Thursday, March 13, 2025 -Quote Of The Day...
* " He who has imagination without learning has wings but no feet. "
On This Day In History...
In 0483- St Felix III begins his reign as Catholic Pope
In 0607- 12th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet
In 1138- German king Koenraad II von Hohenstaufen crowned
In 1519- Cortez lands in México
In 1560- Spanish fleet occupies Djerba, at Tripoli
In 1564- Cardinal Granvelle flees Brussels
In 1567- Battle at Oosterweel: Spanish troops destroy Geuzenleger
In 1569- Battle of Jarnac, Count of Anjou defeats Huguenots
In 1591- Battle at Tondibi: Moroccans army under Judar beats sultan Askia Ishaq II of Songhai
In 1634- Académie Française opens
In 1639- Cambridge College renamed Harvard for clergyman John Harvard
In 1656- Jews are denied the right to build a synagogue in New Amsterdam
In 1677- Massachusetts gains title to Maine for $6,000
In 1735- 1st US Moravian bishop, David Nitschmann, consecrated in Germany
In 1759- 27th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet
In 1772- Gotthold Lessing's "Emilia Calotti" premieres in Brunswick
In 1781- Sir William Herschel sees "comet" (really discovered Uranus)
In 1790- John Martin, 1st American-born actor, performs in Philadelphia
In 1797- Cherubini's opera "Medée" premieres in Paris France
In 1835- Charles Darwin departs Valparaiso for Andes crossing
In 1846- Friedrich Hebbel's "Maria Magdalena" premieres in Königsberg
In 1852- Uncle Sam cartoon figure made its debut in the New York Lantern weekly
In 1861- Jefferson Davis signs bill authorizing use of slaves as soldiers
In 1865- US Confederate Congress calls on black slaves for field service
In 1868- Senate begins President Andrew Johnson impeachment trial
In 1869- Arkansas legislature passes anti-Klan law
In 1878- Oxford defeats Cambridge in their 1st golf match
In 1884- Siege of Khartoum Sudan begins
In 1884- US adopts Standard Time
In 1887- Chester Greenwood of Maine patents earmuffs
In 1888- Great Blizzard of 1888 rages
In 1894- J L Johnstone of England invents horse racing starting gate
In 1895- Spanish cruiser Reina Regente sinks off Gibraltar, 402 die
In 1900- British troops occupy Bloemfontein, Orange-Free state
In 1904- Bronze statue of Christ on Argentine-Chilian border dedicated
In 1911- Ivan Caryll's musical "Pink Lady" premieres in New York NY
In 1911- Stanley Cup: Ottawa Senators beat Galt (Ontario), 7-4
In 1912- Stanley Cup: Québec Bulldogs sweep Moncton (New Brunswick) in 2 games
In 1913- Kansas legislature approves censorship of motion pictures
In 1915- Dodgers manager Wilbert Robinson tries to catch a baseball dropped from an airplane, but the pilot substituted a grapefruit
In 1918- 1st NHL Championship: Montréal Canadiens beat Toronto Arenas, outscoring them 10-7 in a 2 game set
In 1918- American Red Magen David (Jewish Red Cross) forms
In 1920- Wolfgang Kapp's coup attempt in Berlin fails
In 1921- Mongolia (formerly Outer Mongolia) declares independence from China
In 1922- George Bernard Shaw's "Back to Methusaleh V" premieres in New York NY
In 1922- NHL Championship: Ottawa Senators outscore Toronto St Pats, 5 to 4, in 2 games
In 1922- WRR-AM in Dallas TX begins radio transmissions
In 1923- Lee de Forest demonstrates his sound-on-film moving pictures (New York NY)
In 1924- German Republic day
