What Happened on March 13?

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EVENTS ON MARCH 13

Act Prohibiting the Return of Slaves

Year: 1862

The Act Prohibiting the Return of Slaves is passed by the United States Congress, effectively annulling the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 and setting the stage for the Emancipation Proclamation.

German revolutions of 1848–1849

Year: 1848

The German revolutions of 1848–1849 begin in Vienna.

Felix Mendelssohn

Year: 1845

Felix Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto receives its première performance in Leipzig with Ferdinand David as soloist.

Pope Leo XII

Year: 1826

Pope Leo XII publishes the apostolic constitution Quo Graviora in which he renewed the prohibition on Catholics joining freemasonry.

Siege of Khartoum

Year: 1884

The Siege of Khartoum begins. It lasts until January 26, 1885.

Bloemfontein

Year: 1900

British forces occupy Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, during the Second Boer War.

Donald Trump

Year: 2020

President Donald Trump declares the COVID-19 pandemic to be a national emergency in the United States.

Pluto

Year: 1930

The news of the discovery of Pluto is announced by Lowell Observatory.

Kapp Putsch

Year: 1920

The Kapp Putsch briefly ousts the Weimar Republic government from Berlin.

Congress of Vienna

Year: 1815

Participants at the Congress of Vienna declare Napoleon an outlaw following his escape from Elba

BIRTHS ON MARCH 13

Yonatan Netanyahu

Year of birth: 1946

Yonatan Netanyahu, American-Israeli colonel (died 1976)

Anatoly Fomenko

Year of birth: 1945

Anatoly Fomenko, Russian mathematician and academic

Terence Burns, Baron Burns

Year of birth: 1944

Terence Burns, Baron Burns, English economist and academic

Lyn St. James

Year of birth: 1947

Lyn St. James, American race car driver

Beat Richner

Year of birth: 1947

Beat Richner, Swiss pediatrician and cellist (died 2018)

Sian Elias

Year of birth: 1949

Sian Elias, New Zealand lawyer and politician, 12th Chief Justice of New Zealand

Trevor Sorbie

Year of birth: 1949

Trevor Sorbie, Scottish hairdresser (died 2024)

Lesley Collier

Year of birth: 1947

Lesley Collier, English ballerina and educator

Dave Cutler

Year of birth: 1942

Dave Cutler, American computer scientist and engineer

Mahmoud Darwish

Year of birth: 1942

Mahmoud Darwish, Palestinian poet and author (died 2008)

DEATHS ON MARCH 13

Ants Kaljurand

Year of death: 1951

Ants "the Terrible" Kaljurand, Estonian anti-communist, freedom fighter and forest brother (born 1917)

Johan Laidoner

Year of death: 1953

Johan Laidoner, Estonian general and statesman (born 1884)

Anne Acheson

Year of death: 1962

Anne Acheson, Irish sculptor (born 1882)

Werner von Blomberg

Year of death: 1946

Werner von Blomberg, German field marshal (born 1878)

Stephen Vincent Benét

Year of death: 1943

Stephen Vincent Benét, American poet, short story writer, and novelist (born 1898)

Francis Bell (New Zealand politician)

Year of death: 1936

Francis Bell, New Zealand lawyer and politician, 20th Prime Minister of New Zealand (born 1851)

Clarence Darrow

Year of death: 1938

Clarence Darrow, American lawyer and author (born 1857)

Fan Noli

Year of death: 1965

Fan Noli, Albanian-American bishop and politician, 14th Prime Minister of Albania (born 1882)

Vittorio Jano

Year of death: 1965

Vittorio Jano, Italian engineer (born 1891)

Paul Citroen

Year of death: 1983

Paul Citroen, German-Dutch illustrator and educator (born 1896)

HOLIDAYS ON MARCH 13

Kasuga-taisha

Kasuga Matsuri (Kasuga Grand Shrine, Nara, Japan)

National Elephant Day (Thailand)

Scouts' Day

Africa Scout Day

March 13 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Christian feast days: March 13 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Saint Roderick

Christian feast days: Roderick

James Theodore Holly

Christian feast days: James Theodore Holly (Episcopal Church (USA))

Nikephoros I of Constantinople

Christian feast days: Nicephorus

Ansovinus

Christian feast days: Ansovinus

Gerald of Mayo

Christian feast days: Gerald of Mayo

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