Historical Events In March - 13

1961  On March - 13 jFK sets up the Alliance for Progress   

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

1961  Major-General Allard the first Canadian to command a British army division on this day in history.   

1961  Old type, black & white notes cease to be legal tender on this day in history.   

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

1961  On this day in history elizabeth Gurley Finn (70) becomes pres of US Communist Party   

1962  Yugoslavia grants 1,000 prisoners amnesty on March - 13.   

1963  2 Russian reconnaissance flights over Alaska on this day in history.   

1963  On March - 13 indonesia & Netherlands recover diplomatic relations   

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

1964  Kitty Genovese, stabbed to death in Queens; 40 neighbors looked on on this day in history.   

1965  Beatles' "Eight Days a Week", single goes #1 & stays #1 for 2 weeks on March - 13.   

1965  On this day in history jeff Beck replaces Eric Clapton of the Yardbirds   

1965  George Calinescu, Romanian author (Lauda Lucrorilor), dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1967  On March - 13 congo sentences ex-premier Moïse Tsjombe to death   

1967  On March - 13 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 this day in history.   

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

1970  On March - 13 100 year Beehive anniversary ends in brawl in Amsterdam   

1970  On March - 13 digital Equipment Corp introduces PDP-11 minicomputer   

1970  On this day in history san Francisco city employees begin 4-day strike   

1970  On March - 13 rick Besoyan, composer, dies at 45   

1971  On this day in history piero Coppola, composer, dies at 82   

1973  On March - 13 syria adopts constitution   

1973  On this day in history 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  Howard St John, actor (Investigator, Dr Lewis-Hank), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

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

1976  Willy Alfredo, [Willem Jue], Dutch comedian/poet, dies at 77 on March - 13.   

1977  On March - 13 dennis Lillee takes 6-26, England all out 95 in Centenary Test   

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

1978  GO introduces its first bi-level coaches on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1683  John Theophilus Desaguliers, French-British philosopher (d. 1744) was born on this day in history.   

1696  Louis F A D Duke de Richelieu, French marshal was born on this day in history.   

1700  James Kent, composer was born on this day in history.   

1700  On March - 13 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 this day in history.   

1395  Death of John Barbour, Scottish poet on March - 13.   

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  Lodewijk Condé, French prince/co-leader of Hugenot, dies on this day in history.   

1573  Death of Michel de l'Hôpital, French statesman on this day in history.   

1604  On March - 13 death of arnaud d'Ossat, French diplomat and writer (b. 1537)