In 1925- NHL Championship: Montréal Canadiens sweep Toronto Arenas in 2 games
In 1925- Tennessee makes it unlawful to teach evolution
In 1928- 450 die in St Franciso Valley Dam burst (California)
In 1928- Rudolph Friml's musical "Three Musketeers" premieres in New York NY
In 1929- Bradman scores 123 Australia vs England at MCG, his 2nd Test Cricket ton
In 1930- Clyde Tombaugh announces discovery of Pluto at Lowell Observatory
In 1933- Banks reopen
In 1933- Josef Göbbels becomes German minister of Information & Propaganda
In 1935- Driving tests introduced in Great Britain
In 1938- Anschluß-Austria annexed by Nazi Germany
In 1940- Finland-Russian cease fire signed, Finland gives up Karelische
In 1941- A Bougne forms AGRA (Amis du Grand Reich Allemand)
In 1942- Julia Flikke, Nurse Corps, becomes 1st woman colonel in US army
In 1943- Baseball approves official ball (with cork & balata)
In 1943- Failed assassin attempt on Hitler during Smolensk-Rastenburg flight
In 1943- Frank Dixon wins Knights of Columbus mile (4 :9.6)
In 1944- USSR recognizes Italian Badoglio government
In 1945- Queen Wilhelmina returns to Netherlands
In 1945- Sicherheitsdienst arrest Dutch resistance fighter Henry Werkman
In 1947- "Brigadoon" opens at Ziegfeld Theater NYC for 581 performances
In 1947- 19th Academy Awards: "Best Years of Our Lives", Frederic March, Olivia de Havilland win
In 1948- 10th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Kentucky beats Baylor 58-42
In 1949- US Ladies Figure Skating Championship won by Yvonne C Sherman
In 1949- US Men's Figure Skating Championship won by Richard Button
In 1950- General Motors reports net earnings of $656,434,232 (record)
In 1951- 2nd Dutch government of Drees forms
In 1951- Israel demands DM 6.2 billion compensation from Germany
In 1954- Braves' Bobby Thomson breaks his ankle, he is replaced by Hank Aaron
In 1954- Viet Minh General Giap opens assault on That Bien Phu
In 1955- Bir BSD Mahendra succeeds Tribhubana as king of Nepal
In 1955- Patty Berg wins LPGA Titleholders Golf Championship
In 1956- New Zealand bowl out West Indies for 77 at Eden Park to score their 1st Test Cricket win
In 1957- Bloody battles after anti-Batista demonstration in Havana Cuba
In 1958- Govt troops land in Sumatra Indonesia
In 1960- Fay Crocker wins LPGA Titleholders Golf Championship
In 1960- NFL's Chicago Cardinals move to St Louis
In 1960- White Sox unveil new road uniforms with players' names above number
In 1961- Elizabeth Gurley Finn (70) becomes president of US Communist Party
In 1961- Floyd Patterson KOs Ingemar Johansson in 6 to retain heavyweight boxing title
In 1961- JFK sets up the Alliance for Progress
In 1961- Landslide in USSR, kills 145
In 1961- Old type, black & white notes cease to be legal tender
In 1961- Pablo Picasso (79) marries his model Jacqueline Rocque (37)
In 1962- Yugoslavia grants 1,000 prisoners amnesty
In 1963- 2 Russian reconnaissance flights over Alaska
In 1963- Hindemith & Wilder's opera "Long Christmas Dinner" premieres in New York NY
In 1963- Indonesia & Netherlands recover diplomatic relations
In 1964- Turkey threatens Cyprus with armed attack
In 1965- Beatles' "Eight Days a Week" single goes #1 & stays #1 for 2 weeks
In 1965- Jeff Beck replaces Eric Clapton of the Yardbirds
In 1966- Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Lagunita Golf Invitational
