March 13 in history
Events on March 13
Notable events that happened on March 13 in past years.
- 2020
President Donald Trump declares the COVID-19 pandemic to be a national emergency in the United States.
Wikipedia article: Donald Trump - 2016
The Ankara bombing kills at least 37 people.
Wikipedia article: March 2016 Ankara bombing - 2013
The 2013 papal conclave elects Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio taking the name Pope Francis as the 266th Pope of the Catholic Church.
Wikipedia article: 2013 conclave - 1996
The Dunblane massacre leads to the death of sixteen primary school children and one teacher in Dunblane, Scotland.
Wikipedia article: Dunblane massacre - 1989
Space Shuttle Discovery launches on STS-29 carrying the TDRS-4 satellite.
Wikipedia article: Space Shuttle Discovery - 1974
Sierra Pacific Airlines Flight 802 crashes into the White Mountains near Bishop, California, killing 36.
Wikipedia article: Sierra Pacific Airlines Flight 802 - 1957
Cuban student revolutionaries storm the presidential palace in Havana in a failed attempt on the life of President Fulgencio Batista.
Wikipedia article: Cuba - 1930
The news of the discovery of Pluto is announced by Lowell Observatory.
Wikipedia article: Pluto - 1888
The eruption of Ritter Island triggers tsunamis that kill up to 3,000 people on nearby islands.
Wikipedia article: 1888 Ritter Island eruption and tsunami - 1848
The German revolutions of 1848–1849 begin in Vienna.
Wikipedia article: German revolutions of 1848–1849 - 1815
Participants at the Congress of Vienna declare Napoleon an outlaw following his escape from Elba.
Wikipedia article: Congress of Vienna - 1781
William Herschel discovers Uranus.
Wikipedia article: William Herschel - 1591
At the Battle of Tondibi in Mali, Moroccan forces of the Saadi dynasty, led by Judar Pasha, defeat the Songhai Empire, despite being outnumbered by at least five to one.
Wikipedia article: Battle of Tondibi - 1261
The Byzantine Empire and the Republic of Genoa sign a permanent treaty against the Venetians at Nymphaeum.
- 222
Roman emperor Elagabalus is murdered alongside his mother, Julia Soaemias. He is replaced by his 14-year old cousin, Severus Alexander.
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