A complete timeline of historical events, famous births, notable deaths, and holidays that occurred on March 13 throughout history.
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The Battle of Uhud was fought between the early Muslims and the Quraysh during the Muslim–Quraysh wars in a valley north of Mount Uhud near Medina on Saturday, 23 March 625 AD (7 Shawwal, 3...
Frederick William Herschel was a German-British astronomer and composer. He frequently collaborated with his younger sister and fellow astronomer Caroline Herschel.
American Chester Greenwood patents earmuffs after inventing them at age 15
The siege of Khartoum (also known as the battle of Khartoum or fall of Khartoum) took place from 13 March 1884 to 26 January 1885.
Fall of the Sokoto Caliphate in Northern Nigeria, British claim supremacy over 500,000 square miles
Clyde William Tombaugh (February 4, 1906 – January 17, 1997) was an American astronomer and telescope maker, best known for discovering Pluto in 1930, marking the first detection of what would…
The journal Nature reports that 350,000-year-old footprints of an upright-walking human have been found in Italy
The Boeing 737 MAX is a series of narrow-body aircraft developed by Boeing Commercial Airplanes as the fourth generation of the Boeing 737.
The Searchers is a 1956 American epic Western film directed by John Ford and written by Frank S. Nugent, based on the 1954 novel by Alan Le May.
Luciano Pavarotti (12 October 1935 – 6 September 2007) was an Italian operatic tenor who during the late part of his career crossed over into popular music, eventually becoming one of the most...
J. L. Johnstone of England invents the starting gate for horse racing
Economist Thomas Malthus (38) weds Harriet Eckersall in Bath, Somerset
American folk and country music singer Maybelle Addington (17) weds music manager Ezra Carter (27), until his death in 1975
Spanish painter Pablo Picasso (79) weds his French model Jacqueline Rocque (37), until his death
Pope Simplicius (died 2 or 10 March 483) was the bishop of Rome from 468 to his death on 10 March 483.
12th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet
Spanish fleet occupies Djerba near Tripoli
Influential politician Cardinal Granvelle flees Brussels
Battle of Oosterweel: Spanish mercenary troops destroy a band of Dutch rebels near Antwerp, start of the Eighty Years' War
Battle at Tondibi: Moroccan army under Judar [Jawdar] defeats Sultan Askia Ishaq II of Songhai
First meeting of what would become the Academie Francaise in Paris at the house of Valentin Conrart
Harvard University was founded in 1636 in New Towne, a settlement itself founded six years earlier in colonial-era Massachusetts Bay Colony, one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Jews are denied the right to build a synagogue in New Amsterdam
Massachusetts gains title to Maine for $6,000
1st US Moravian bishop, David Nitschmann, consecrated in Germany
27th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet
Emilia Galotti is a play in five acts by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729–1781), which premiered on 8 March 1772 in Brunswick (Braunschweig in German).
France informs Great Britain of their Treaty of Alliance with the US; Great Britain responds with a declaration of war against France four days later
John Martin, 1st American-born actor, performs in Philadelphia
The Théâtre Feydeau (pronounced [teɑtʁ fɛdo]), a former Parisian theatre company, was founded in 1789 with the patronage of Monsieur, Comte de Provence (later to become Louis XVIII), and was...
Friedrich Hebbel's play "Maria Magdalena" premieres in Königsberg
Uncle Sam cartoon figure debuts in the New York Lantern Weekly
The Ku Klux Klan (KKK; ), sometimes called the Klan, is an American Protestant-led white supremacist and far-right hate group.
The Oxford University Polo Club (often referred to as OUPC) is the Discretionary Full Blue sports club for competitive polo at Oxford University.
Great Blizzard of 1888 rages across the east coast of the USA and Canada
San Diego State University (SDSU) is a public research university in San Diego, California, United States.
The Orange Free State was a landlocked independent Boer republic in Southern Africa during the second half of the 19th century, which ceased to exist after it was defeated and surrendered to the...
