academy Awards "Best Years of Our Lives", Frederic March, Olivia de Havilland win on March - 13.  

1947  19th Academy Awards: "Best Years of Our Lives", Frederic March, Olivia de Havilland win on this day in history.  

1948  10th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Kentucky beats Baylor 58-42 on March - 13.  

1949  US Men's Figure Skating Championship won by Richard Button on March - 13.  

1949  On March - 13 uS Ladies Figure Skating Championship won by Yvonne C Sherman  

1950  On March - 13 general Motors reports net earnings of $656,434,232 (record)  

1951  On March - 13 2nd Dutch government of Drees forms  

1951  On this day in history israel demands DM 6.2 billion compensation from Germany  

1951  On this day in history 2nd Dutch govt of Drees forms  

1951  On this day in history alfred Hugenberg, German RC pres-dir of Krupp/media magnate, dies  

1954  On March - 13 braves' Bobby Thomson breaks his ankle, he is replaced by Hank Aaron  

1955  On March - 13 bir BSD Mahendra succeeds Tribhubana as king of Nepal  

1955  Maharajadhiraja Tribhuvana Bir Bikram Yung Bahadur Shum Shere, dies on this day in history.  

1956  On this day in history new Zealand bowl out West Indies for 77 at Eden Park to score their first Test Cricket win  

1956  On March - 13 nZ bowl out WI for 77 at Eden Park to score their 1st Test Cricket win  

1957  Bloody battles after anti-Batista demonstration in Havana Cuba on this day in history.  

1957  On March - 13 lena Ashwell, Engl actress/theatrical manager (Kingsway), dies at 84  

1958  Govt troops land in Sumatra Indonesia on March - 13.  

1960  On March - 13 fay Crocker wins LPGA Titleholders Golf Championship  

1961  On March - 13 elizabeth Gurley Finn (70) becomes president of US Communist Party  

1961  On March - 13 floyd Patterson KOs Ingemar Johansson in 6 to retain heavyweight boxing title  

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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 this day in history birth of johannes Berchmans, Dutch Jesuit/saint  

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 this day in history.  

1696  Louis F A D Duke de Richelieu, French marshal was born on March - 13.  

1700  On March - 13 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  Death of Henry of Almain, English crusader (b. 1235) on March - 13.  

1395  Death of John Barbour, Scottish poet on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history death of michel de l'Hôpital, French statesman  

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