Historical Events In March - 13

1961  JFK sets up the Alliance for Progress on March - 13.   

1961  Landslide in USSR, kills 145 on this day in history.   

1961  On March - 13 major-General Allard the first Canadian to command a British army division   

1961  Old type, black & white notes cease to be legal tender on March - 13.   

1961  Pablo Picasso (79) marries his model Jacqueline Rocque (37) on March - 13.   

1961  Elizabeth Gurley Finn (70) becomes pres of US Communist Party on this day in history.   

1962  Yugoslavia grants 1,000 prisoners amnesty on this day in history.   

1963  2 Russian reconnaissance flights over Alaska on March - 13.   

1963  On this day in history indonesia & Netherlands recover diplomatic relations   

1964  Turkey threatens Cyprus with armed attack on March - 13.   

1964  On March - 13 kitty Genovese, stabbed to death in Queens; 40 neighbors looked on   

1965  On this day in history beatles' "Eight Days a Week", single goes #1 & stays #1 for 2 weeks   

1965  Jeff Beck replaces Eric Clapton of the Yardbirds on this day in history.   

1965  George Calinescu, Romanian author (Lauda Lucrorilor), dies at 65 on March - 13.   

1967  Congo sentences ex-premier Moïse Tsjombe to death on this day in history.   

1967  On this day in history frank Worrell, West indian cricketer, dies   

1968  On this day in history beatles release "Lady Madonna" in the UK   

1969  Apollo 9 returns to Earth on March - 13.   

1969  Felix Locher, actor (Frankenstein's Daughter), dies at 86 on this day in history.   

1970  100 year Beehive anniversary ends in brawl in Amsterdam on this day in history.   

1970  On this day in history digital Equipment Corp introduces PDP-11 minicomputer   

1970  San Francisco city employees begin 4-day strike on this day in history.   

1970  On this day in history rick Besoyan, composer, dies at 45   

1971  Piero Coppola, composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1973  Syria adopts constitution on this day in history.   

1973  On March - 13 stacy Harris, actor (NOPD, Doorway to Danger), dies at 54   

1974  Charles de Gaulle Airport opens near Paris France on this day in history.   

1974  On March - 13 glenn Turner scores twin tons for New Zealand's first win against Australia   

1974  On March - 13 howard St John, actor (Investigator, Dr Lewis-Hank), dies at 68   

1975  On March - 13 ali Sastroamidjojo, Indonesian attorney/minister/premier, dies at 71   

1976  On this day in history willy Alfredo, [Willem Jue], Dutch comedian/poet, dies at 77   

1977  Dennis Lillee takes 6-26, England all out 95 in Centenary Test on March - 13.   

1977  Fanie Lou Hamer, freedom fighter, dies on March - 13.   

1978  On March - 13 gO introduces its first bi-level coaches.   

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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 March - 13 birth of sasbout Vosmeer, Dutch Catholic theologist/apostole   

1599  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of james Kent, composer   

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 this day in history death of henry of Almain, English crusader (b. 1235)   

1395  On this day in history death of john Barbour, Scottish poet   

1516  On this day in history 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 March - 13 lodewijk Condé, French prince/co-leader of Hugenot, dies   

1573  Death of Michel de l'Hôpital, French statesman on March - 13.   

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