Amidst increasing anti-gambling sentiment, wagering on horse racing is banned in San Francisco, CA; Ingleside Race Track closes March 15
Bronze statue of Christ on Argentine-Chilean border dedicated
Ivan Caryll's musical "The Pink Lady" premieres at the New Amsterdam Theatre, NYC; runs for 336 performances
Bulgaria and Serbia conclude an alliance pact ostensibly against Austria, but it secretly provides for a possible war against Turkey
Kansas legislature approved censorship of motion pictures
Brooklyn Robins manager Wilbert Robinson tries to catch a baseball dropped from an airplane, but the pilot substitutes a grapefruit
American Red Magen David (Jewish Red Cross) forms
After the German government is forced to cut its army to 10,000 men, military groups plot an unsuccessful coup - a revolt ended by a general strike
Outer Mongolia was the name of a territory in the Manchu-led Qing dynasty of China from 1691 to 1911.
WRR-AM in Dallas TX begins radio transmissions
American inventor Lee de Forest demonstrates his sound-on-film moving pictures (NYC)
Tennessee makes it unlawful to teach evolution
Rudolph Friml's musical "Three Musketeers" premieres in NYC
American banks allowed to reopen after a government imposed bank holiday
Driving tests introduced in Great Britain
Romanian composer George Enescu's opera "Œdipe", inspired by the mythological tale of "Oedipus the King" premieres in Paris, with French libretto by Edmond Fleg
Austria was part of Nazi Germany from 13 March 1938, an event known as the Anschluss, until 27 April 1945, when Allied-occupied Austria declared independence from Nazi Germany.
Finland-Russian cease fire signed, the Winter War ends. Finland gives up Karelische
Fons de Boungne and Corneil Dombret found AGRA (Amis du Grand Reich Allemand (Friends of the Greater German Reich)) in Begium
Julia Flikke of the Nurse Corps, becomes 1st woman colonel in US army
Baseball approves official ball (with cork & balata)
Paul-Henri Charles Spaak was an influential Belgian Socialist politician, diplomat and statesman who thrice served as the prime minister of Belgium and later as the second secretary general of NATO.
The 19th Academy Awards were held on March 13, 1947, honoring the films of 1946. The top awards portion of the ceremony was hosted by Jack Benny. The Best Years of Our Lives won seven of its eight...
2nd Dutch government of Willem Drees forms
Bir BSD Mahendra succeeds Tribhubana as king of Nepal
Government troops land in Sumatra Indonesia
LPGA Titleholders Championship Women's Golf, Augusta CC: Fay Crocker of Uruguay wins by 7 strokes ahead of Kathy Cornelius
Elizabeth Gurley Finn (70) becomes President of US Communist Party
Yugoslavia grants 1,000 prisoners amnesty
Algeria–Morocco relations are the bilateral diplomatic relations between Algeria and Morocco. Algeria is represented in Morocco by its embassy in Rabat; Algeria also has consulates in Casablanca and...
Turkey threatens Cyprus with armed attack
Congo sentences ex-premier Moise Tsjombe to death
"Lady Madonna" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles, written primarily by Paul McCartney and credited to Lennon–McCartney.
Apollo 9 (March 3–13, 1969) was the third human spaceflight in NASA's Apollo program, which successfully tested systems and procedures critical to landing on the Moon.
year Beehive anniversary ends in brawl in Amsterdam
Minskoff Theater opens at 200 W 45th St NYC
Glenn Turner scores twin tons for NZ's 1st win against Aust
Moluccan "suicide commandos" occupies Province house
The European Monetary System (EMS) was a multilateral adjustable exchange rate agreement in which most of the nations of the European Economic Community (EEC) linked their currencies to prevent large...
