March 13th, 1645

Born on March 13th, 1645

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What happened on March 13th?

March 13th, 1741

War of Jenkins' Ear: The British began an assault against Spanish forts in the Caribbean in the Battle of Cartagena de Indias.

March 13th, 1848

Klemens von Metternich was forced to resign as the foreign minister of Austria following student demonstrations in Vienna.

March 13th, 2013

Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected as Pope Francis, making him the first Jesuit pope, the first from the Americas, and the first from the Southern Hemisphere.

March 13th, 1996

A mass shooting at a primary school occurred in Dunblane, Scotland, killing 16 children and a teacher and prompting tighter gun control in the United Kingdom.

March 13th, 1988

The 53.85 km (33.46 mi) Seikan Tunnel opened between the cities of Hakodate and Aomori, Japan.

March 13th, 1985

One of England's worst incidents of football hooliganism occurred when supporters of Luton Town and Millwall rioted before a match at Kenilworth Road stadium.

March 13th, 1964

Kitty Genovese was murdered in New York City, prompting research into the bystander effect due to the false story that neighbors witnessed the killing and did nothing to help her.

March 13th, 1962

Lyman Lemnitzer, the Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, presented to the Secretary of Defense a false flag conspiracy plan, Operation Northwoods, intended to create public support for a war against Fidel Castro and Cuba.

March 13th, 1943

The Holocaust: Nazi troops began the final liquidation of the Kraków Ghetto in German-occupied Poland, sending about 2,000 Jews to the Płaszów labor camp (deportation pictured), with the remaining 5,000 either killed or sent to Auschwitz.

March 13th, 1920

The Kapp Putsch (participants pictured), an attempted coup aiming to undo the German Revolution of 1918–1919, briefly ousted the government of the Weimar Republic.

March 13th, 1845

German composer Felix Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto was premiered in Leipzig with Ferdinand David as the soloist.

March 13th, 1811

Napoleonic Wars: A British frigate squadron defeated a much larger squadron of French and Italian frigates and smaller vessels in the Battle of Lissa (depicted) in the Adriatic Sea.

March 13th, 1781

William Herschel discovered the planet Uranus from the garden of his house in Bath, England, initially considering it to be a comet.

March 13th, 1697

Nojpetén, capital of the Itza Maya kingdom, fell to Spanish conquistadors, the final step in the Spanish conquest of Guatemala.

March 13th, 1567

A Spanish mercenary army surprised a band of rebels at the Battle of Oosterweel in the Habsburg Netherlands, beginning the Eighty Years' War.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on March 13th

Same year
Born in 1645

50

Jean de La Bruyère

17th-century French writer and philosopher (1645–1696)

*August 16th, 1645, Paris †May 11th, 1696, Versailles

50

Johann Ambrosius Bach

German musician, father to Johann Sebastian Bach (1645-1695)

*February 24th, 1645, Erfurt †February 24th, 1695, Eisenach

56

William Kidd

Scottish sailor who was tried and executed for piracy after returning from a voyage to the Indian Ocean

*January 1st, 1645, Dundee †May 23rd, 1701, Wapping

76

Marguerite Louise d'Orléans

French princess

*July 28th, 1645, Château de Blois †September 17th, 1721, Paris

55

Carlos de Sigüenza y Góngora

Mexican humanist and writer (1645-1700)

*August 14th, 1645, Mexico City †August 22nd, 1700, Mexico City

53

Christine Charlotte of Württemberg

Regent of East Frisia (1645-1699)

*October 21st, 1645, Stuttgart †May 16th, 1699, Bruchhausen-Vilsen

67

Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin

British politician (1645-1712)

*June 15th, 1645, Breage †September 15th, 1712, St Albans

81

Arent de Gelder

Dutch painter (1645–1727)

*October 26th, 1645, Dordrecht †August 27th, 1727, Dordrecht

49

Johann Heinrich Horb

German author, historian and theologian

*June 11th, 1645, Colmar †January 26th, 1695, Billstedt

68

Haquin Spegel

Swedish archbishop (1645-1714)

*June 14th, 1645, Ronneby church parish †April 17th, 1714, Uppsala

49

Johann Heinrich am Ende

German painter (1645-1695)

*August 24th, 1645, Pirna †April 25th, 1695, Leipzig

54

Louis Jolliet

Canadian explorer

*September 21st, 1645, Quebec City †November 30th, 1699, St. Lawrence River

31

Francis I Rákóczi

Hungarian prince of Transylvania

*February 24th, 1645, Alba Iulia †July 8th, 1676, Zborov

65

Eusebio Kino

Italian Jesuit missionary

*August 10th, 1645, Predaia †March 15th, 1711, Magdalena de Kino

59

Michał Stefan Radziejowski

Catholic cardinal (1645-1705)

*December 3rd, 1645, Radziejowice †October 13th, 1705, Gdańsk

68

Hans Carl von Carlowitz

German forester (1645-1714)

*December 24th, 1645, Rabenstein †March 3rd, 1714, Freiberg

58

Robert White

English draughtsman and engraver (1645-1703)

*January 1st, 1645, London †January 1st, 1703, Greater London

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No: With 365 days 1645 is a normal year and no leap year.

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