In 1967- Congo sentences ex-premier Moïse Tsjombe to death
In 1967- Robert Anderson's "You Know I Can't Hear You When The Water's Running" premieres in New York NY
In 1968- Beatles release "Lady Madonna" in the UK
In 1969- Apollo 9 returns to Earth
In 1970- 100 year Beehive anniversary ends in brawl in Amsterdam
In 1970- Digital Equipment Corp introduces PDP-11 minicomputer
In 1970- San Francisco city employees begin 4-day strike
In 1971- Live at Fillmore East recorded
In 1973- "Irene" opens at Minskoff Theater NYC for 605 performances
In 1973- Syria adopts constitution
In 1974- Charles de Gaulle Airport opens near Paris France
In 1974- Glenn Turner scores twin tons for New Zealand's 1st win against Australia
In 1975- Bernard Slade's "Same Time, Next Year" premieres in New York NY
In 1977- Dennis Lillee takes 6-26, England all out 95 in Centenary Test
In 1978- Moluccans "suicide commandos" occupies Province house
In 1979- European Monetary System is established, ECU created
In 1979- Gairy dictatorship in Grenada overthrown by New Jewel Movement
In 1979- Isle's Mike Bossy's 5th career hat trick
In 1980- Eric Heiden skates world record 1000 meter (1:13.60)
In 1980- Ford Motor Co found innocent in death of 3 women in a fiery Pinto
In 1981- Attempt on Pope John Paul II by Mehemet Ali Agca
In 1981- NCAA St Joseph's upsets top seed DePaul
In 1982- World Ice Dance Championship in Copenhagen won by Jayne Torvill & Christopher Dean (Great Britain)
In 1982- World Ice Pairs Figure Skating Championship in Copenhagen won by Sabine Baess & Tassilo Thierbach (German Democratic Republic)
In 1982- World Ladies Figure Skate Championship in Copenhagen won by Elaine Zayak (USA)
In 1982- World Men's Figure Skating Championship in Copenhagen won by Scott Hamilton (USA)
In 1983- "Woman of the Year" closes at Palace Theater NYC after 770 performances
In 1983- 1st USFL overtime game-Birmingham Stallions beat Oakld Invaders 20-14
In 1984- Last day of 1st-class cricket for G Chappell, R Marsh, B Laird
In 1984- Western Australia beat Queensland by four wickets to win the Sheffield Shield
In 1985- Funeral services held for Konstantin Chernenko (Moscow)
In 1985- Michael Secrest (US) begins 24 hour ride of 516 miles, 427 yards
In 1986- Soyuz T-15 carries 2 cosmonauts to Soviet space station Mir
In 1986- Space probe Giotto encounters Halley's Comet
In 1987- John Gotti is acquitted of racketeering
In 1987- Washington Capitals score 5 goals against Toronto in 3 minutes & 3 seconds
In 1988- 14th People's Choice Awards: Fatal Attraction, Bill Cosby win
In 1989- 27th shuttle, Discovery 8, launched, 1st woman to do the countdown
In 1989- FDA orders recall of all Chilean fruit in US
In 1989- US space shuttle STS-29 launched
In 1990- Nicholoas Braithwaite elected premier of Grenada
In 1991- Exxon pays $1-billion dollars in fines & cleanup of Valdez oil spill (Prince William Sound, Alaska)
In 1992- 570 die in a Turkish earthquake
In 1992- FCC rules companies can own 30 AM & 30 FM stations (formerly 12)
In 1992- Martina Navratilova & Judy Nelson settle their galamony suit
In 1993- Blizzard of '93 hits north-east US
In 1994- 33.3% of Austria votes for ultra-right FPÖ
In 1994- Cuba Godding Jr (26) weds Sara Kapfer (26)
In 1994- Donna Andrews wins LPGA Ping Welch's Golf Championship