1st USFL overtime game-Birmingham Stallions beat Oakld Invaders 20-14
Last day of 1st-class cricket for G Chappell, R Marsh, B Laird
Microsoft has its initial public offering and lists on the NASDAQ
Ice Dance Championship at Cincinnati won by Bestemianova & Bukin (URS)
Japan's Seikan Tunnel, the world's longest tunnel with an underwater segment (53.90 km in total) opens, connecting Honshu-Hokkaido by rail. The Channel Tunnel remains the longest underwater tunnel.
27th shuttle, Discovery 8, launched, 1st woman to do the countdown
Nicholoas Braithwaite elected premier of Grenada
Exxon pays $1-billion dollars in fines & cleanup of Valdez oil spill
FCC rules companies can own 30 AM & 30 FM stations (formerly 12)
The Freedom Party of Austria (German: Freiheitliche Partei Österreichs, FPÖ) is a political party in Austria, variously described as far-right, extremist, right-wing populist, and Eurosceptic.
Anti-fascist Kazakhstan anti-parliament forms
At Dunblane Primary School, Scotland, 16 children and 1 teacher are shot dead by Thomas Hamilton who then commits suicide. Results in handguns being banned in the UK.
Mary Teresa Bojaxhiu, better known as Mother Teresa or Saint Mother Teresa, was an Albanian-Indian Catholic nun, founder of the Missionaries of Charity and a Catholic saint.
Price of gold on the New York Mercantile Exchange hits $1,000.00 an ounce for the first time
people are killed and 63 are missing after a ferry collides with an oil tanker near Dhaka, Bangladesh
Kunduz, also known as Qunduz, is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the northern part of the country next to Tajikistan.
Cyclone Pam causes widespread damage in Vanuatu and the South Pacific, including 15-16 deaths.
The March 2016 Ankara bombing killed at least 37 people and injured 125. Of the 125 individuals who suffered injuries, 19 were seriously harmed.
Australian Catholic Cardinal George Pell is sentenced to 6 years in prison for sexual abuse in Australia; conviction overturned in 2020
12 hours after PGA Tour cancelled its flagship event, The Players Championship, Augusta National announces postponement of the Masters Tournament to a date to be fixed because of COVID-19 pandemic
Vinyl records outsell CDs in the US for the first time since 1987 (41 million vinyl records vs 33 million CDs), according to new report [1]
US House of Representatives votes to force TikTok owner China-based ByteDance to sell the social media platform or face a ban in the US [1]
Donatella Versace steps down after 28 years as Chief Creative Officer of Italian fashion house Versace, founded by her brother, with Dario Vitale taking over her role [1]
Charles Grey is born
Percival Lowell, American businessman, author, mathematician, and astronomer, known for american businessman, author, mathematician, and astronomer, was born on 1855-03-13.
William J. Casey is born
Jamie Dimon, American banker and businessman, known for american banker and businessman, was born on 1957-03-13.
William H. Macy actor, known for american actor, was born on 1951-03-13. William Hall Macy Jr. is an American actor and filmmaker.
Emile Hirsch, American actor, known for american actor, was born on 1986-03-13. Emile Davenport Hirsch is an American actor.
Kaya Scodelario, Brazilian british-brazilian actress, known for british-brazilian actress, was born on 1993-03-13. Kaya Rose Scodelario is an English-Brazilian actress.
Adam Clayton, English musician, known for irish rock musician, bassist of u2, was born on 1961-03-13. Adam Charles Clayton is an English-Irish musician who is the bass guitarist of the rock band U2.
Ozuna, Puerto Rican musician, known for puerto rican singer, was born on 1993-03-13. Juan Carlos Ozuna Rosado, known professionally as Ozuna, is a Puerto Rican singer.
Jack Harlow, American musician, known for american rapper, was born on 1999-03-13. Jackman Thomas Harlow is an American rapper and singer.
Alexander II dies
Benjamin Harrison dies
Breonna Taylor, American medical worker killed by police, known for medical worker killed by police, died on 2020-03-13.
William Hurt, American actor, known for american actor, died on 2022-03-13. William McChord Hurt (March 20, 1950 – March 13, 2022) was an American actor.
