Historical Events In March - 13

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

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

1978  David McKinley Williams, composer, dies at 91 on this day in history.   

1979  European Monetary System is established, ECU created on this day in history.   

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  Ford Motor Co found innocent in death of 3 women in a fiery Pinto on March - 13.   

1980  Tauno Kullerve Pylkkanen, composer, dies at 61 on March - 13.   

1980  Eric Heiden skates world record 1000 meter (1:13.60) on March - 13.   

1981  Attempt on Pope John Paul II by Mehemet Ali Agca on March - 13.   

1982  World Ice Dance Championship in Copenhagen won by Jayne Torvill & Christopher Dean (Great Britain) on March - 13.   

1982  On March - 13 albert Weisser, composer, dies at 64   

1983  Louison Bobet, French cyclist (Tour de France 1953-55), dies at 58 on March - 13.   

1984  On March - 13 last day of 1st-class cricket for G Chappell, R Marsh, B Laird   

1984  On March - 13 western Australia beat Queensland by four wickets to win the Sheffield Shield   

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

1985  On March - 13 funeral services held for Konstantin Chernenko (Moscow)   

1986  On March - 13 soyuz T-15 carries 2 cosmonauts to Soviet space station Mir   

1986  Space probe Giotto encounters Halley's Comet on this day in history.   

1986  On March - 13 alvaro Fayad Delgado, Colombian guerilla leader (M-19), dies   

1987  John Gotti is acquitted of racketeering on this day in history.   

1987  Bernhard Grzimek, West German zoologist, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1988  14th People's Choice Awards Fatal Attraction, Bill Cosby win on this day in history.   

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

1988  On this day in history 14th People's Choice Awards: Fatal Attraction, Bill Cosby win   

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

1989  On this day in history fDA orders recall of all Chilean fruit in US   

1989  On this day in history uS space shuttle STS-29 launched   

1990  On this day in history nicholoas Braithwaite elected premier of Grenada   

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

1991  On March - 13 exxon pays $1-billion dollars in fines & cleanup of Valdez oil spill (Prince William Sound, Alaska)   

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

1992  On this day in history 570 die in a Turkish earthquake   

1992  Martina Navratilova & Judy Nelson settle their galamony suit on this day in history.   

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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  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  On March - 13 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  On this day in history birth of michel Blavet, composer   

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 March - 13.   

1395  On March - 13 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  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  Death of Arnaud d'Ossat, French diplomat and writer (b. 1537) on this day in history.