Page 8: Historical Events In March - 13

1978  Moluccans "suicide commandos" occupies Province house on this day in history.   

1978  On March - 13 the Canadian Radio & Television Commission rejects introduction of pay TV in Canada.. I guess we were not ready for it   

1978  On this day in history david McKinley Williams, composer, dies at 91   

1979  On March - 13 european Monetary System is established, ECU created   

1979  On this day in history gairy dictatorship in Grenada overthrown by New Jewel Movement   

1980  On this day in history eric Heiden skates world record 1000 meter (1 13.60)   

1980  On this day in history ford Motor Co found innocent in death of 3 women in a fiery Pinto   

1980  Tauno Kullerve Pylkkanen, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1980  On March - 13 eric Heiden skates world record 1000 meter (1:13.60)   

1981  Attempt on Pope John Paul II by Mehemet Ali Agca on this day in history.   

1982  World Ice Dance Championship in Copenhagen won by Jayne Torvill & Christopher Dean (Great Britain) on this day in history.   

1982  Albert Weisser, composer, dies at 64 on March - 13.   

1983  On March - 13 louison Bobet, French cyclist (Tour de France 1953-55), dies at 58   

1984  Last day of 1st-class cricket for G Chappell, R Marsh, B Laird on this day in history.   

1984  Western Australia beat Queensland by four wickets to win the Sheffield Shield on this day in history.   

1984  Dick Whitington, journalist/cricketer (South Aust & AIF bat), dies on March - 13.   

1985  On this day in history funeral services held for Konstantin Chernenko (Moscow)   

1986  Soyuz T-15 carries 2 cosmonauts to Soviet space station Mir on March - 13.   

1986  Space probe Giotto encounters Halley's Comet on March - 13.   

1986  Alvaro Fayad Delgado, Colombian guerilla leader (M-19), dies on this day in history.   

1987  On this day in history john Gotti is acquitted of racketeering   

1987  Bernhard Grzimek, West German zoologist, dies at 77 on March - 13.   

1988  On March - 13 14th People's Choice Awards Fatal Attraction, Bill Cosby win   

1988  Olive Carey, actress (Affairs With a Stranger), dies at 92 on March - 13.   

1988  14th People's Choice Awards: Fatal Attraction, Bill Cosby win on March - 13.   

1989  On March - 13 27th shuttle, Discovery 8, launched, first woman to do the countdown   

1989  FDA orders recall of all Chilean fruit in US on this day in history.   

1989  US space shuttle STS-29 launched on this day in history.   

1990  On March - 13 nicholoas Braithwaite elected premier of Grenada   

1990  Bruno Bettelhelm, Austrian/US psychoanalyst, commits suicide at 86 on this day in history.   

1991  Exxon pays $1-billion dollars in fines & cleanup of Valdez oil spill (Prince William Sound, Alaska) on this day in history.   

1991  On this day in history cor Witschge, [Pipo the Clown], Dutch actor (Alicia), dies at 65   

1992  On March - 13 570 die in a Turkish earthquake   

1992  Martina Navratilova & Judy Nelson settle their galamony suit on March - 13.   

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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  Sasbout Vosmeer, Dutch Catholic theologist/apostole was born on this day in history.   

1599  On March - 13 birth of johannes Berchmans, Dutch Jesuit/saint   

1615  Innocent XII, [Antonio Pignatelli], Pope (1691-1700) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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 March - 13.   

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

1569  On this day in history lodewijk Condé, French prince/co-leader of Hugenot, dies   

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

1604  Death of Arnaud d'Ossat, French diplomat and writer (b. 1537) on this day in history.