Joe Pepitone, American baseball player, known for american baseball player, died on 2023-03-13.
Pope Simplicius (died 2 or 10 March 483) was the bishop of Rome from 468 to his death on 10 March 483.
12th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet
The Battle of Uhud was fought between the early Muslims and the Quraysh during the Muslim–Quraysh wars in a valley north of Mount Uhud near Medina on Saturday, 23 March 625 AD (7 Shawwal, 3...
Spanish fleet occupies Djerba near Tripoli
Influential politician Cardinal Granvelle flees Brussels
Battle of Oosterweel: Spanish mercenary troops destroy a band of Dutch rebels near Antwerp, start of the Eighty Years' War
Battle at Tondibi: Moroccan army under Judar [Jawdar] defeats Sultan Askia Ishaq II of Songhai
First meeting of what would become the Academie Francaise in Paris at the house of Valentin Conrart
Harvard University was founded in 1636 in New Towne, a settlement itself founded six years earlier in colonial-era Massachusetts Bay Colony, one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Jews are denied the right to build a synagogue in New Amsterdam
Massachusetts gains title to Maine for $6,000
1st US Moravian bishop, David Nitschmann, consecrated in Germany
27th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet
Charles Grey is born
Emilia Galotti is a play in five acts by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729–1781), which premiered on 8 March 1772 in Brunswick (Braunschweig in German).
France informs Great Britain of their Treaty of Alliance with the US; Great Britain responds with a declaration of war against France four days later
Frederick William Herschel was a German-British astronomer and composer. He frequently collaborated with his younger sister and fellow astronomer Caroline Herschel.
John Martin, 1st American-born actor, performs in Philadelphia
The Théâtre Feydeau (pronounced [teɑtʁ fɛdo]), a former Parisian theatre company, was founded in 1789 with the patronage of Monsieur, Comte de Provence (later to become Louis XVIII), and was...
Economist Thomas Malthus (38) weds Harriet Eckersall in Bath, Somerset
Friedrich Hebbel's play "Maria Magdalena" premieres in Königsberg
Uncle Sam cartoon figure debuts in the New York Lantern Weekly
Percival Lowell, American businessman, author, mathematician, and astronomer, known for american businessman, author, mathematician, and astronomer, was born on 1855-03-13.
The Ku Klux Klan (KKK; ), sometimes called the Klan, is an American Protestant-led white supremacist and far-right hate group.
American Chester Greenwood patents earmuffs after inventing them at age 15
The Oxford University Polo Club (often referred to as OUPC) is the Discretionary Full Blue sports club for competitive polo at Oxford University.
Alexander II dies
The siege of Khartoum (also known as the battle of Khartoum or fall of Khartoum) took place from 13 March 1884 to 26 January 1885.
Great Blizzard of 1888 rages across the east coast of the USA and Canada
J. L. Johnstone of England invents the starting gate for horse racing
San Diego State University (SDSU) is a public research university in San Diego, California, United States.
The Orange Free State was a landlocked independent Boer republic in Southern Africa during the second half of the 19th century, which ceased to exist after it was defeated and surrendered to the...
Amidst increasing anti-gambling sentiment, wagering on horse racing is banned in San Francisco, CA; Ingleside Race Track closes March 15
Benjamin Harrison dies
Fall of the Sokoto Caliphate in Northern Nigeria, British claim supremacy over 500,000 square miles
Bronze statue of Christ on Argentine-Chilean border dedicated
Ivan Caryll's musical "The Pink Lady" premieres at the New Amsterdam Theatre, NYC; runs for 336 performances
Bulgaria and Serbia conclude an alliance pact ostensibly against Austria, but it secretly provides for a possible war against Turkey
Kansas legislature approved censorship of motion pictures
William J. Casey is born
Brooklyn Robins manager Wilbert Robinson tries to catch a baseball dropped from an airplane, but the pilot substitutes a grapefruit
American Red Magen David (Jewish Red Cross) forms
After the German government is forced to cut its army to 10,000 men, military groups plot an unsuccessful coup - a revolt ended by a general strike
Outer Mongolia was the name of a territory in the Manchu-led Qing dynasty of China from 1691 to 1911.