In 1994- Oil tank/airship crash at Bosporus (huge fire/15+ killed)
In 1994- President Mangope of Bophuthaswana deposed
In 1995- 9th Soul Train Music Awards: Boyz II Men, Anita Baker win
In 1995- Anti fascist Kazakhstan anti-parliament forms
In 1995- Hungarian Forint devalued 9%
In 1995- Istanbul police shoot dead 16 Alawitische demonstrators
In 1996- Sri Lanka beat India in World Cup semi as riots stop play
In 1996- Thomas Hamilton kills 16 kindergardeners, their teacher & himself
March 13 -Birthdays
In 1548- Sasbout Vosmeer Dutch Catholic theologist/apostole
In 1599- Johannes Berchmans Dutch Jesuit/saint
In 1615- Innocent XII [Antonio Pignatelli] Pope (1691-1700)
In 1696- Louis F A D Duke de Richelieu French marshal
In 1700- James Kent composer
In 1700- Michel Blavet composer
In 1712- Isfrid Kayser composer
In 1733- Joseph Priestly England, clergyman/scientist (discovered oxygen)
In 1741- Jozef II arch duke of Austria/Roman Catholic German emperor (1765-90)
In 1744- David Allan Scottish painter
In 1746- Maurus Haberhauer composer
In 1752- Josef Reicha composer
In 1764- Charles Earl Grey (Whig), British Prime Minister (1830-34)
In 1767- Heinrich Domnich composer
In 1768- Charles Louis WJ van Keverberg Dutch civil servant
In 1770- Daniel Lambert England, giant (weighed 739 lbs (334 kg) at death)
In 1779- Oliver Shaw composer
In 1781- Karl F Schinkel German architect/painter/writer (Schloss Tegel)
In 1798- Abigail Powers Fillmore 1st lady-Millard Fillmore (1850-53)
In 1818- Albion Parris Howe Brevet Major General (Union Army), died in 1897
In 1820- Louis Herbert Brigadier General (Confederate Army), died in 1901
In 1822- Moritz Grave von Strachwitz German poet
In 1832- Alberto Randegger composer
In 1850- Emilio Serrano y Ruiz composer
In 1855- Percival "Percy" Lowell US astronomer (predicted discovery of Pluto)
In 1858- Maximilien Luce French painter
In 1859- Ivo Bligh cricketer [Lord Darnley] England captain vs Australia 1882-83
In 1860- Hugo Filipp Jakob Wolf Windisch-Gräz Austria, composer
In 1862- Vasily Mikhaylovich Metallov composer
In 1872- Oswald Garrison Villard American journalist
In 1875- Maria E G "Lizzy" Ansingh Dutch painter (Caught Sultane)
In 1881- Balthazar H Verhagen Netherlands/South African dramatist/writer
In 1883- Enrico Toselli composer
In 1884- Emanuel Stickelberger Swiss writer (Bluthochzeit)
In 1884- Oskar Loerke German writer (Longest Day-1926)
In 1884- Sir Hugh S Walpole New Zealand, novelist/critic/dramatist (Jeremy, Maradick at 40)
In 1886- Henri D Gagnebin Swiss organist
In 1886- John "Home Run" Baker hall of famer (hit 2 homeruns in 1911 world series)
In 1887- Carlos Isamitt composer
In 1890- Frank Thieß writer
In 1890- Michael Taube composer
In 1892- Alec Rowley composer
In 1892- Janet Flanner journalist (New Yorker)
In 1896- Dorothy Aldis writer
In 1897- Marcel Thiry Belgian poet (Statue of Fatigue)
In 1897- William Herald Australia, swimmer (Olympics-1920)
In 1898- Josie Sedgwick Texas, actress (Son of Oklahoma)
In 1899- Pancho Vladigerov composer
In 1901- Paul Fix Dobbs Ferry NY, actor (Rifleman)
In 1904- Henry Iliffe Cozens pilot
In 1907- Albert Hughes Williams teacher/historian
In 1907- Dona Maria Pia de Braganca pretender to the Portuguese throne
In 1907- Frank Wilcox DeSoto MO, actor (John-Beverly Hillbillies)
In 1907- Oscar Brink latinist
In 1908- Helen Sinclair Glatz musician
