Historical Events In March - 13

1741  On this day in history jozef II, arch duke of Austria/RC German emperor (1765-90)   

1744  On March - 13 david Allan, Scottish painter   

1746  On March - 13 maurus Haberhauer, composer   

1752  Josef Reicha, composer on this day in history.   

1756  On March - 13 johann Melchior Conradi, composer, dies at 81   

1759  27th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet on March - 13.   

1764  Charles Earl Grey, (Whig), British PM (1830-34) on this day in history.   

1767  Heinrich Domnich, composer on this day in history.   

1768  Charles Louis WJ van Keverberg, Dutch civil servant on March - 13.   

1770  Daniel Lambert, England, giant (weighed 739 lbs (334 kg) at death) on this day in history.   

1772  On March - 13 gotthold Lessing's "Emilia Calotti," premieres in Brunswick   

1779  Oliver Shaw, composer on March - 13.   

1781  On March - 13 sir William Herschel sees what he thinks is a comet but he really discovers the planet Uranus   

1781  The German-born astronomer William Hershel discovers Uranus, the seventh planet from the sun and the third largest planet by diamete on this day in history.   

1781  Sir William Herschel sees "comet" (really discovered Uranus) on this day in history.   

1781  On this day in history karl F Schinkel, German architect/painter/writer (Schloss Tegel)   

1790  On March - 13 john Martin, 1st American-born actor, performs in Philadelphia   

1797  On March - 13 cherubini's opera "Medée," premieres in Paris   

1798  Abigail Powers Fillmore, 1st lady (1850-53) on March - 13.   

1808  On this day in history denmark's demented Christian VII has died March 13 at age 59 after a 32-year reign   

1809  On March - 13 seven Swedish army officers break into the royal apartments March 13, seize the insane Gustav IV in a coup d'état, and conduct him to the château of Gripsholm   

1817  On March - 13 matej Sojka, composer, dies at 77   

1818  Albion Parris Howe, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1897 on March - 13.   

1820  On March - 13 louis Herbert, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1901   

1822  Moritz Grave von Strachwitz, German poet on March - 13.   

1832  Alberto Randegger, composer on this day in history.   

1835  Charles Darwin departs Valparaiso for Andes crossing on this day in history.   

1837  Nikita P Panin, Russian diplomat/min of Foreign affairs, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1839  On March - 13 robert Gallenberg, composer, dies at 55   

1846  On this day in history friedrich Hebbel's "Maria Magdalena," premieres in Königsberg   

1850  On March - 13 emilio Serrano y Ruiz, composer   

1852  Uncle Sam cartoon figure made its debut in the New York Lantern weekly on this day in history.   

1852  On this day in history uncle Sam cartoon figure made its debut in the NY Lantern weekly   

1855  The birth of Percival Lowell, American astronomer on this day in history.   

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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  On this day in history birth of sasbout Vosmeer, Dutch Catholic theologist/apostole   

1599  Johannes Berchmans, Dutch Jesuit/saint was born on March - 13.   

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 March - 13 birth of louis F A D Duke de Richelieu, French marshal   

1700  On March - 13 birth of james Kent, composer   

1700  On this day in history birth of michel Blavet, composer   

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  Vladislav II Jagiello, king of Bohemia (1490-1516), dies at 60 on March - 13.   

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

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

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

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