WRR-AM in Dallas TX begins radio transmissions
American inventor Lee de Forest demonstrates his sound-on-film moving pictures (NYC)
Tennessee makes it unlawful to teach evolution
American folk and country music singer Maybelle Addington (17) weds music manager Ezra Carter (27), until his death in 1975
Rudolph Friml's musical "Three Musketeers" premieres in NYC
Clyde William Tombaugh (February 4, 1906 – January 17, 1997) was an American astronomer and telescope maker, best known for discovering Pluto in 1930, marking the first detection of what would…
American banks allowed to reopen after a government imposed bank holiday
Driving tests introduced in Great Britain
Romanian composer George Enescu's opera "Œdipe", inspired by the mythological tale of "Oedipus the King" premieres in Paris, with French libretto by Edmond Fleg
Austria was part of Nazi Germany from 13 March 1938, an event known as the Anschluss, until 27 April 1945, when Allied-occupied Austria declared independence from Nazi Germany.
Finland-Russian cease fire signed, the Winter War ends. Finland gives up Karelische
Fons de Boungne and Corneil Dombret found AGRA (Amis du Grand Reich Allemand (Friends of the Greater German Reich)) in Begium
Julia Flikke of the Nurse Corps, becomes 1st woman colonel in US army
Baseball approves official ball (with cork & balata)
Paul-Henri Charles Spaak was an influential Belgian Socialist politician, diplomat and statesman who thrice served as the prime minister of Belgium and later as the second secretary general of NATO.
The 19th Academy Awards were held on March 13, 1947, honoring the films of 1946. The top awards portion of the ceremony was hosted by Jack Benny. The Best Years of Our Lives won seven of its eight...
2nd Dutch government of Willem Drees forms
William H. Macy actor, known for american actor, was born on 1951-03-13. William Hall Macy Jr. is an American actor and filmmaker.
Bir BSD Mahendra succeeds Tribhubana as king of Nepal
The Searchers is a 1956 American epic Western film directed by John Ford and written by Frank S. Nugent, based on the 1954 novel by Alan Le May.
Jamie Dimon, American banker and businessman, known for american banker and businessman, was born on 1957-03-13.
Government troops land in Sumatra Indonesia
LPGA Titleholders Championship Women's Golf, Augusta CC: Fay Crocker of Uruguay wins by 7 strokes ahead of Kathy Cornelius
Spanish painter Pablo Picasso (79) weds his French model Jacqueline Rocque (37), until his death
Elizabeth Gurley Finn (70) becomes President of US Communist Party
Adam Clayton, English musician, known for irish rock musician, bassist of u2, was born on 1961-03-13. Adam Charles Clayton is an English-Irish musician who is the bass guitarist of the rock band U2.
Yugoslavia grants 1,000 prisoners amnesty
Algeria–Morocco relations are the bilateral diplomatic relations between Algeria and Morocco. Algeria is represented in Morocco by its embassy in Rabat; Algeria also has consulates in Casablanca and...
Turkey threatens Cyprus with armed attack
Congo sentences ex-premier Moise Tsjombe to death
"Lady Madonna" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles, written primarily by Paul McCartney and credited to Lennon–McCartney.
Apollo 9 (March 3–13, 1969) was the third human spaceflight in NASA's Apollo program, which successfully tested systems and procedures critical to landing on the Moon.
year Beehive anniversary ends in brawl in Amsterdam
Minskoff Theater opens at 200 W 45th St NYC
Glenn Turner scores twin tons for NZ's 1st win against Aust
Moluccan "suicide commandos" occupies Province house
The European Monetary System (EMS) was a multilateral adjustable exchange rate agreement in which most of the nations of the European Economic Community (EEC) linked their currencies to prevent large...