In 1908- Paul Stewart New York NY, actor (Top Secret USA, Deadline)
In 1908- Walter Annenberg Milwaukee WI, publisher (Triangle-TV Guide)
In 1909- Gilbert Inglefield Mayor of London (1967-68)
In 1910- Sammy Kaye Lakewood OH, orchestra leader (Sammy Kaye Show)
In 1911- Jose Ardevol composer
In 1911- L[aFayette] Ron Hubbard sci-fi writer/Scientologist (Dianetics)
In 1912- Ernst Hess composer
In 1912- Igor Youskevitch dancer
In 1912- James Friell political cartoonist
In 1913- Tessie O'Shea Cardiff Wales, actress (Entertainers)
In 1913- William J Casey headed CIA during Iran-contra scandal (1981-87)
In 1914- Carl-Olof Anderberg composer
In 1916- (Corinne) Lindy (Claiborne) Boggs (Representative-Democrat-LA, 1973- )
In 1917- Ina Ray Hutton Chicago IL, orchestra leader (Ina Ray Hutton Show)
In 1917- Maria Vlamynck Flemish author
In 1918- Faye Glenn Abdellan US government official (health services)
In 1918- George McAfee NFL halfback (Chicago Bears)
In 1920- Frans van der Elst Flemish attorney/MP (Volksunie)
In 1921- Allan Jaffee comic strip cartoonist/illustrator (MAD Magazine)
In 1921- Cyril Poole cricketer (England batsman against India 1951-52)
In 1922- Brun Smith cricketer (New Zealand right-handed batsman of late 1940's)
In 1922- Jim Rodger sports writer
In 1925- Anthony Milner composer
In 1925- Bertha Tickey Dinuba CA, softball pitcher (Hall of Fame 1973)
In 1925- Roy Haynes US jazz drummer (Trio Music with Chick Corea)
In 1926- Frederick Hemming McClintock criminologist
In 1926- Raúl Alfonsín Argentine President (1983-89)
In 1927- Charles Sickman Corsen Dutch Antillean poet
In 1929- J D Slater writer
In 1929- Peter Breck Rochester NY, actor (Black Saddle, Big Valley, Benji)
In 1929- Walter Medio race horse trainer
In 1929- Will Eisma composer
In 1930- Doug Harvey hockey star (3 time James Norris winner)
In 1930- Liz Anderson C & W singer
In 1931- Marc Dessauvage Flemish architect
In 1931- Rosalind Elias Lowell MA, mezzo-soprano (Grimgerde-Die Walkuere)
In 1931- Wolfgang Kohlhaase Berlin, actor/director/writer (Solo Sunday)
In 1933- Frank H Murkowski (Senator-Republican-AK, 1981- )
In 1933- Mike Stoller composer (Lieber & Stoller-Hound Dog, Charlie Brown)
In 1935- Don Nute Connellsville PA (Denver University), actor
In 1936- Clarence Nash animation voice (Donald Duck)
In 1937- Fofo I F Sunia (Representative-Democrat-American Samoa, 1981- )
In 1938- Hans-Joachim Hespos composer
In 1938- Jean-Claude Risset composer
In 1938- Joseph Bellino footballer (1960 Heisman Trophy)
In 1938- Patricia W Amicone educator/midwife
In 1939- Neil Sedaka Brooklyn NY, singer/songwriter (Breaking Up is Hard to Do)
In 1943- Andre Techine director/writer (Scene of the Crime, Rendez-Vous)
In 1943- Stephen Vincent Benet writer
In 1947- Lesley Collier British ballet dancer
In 1947- Tomas Hinojosa jockey
In 1950- Bernard Julien cricketer (West Indies left-arm pace all-rounder mid-70's)
In 1950- Danny Kirwan London, rock guitarist (Fleetwood Mac)
In 1950- Joe Bugner Hungarian/British/Australian boxer (European Champion 1971)
In 1950- Robert S Woods Maywood CA, actor (Bo-One Life to Live, Deadly Love)
In 1950- Steve Hill country vocalist (A Winning Hand)
In 1950- William H Macy Miami FL, actor (Homicide, Water Engine)
In 1951- Fred Berry St Louis MO, actor (Rerun-What's Happening)
In 1952- Wolfgang Hihm composer
