Page 8: Historical Events In March - 13

1978  Moluccans "suicide commandos" occupies Province house on March - 13.   

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

1979  On this day in history european Monetary System is established, ECU created   

1979  On March - 13 gairy dictatorship in Grenada overthrown by New Jewel Movement   

1980  On March - 13 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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history western Australia beat Queensland by four wickets to win the Sheffield Shield   

1984  Dick Whitington, journalist/cricketer (South Aust & AIF bat), dies on this day in history.   

1985  Funeral services held for Konstantin Chernenko (Moscow) on this day in history.   

1986  Soyuz T-15 carries 2 cosmonauts to Soviet space station Mir on this day in history.   

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

1987  On this day in history bernhard Grzimek, West German zoologist, dies at 77   

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

1988  Olive Carey, actress (Affairs With a Stranger), dies at 92 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1989  US space shuttle STS-29 launched on March - 13.   

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

1990  On this day in history bruno Bettelhelm, Austrian/US psychoanalyst, commits suicide at 86   

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

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

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  Louis of Valois, Duke of Orléans, brother of Charles VI of France (d. 1407) was born on this day in history.   

1548  Sasbout Vosmeer, Dutch Catholic theologist/apostole was born on this day in history.   

1599  Johannes Berchmans, Dutch Jesuit/saint was born on this day in history.   

1615  On March - 13 birth of innocent XII, [Antonio Pignatelli], Pope (1691-1700)   

1683  John Theophilus Desaguliers, French-British philosopher (d. 1744) was born on March - 13.   

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

1700  On this day in history birth of james Kent, composer   

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  On March - 13 vladislav II Jagiello, king of Bohemia (1490-1516), dies at 60   

1558  On March - 13 jean Fernel, French physician/physiologist, dies   

1569  Lodewijk Condé, French prince/co-leader of Hugenot, dies on March - 13.   

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)