1st USFL overtime game-Birmingham Stallions beat Oakld Invaders 20-14
Last day of 1st-class cricket for G Chappell, R Marsh, B Laird
Microsoft has its initial public offering and lists on the NASDAQ
Emile Hirsch, American actor, known for american actor, was born on 1986-03-13. Emile Davenport Hirsch is an American actor.
Ice Dance Championship at Cincinnati won by Bestemianova & Bukin (URS)
Japan's Seikan Tunnel, the world's longest tunnel with an underwater segment (53.90 km in total) opens, connecting Honshu-Hokkaido by rail. The Channel Tunnel remains the longest underwater tunnel.
27th shuttle, Discovery 8, launched, 1st woman to do the countdown
Nicholoas Braithwaite elected premier of Grenada
Exxon pays $1-billion dollars in fines & cleanup of Valdez oil spill
FCC rules companies can own 30 AM & 30 FM stations (formerly 12)
Kaya Scodelario, Brazilian british-brazilian actress, known for british-brazilian actress, was born on 1993-03-13. Kaya Rose Scodelario is an English-Brazilian actress.
Ozuna, Puerto Rican musician, known for puerto rican singer, was born on 1993-03-13. Juan Carlos Ozuna Rosado, known professionally as Ozuna, is a Puerto Rican singer.
The Freedom Party of Austria (German: Freiheitliche Partei Österreichs, FPÖ) is a political party in Austria, variously described as far-right, extremist, right-wing populist, and Eurosceptic.
Anti-fascist Kazakhstan anti-parliament forms
At Dunblane Primary School, Scotland, 16 children and 1 teacher are shot dead by Thomas Hamilton who then commits suicide. Results in handguns being banned in the UK.
Mary Teresa Bojaxhiu, better known as Mother Teresa or Saint Mother Teresa, was an Albanian-Indian Catholic nun, founder of the Missionaries of Charity and a Catholic saint.
Jack Harlow, American musician, known for american rapper, was born on 1999-03-13. Jackman Thomas Harlow is an American rapper and singer.
The journal Nature reports that 350,000-year-old footprints of an upright-walking human have been found in Italy
Luciano Pavarotti (12 October 1935 – 6 September 2007) was an Italian operatic tenor who during the late part of his career crossed over into popular music, eventually becoming one of the most...
Price of gold on the New York Mercantile Exchange hits $1,000.00 an ounce for the first time
people are killed and 63 are missing after a ferry collides with an oil tanker near Dhaka, Bangladesh
Kunduz, also known as Qunduz, is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the northern part of the country next to Tajikistan.
Cyclone Pam causes widespread damage in Vanuatu and the South Pacific, including 15-16 deaths.
The March 2016 Ankara bombing killed at least 37 people and injured 125. Of the 125 individuals who suffered injuries, 19 were seriously harmed.
The Boeing 737 MAX is a series of narrow-body aircraft developed by Boeing Commercial Airplanes as the fourth generation of the Boeing 737.
Australian Catholic Cardinal George Pell is sentenced to 6 years in prison for sexual abuse in Australia; conviction overturned in 2020
12 hours after PGA Tour cancelled its flagship event, The Players Championship, Augusta National announces postponement of the Masters Tournament to a date to be fixed because of COVID-19 pandemic
Breonna Taylor, American medical worker killed by police, known for medical worker killed by police, died on 2020-03-13.
William Hurt, American actor, known for american actor, died on 2022-03-13. William McChord Hurt (March 20, 1950 – March 13, 2022) was an American actor.
Vinyl records outsell CDs in the US for the first time since 1987 (41 million vinyl records vs 33 million CDs), according to new report [1]
Joe Pepitone, American baseball player, known for american baseball player, died on 2023-03-13.
US House of Representatives votes to force TikTok owner China-based ByteDance to sell the social media platform or face a ban in the US [1]
Donatella Versace steps down after 28 years as Chief Creative Officer of Italian fashion house Versace, founded by her brother, with Dario Vitale taking over her role [1]