In 1953- Andy Bean Lafayette GA, PGA golfer (Western 1978, Kemper 1978)
In 1953- Deborah Raffin Los Angeles CA, actress (Ransom, Demon, 40 Carats)
In 1954- Robin Duke Toronto Canada, comedienne (Saturday Night Live, SCTV, Club Paradise)
In 1955- Glenne Headly New London CT, actress (Dick Tracy, Making Mr Right)
In 1955- Olga Rukavishnikova USSR, pentathlete (Olympics-silver-1980)
In 1955- Patricia J Engfer general manager (Hyatt Regency-Orlando)
In 1956- Dana Delany New York NY, actress (Colleen McMurphy-China Beach, Exit to Eden)
In 1958- Debi Nicolle Johnson Torrance CA, playmate (October, 1984)
In 1958- Rick A Lazio (Representative-Republican-NY)
In 1959- Dirk Wellham cricketer (century on New South Wales debut & Australian debut)
In 1959- Ronnie Rogers guitarist (T'Pau-Heart & Soul)
In 1960- Adam Clayton Oxfordshire, rock bassist (U2-I Will Follow)
In 1961- Cor Lems soccer player (ADO The Hague/Dordrecht '90)
In 1962- Liane Tooth Sydney New South Wales Australia, field hockey forward (Olympics-96)
In 1963- Mariano Duncan S P de Macoris Dominican Republic, infielder (New York Yankees)
In 1963- Vance Johnson NFL wide receiver (Denver Broncos)
In 1964- Will Clark New Orleans LA, infielder (Texas Rangers)
In 1966- Akira Nogami wrestler (NJPW)
In 1966- Tine Scheuer-Larsen Denmark, tennis star
In 1967- Colleen Rosensteel South Greensburg PA, heavyweight judoka (Olympics-96)
In 1967- Satu Huotari ice hockey defenseman (Finland, Olympics-98)
In 1968- Christopher Collett New York NY, actor (Manhattan Project)
In 1969- Chris Zorich NFL defensive tackle (Chicago Bears)
In 1969- Kevin Kaminski Churchbridge Saskatchewan, NHL center (Washington Capitals)
In 1971- Curtis Conway NFL wide receiver/kick returner (Chicago Bears)
In 1971- Li Chen Changsha China, tennis star (1995 Futures-Austin TX)
In 1971- Paul Henderson Australian 100 meter/200 meter (Olympics-96)
In 1971- Ralf Kleinmann WLAF kicker/punter (Frankfurt Galaxy)
In 1971- Robert Samuels cricketer (West Indies Test opening batsman vs New Zealand 1996)
In 1971- Ryan Hayden Indianapolis IN, 400 meter hurdler
In 1971- Tony Vinson NFL running back (Atlanta Falcons, Lon Monarchs, Baltimore Ravens)
In 1971- Tracy Wells actress (Heather-Mr Belvedere)
In 1972- Avrom Smith WLAF RB (London Monarchs)
In 1972- Brian Saxton NFL tight end (New York Giants)
In 1972- Rickey Brady NFL tight end (New Orleans Saints)
In 1972- Ryan McCoy WLAF LB (London Monarchs)
In 1972- Shea Olliff Augusta GA, Miss Georgia-America (1996)
In 1972- Trent Dilfer NFL quarterback (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
In 1973- Ann Coale Miss Maryland-USA (1997)
In 1973- Bobby Jackson NBA guard (Denver Nuggets)
In 1973- Dan Wilkinson NFL defensive tackle (Cincinnati Bengals)
In 1973- Edgar Davids Dutch soccer player (Ajax, AC Milan)
In 1973- Trezelle Jenkins NFL tackle (Kansas City Chiefs)
In 1974- André Batista Santos "Vampeta" (Brazilian) soccer player (PSV)
In 1974- Corinna Broiz Garberville CO, lightweight judoka (Olympics-96)
In 1974- Thomas Enqvist Stockholm Sweden, tennis star (1991 Wimbledon junior boys)
In 1975- Landon Wilson St Louis, NHL right wing (Colorado Avalanche)
March 13 -Deaths Which Occurred
In 1202- Mieszko III the Elder, grand duke of Poland (1173-77, 1200-02), dies
In 1516- Vladislav II Jagiello king of Bohemia (1490-1516), dies at 60
