Historical Events In March - 13

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

1941  On March - 13 a Coenradi, Dutch resistance fighter, executed  

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

1942  Julia Flikke, Nurse Corps, becomes 1st woman colonel in US army on March - 13.  

1943  On this day in history failed assassin attempt on Hitler during Smolensk-Rastenburg flight  

1943  On this day in history baseball approves official ball (with cork & balata)  

1944  On March - 13 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 March - 13.  

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

1946  Abraham Bredius, Dutch art historian (Rembrandt), dies at 90 on this day in history.  

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

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

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

1948  10th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Kentucky beats Baylor 58-42 on this day in history.  

1949  On this day in history uS Men's Figure Skating Championship won by Richard Button  

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 this day in history 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  Alfred Hugenberg, German RC pres-dir of Krupp/media magnate, dies on March - 13.  

1954  Braves' Bobby Thomson breaks his ankle, he is replaced by Hank Aaron on March - 13.  

1955  Bir BSD Mahendra succeeds Tribhubana as king of Nepal on March - 13.  

1955  On March - 13 maharajadhiraja Tribhuvana Bir Bikram Yung Bahadur Shum Shere, dies  

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

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

1957  On March - 13 bloody battles after anti-Batista demonstration in Havana Cuba  

1957  Lena Ashwell, Engl actress/theatrical manager (Kingsway), dies at 84 on this day in history.  

1958  On this day in history govt troops land in Sumatra Indonesia  

1960  On this day in history fay Crocker wins LPGA Titleholders Golf Championship  

1961  On this day in history elizabeth Gurley Finn (70) becomes president of US Communist Party  

1961  Floyd Patterson KOs Ingemar Johansson in 6 to retain heavyweight boxing title on this day in history.  

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1372  On March - 13 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 this day in history.  

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

1683  On March - 13 birth of john Theophilus Desaguliers, French-British philosopher (d. 1744)  

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

1700  James Kent, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

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  On March - 13 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 this day in history.  

1604  On this day in history death of arnaud d'Ossat, French diplomat and writer (b. 1537)