Historical Events In March - 13

1855  On March - 13 percival "Percy" Lowell, US astronomer (predicted discovery of Pluto)   

1858  Maximilien Luce, French painter on this day in history.   

1859  On March - 13 john Brown 1800-1859 brings first black slaves to Canada from the US via the Underground Railway; he is later made famous in a song, John Brown's Body, about a raid he made on Harper's Ferry, Virginia.   

1859  On this day in history ivo Bligh, cricketer (Lord Darnley England capt v Australia 1882-83)   

1860  The birth of Hugo Wolf, Austrian composer on this day in history.   

1861  Jefferson Davis signs bill authorizing use of slaves as soldiers on this day in history.   

1862  On this day in history vasily Mikhaylovich Metallov, composer   

1865  US Confederate Congress calls on black slaves for field service on this day in history.   

1865  Jefferson Davis signs bill authorizing use of slaves as soldiers on this day in history.   

1868  Senate begins President Andrew Johnson impeachment trial on this day in history.   

1868  Senate begins Pres Andrew Johnson impeachment trial on March - 13.   

1869  On March - 13 arkansas legislature passes anti-Klan law   

1872  On March - 13 oswald Garrison Villard, American journalist   

1875  On this day in history maria E G "Lizzy" Ansingh, Dutch painter (Caught Sultane)   

1878  Oxford defeats Cambridge in their first golf match on this day in history.   

1878  On March - 13 oxford defeats Cambridge in their 1st golf match   

1879  Adolf Anderssen, German world champ chess (1851..66), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1881  In Russia, Czar Alexander II is killed near the Winter Palace by a hand-bomb thrown by a member of the "People’s Will," a militant wing of the Narodniki movement, which advocated socialist reform in Russia and the elimination of the central government on March - 13.   

1881  Balthazar H Verhagen, Neth/South African dramatist/writer on this day in history.   

1881  Alexander II, Tsar of Russia, assassinated at 62 on March - 13.   

1883  On March - 13 enrico Toselli, composer   

1884  On March - 13 siege of Khartoum Sudan begins   

1884  The birth of Sir Hugh Walpole, English novelist on this day in history.   

1884  US adopts Standard Time on this day in history.   

1884  On March - 13 emanuel Stickelberger, Swiss writer (Bluthochzeit)   

1885  On this day in history in Victoria British Columbia, the Legislature passes Chinese Restriction; bans entry of Chinese immigrants, later ruled unconstitutional   

1886  On March - 13 henri D Gagnebin, Swiss organist   

1887  Chester Greenwood of Maine patents earmuffs on this day in history.   

1887  Carlos Isamitt, composer on this day in history.   

1888  On March - 13 great Blizzard of 1888 rages   

1890  Michael Taube, composer on March - 13.   

1890  On March - 13 henry Wylde, composer, dies at 67   

1892  Alec Rowley, composer on March - 13.   

1894  On March - 13 j L Johnstone of England invents horse racing starting gate   

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1372  On March - 13 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 March - 13.   

1599  On this day in history birth of johannes Berchmans, Dutch Jesuit/saint   

1615  On this day in history birth of innocent XII, [Antonio Pignatelli], Pope (1691-1700)   

1683  On March - 13 birth of john Theophilus Desaguliers, French-British philosopher (d. 1744)   

1696  On March - 13 birth of louis F A D Duke de Richelieu, French marshal   

1700  James Kent, composer was born on March - 13.   

1700  On March - 13 birth of michel Blavet, composer   

1202  On March - 13 mieszko III, the Elder, grand duke of Poland (1173-77, 1200-02), dies   

1271  Death of Henry of Almain, English crusader (b. 1235) on this day in history.   

1395  Death of John Barbour, Scottish poet on this day in history.   

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

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 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)