In 1558- Jean Fernel French physician/physiologist, dies
In 1569- Louis Condé French prince/co-leader of Hugenot, dies in battle
In 1573- Michel de l'Hôpital chancellor of France (1560-68), dies at about 65
In 1619- Richard Burbage English actor (Shakespeare), dies
In 1716- Georg Gabriel Schutz composer, dies at 46
In 1756- Johann Melchior Conradi composer, dies at 81
In 1817- Matej Sojka composer, dies at 77
In 1837- Nikita P Panin Russian diplomat/minister of Foreign affairs, dies at 66
In 1839- Robert Gallenberg composer, dies at 55
In 1879- Adolf Anderssen German world champion chess (1851..66), dies at 60
In 1881- Alexander II Tsar of Russia, assassinated at 62
In 1890- Henry Wylde composer, dies at 67
In 1901- Benjamin Harrison 23rd President (1889-1893), dies in Indianapolis at 67
In 1903- Nicolas Beets [Hildebrand] Dutch writer (Camera Obscura), dies at 88
In 1906- Susan B[rownell] Anthony American suffragist, dies at 85
In 1911- Jacob M van Bemmelen Dutch physicist/chemist, dies at 80
In 1915- Sergei J Witte Dutch count/premier of Russia, dies at 65
In 1918- Karel Stecker composer, dies at 57
In 1918- William Courtleigh actor (Susie Snowflake), dies at 26
In 1930- Mary E W Freeman US writer (Pembroke), dies at 77
In 1934- Fritz Cortolezis composer, dies at 56
In 1938- Clarence S Darrow Scopes Monkey Trial attorney, dies in Chicago at 80
In 1941- A Coenradi Dutch resistance fighter, executed
In 1941- Bernard Ijzerdraat Dutch resistance fighter, executed
In 1941- E Hellendoorn Dutch resistance fighter, executed
In 1941- Isaak E Babel Russian writer (Zakat, Marija), executed at 46
In 1941- J Eyl Dutch resistance fighter, executed
In 1945- Herbert Bedford composer, dies at 78
In 1946- Abraham Bredius Dutch art historian (Rembrandt), dies at 90
In 1946- Thomas Frederick Dunhill composer, dies at 69
In 1946- Werner von Blomberg German minister of Reichswehr, dies at 67
In 1951- Alfred Hugenberg German Roman Catholic president-director of Krupp/media magnate, dies
In 1951- James I Wedgwood British theosophist/Catholic bishop, dies at 67
In 1955- Maharajadhiraja Tribhuvana Bir Bikram Yung Bahadur Shum Shere dies
In 1955- Yung Deva king of Nepal (191.-55), dies at about 48
In 1957- Lena Ashwell English actress/theatrical manager (Kingsway), dies at 84
In 1964- Kitty Genovese stabbed to death in Queens; 40 neighbors looked on
In 1965- George Calinescu Romanian author (Lauda Lucrorilor), dies at 65
In 1967- Frank Worrell West Indian cricketer, dies
In 1969- Felix Locher actor (Frankenstein's Daughter), dies at 86
In 1970- Rick Besoyan composer, dies at 45
In 1971- Piero Coppola composer, dies at 82
In 1971- Rockwell Kens US artist/painter/illustrator, dies at 88
In 1973- Stacy Harris actor (Door With No Name, Appointment with Danger), dies at 54
In 1974- Howard St John actor (Investigator, Dr Lewis-Hank), dies at 68
In 1974- Janos Prohaska actor (Andy Williams Show), dies at 52
In 1975- Ali Sastroamidjojo Indonesian attorney/minister/premier, dies at 71
In 1975- Ivo Andric Yugoslavian author (Nemiri-Nobel 1961), dies at 82
In 1975- Jean Del Val actor (Sainted Devil, Flying Deuces), dies at 83
In 1975- Ruth Schaumann German author/painter/sculptor, dies at 75
In 1976- Willy Alfredo [Willem Jue], Dutch comedian/poet, dies at 77
In 1977- Fanie Lou Hamer freedom fighter, dies
