Page 8: Historical Events In March - 13

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

1978  The Canadian Radio & Television Commission rejects introduction of pay TV in Canada.. I guess we were not ready for it on this day in history.   

1978  On March - 13 david McKinley Williams, composer, dies at 91   

1979  European Monetary System is established, ECU created on this day in history.   

1979  Gairy dictatorship in Grenada overthrown by New Jewel Movement on this day in history.   

1980  On this day in history 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 March - 13.   

1980  On this day in history tauno Kullerve Pylkkanen, composer, dies at 61   

1980  Eric Heiden skates world record 1000 meter (1:13.60) on March - 13.   

1981  Attempt on Pope John Paul II by Mehemet Ali Agca on March - 13.   

1982  World Ice Dance Championship in Copenhagen won by Jayne Torvill & Christopher Dean (Great Britain) on March - 13.   

1982  Albert Weisser, composer, dies at 64 on March - 13.   

1983  On this day in history louison Bobet, French cyclist (Tour de France 1953-55), dies at 58   

1984  Last day of 1st-class cricket for G Chappell, R Marsh, B Laird on this day in history.   

1984  On March - 13 western Australia beat Queensland by four wickets to win the Sheffield Shield   

1984  On this day in history dick Whitington, journalist/cricketer (South Aust & AIF bat), dies   

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

1986  On this day in history soyuz T-15 carries 2 cosmonauts to Soviet space station Mir   

1986  Space probe Giotto encounters Halley's Comet on this day in history.   

1986  On March - 13 alvaro Fayad Delgado, Colombian guerilla leader (M-19), dies   

1987  On March - 13 john Gotti is acquitted of racketeering   

1987  On March - 13 bernhard Grzimek, West German zoologist, dies at 77   

1988  On this day in history 14th People's Choice Awards Fatal Attraction, Bill Cosby win   

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 this day in history.   

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

1989  FDA orders recall of all Chilean fruit in US on March - 13.   

1989  On this day in history uS space shuttle STS-29 launched   

1990  Nicholoas Braithwaite elected premier of Grenada on March - 13.   

1990  On March - 13 bruno Bettelhelm, Austrian/US psychoanalyst, commits suicide at 86   

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

1991  On March - 13 cor Witschge, [Pipo the Clown], Dutch actor (Alicia), dies at 65   

1992  On March - 13 570 die in a Turkish earthquake   

1992  On this day in history martina Navratilova & Judy Nelson settle their galamony suit   

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

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

1615  Innocent XII, [Antonio Pignatelli], Pope (1691-1700) was born on March - 13.   

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

1700  Michel Blavet, composer was born on this day in history.   

1202  On this day in history mieszko III, the Elder, grand duke of Poland (1173-77, 1200-02), dies   

1271  Death of Henry of Almain, English crusader (b. 1235) on March - 13.   

1395  On March - 13 death of john Barbour, Scottish poet   

1516  Vladislav II Jagiello, king of Bohemia (1490-1516), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1558  Jean Fernel, French physician/physiologist, dies on this day in history.   

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

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)