In 1977- Jan Patocka Czechoslovakian philosopher, dies in prison
In 1978- David McKinley Williams composer, dies at 91
In 1978- Ghulam Mustafa Guard cricketer (3 wickets in 2 Tests for India), dies
In 1980- Tauno Kullerve Pylkkanen composer, dies at 61
In 1982- Albert Weisser composer, dies at 64
In 1982- Wilfred Hawker Suriname Sergeant-Major, executed
In 1983- Louison Bobet French cyclist (Tour de France 1953-55), dies at 58
In 1983- Paul R Citroen Dutch sculptor, dies at 86
In 1984- Dick Whitington journalist/cricketer (South Australia & AIF bat), dies
In 1986- Alvaro Fayad Delgado Colombian guerilla leader (M-19), dies
In 1987- Bernhard Grzimek West German zoologist, dies at 77
In 1987- Finn Videro composer, dies at 80
In 1987- Gerald Moore England, pianist (Am I Too Loud), dies at 87
In 1988- Olive Carey actress (Affairs With a Stranger), dies at 92
In 1990- Bruno Bettelhelm Austrian/US psychoanalyst, commits suicide at 86
In 1991- Cor Witschge [Pipo the Clown], Dutch actor (Alicia), dies at 65
In 1991- Jimmy McPartland US, jazz cornetist, dies
In 1992- Clarence Wright singer, dies at 84
In 1992- Hans Redeker Dutch art critic (Algemeen Handelsblad), dies
In 1993- Ralph Smith Fults US gangster (Bonnie & Clyde gang), dies at 82
In 1994- Danny Barker US banjo player/guitarist (Bourbon St Black), dies at 85
In 1994- Edward James "Murt" O'Donoghue snooker player
In 1994- Sandra Paretti romantic novelist, dies at 59
In 1995- Abdul Ali Mazari Afghan shite leader, shot to death
In 1995- John Silverlight journalist, dies at 75
In 1995- Leo Kaplan lawyer (ASCAP), dies at 89
In 1995- Leon Day pitcher (Negro Leagues), dies of heart failure at 78
In 1995- Lorraine Macleod dancer (Girls Just Want to Have Fun), dies at 65
In 1995- P C J van Lierde Dutch vicar-general of Vatican (1951-91), dies at 87
In 1996- Brian Hulls television news cameraman, dies at 48
In 1996- Krzysztof Kieslowski film director, dies of heart attack at 54
In 1996- Lucio Fulci filem director, dies at 68
In 1996- Lucy Faithfull children's campaigner, dies at 85
March 13 -Holidays
* Cuba : Attack on the Presidential Palace
* Liberia : Decoration Day
* US : Good Samaritan Involvement Day
* Memphis TN : Cotton Carnival (held for 5 days) - - - - - ( Tuesday )
* New Mexico : Arbor Day - - - - - ( Friday )
March 13 -Religious History
In 1687- Father Eusebio Kino, 42, an Italian-born Jesuit in the service of Spain, began missionary labors in the American Southwest. In all, Kino established 25 Indian missions in the area now divided between northern Mexico and Arizona.
In 1804- Birth of James W. Alexander, American Presbyterian clergyman and hymn writer. It was Alexander who, in 1830, rendered the English text of Paul Gerhardt's immortal German hymn, "O Sacred Head, Now Wounded."
In 1868- Birth of Charles E. Cowman, American missionary pioneer. In 1901 he sailed to Japan with his wife Lettie (who later authored "Streams in the Desert"), where in 1910 they founded the Oriental Missionary Society.
In 1904- "The Christ of the Andes", a bronze statue of Christ located on the Argentina-Chile border, was formally dedicated.
In 1925- Tennessee Governor Austin Peay signed legislation prohibiting the teaching of evolution within the state's public school system. (A celebrated violation of this law led to the famous July Scopes Monkey Trial.)