March 13th, 1713

Born on March 13th, 1713

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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 1713

70

Denis Diderot

French Enlightenment philosopher writer and encyclopædist (1713–1784)

*October 5th, 1713, Langres †July 31st, 1784, Paris

45

Ferdinand VI of Spain

King of Spain, lived (1713-1759)

*September 23rd, 1713, Madrid †August 10th, 1759, Villaviciosa de Odón

78

John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute

British nobleman, art collector, and Prime Minister of Great Britain (1713-1792)

*May 25th, 1713, Parliament Square †March 10th, 1792, Grosvenor Square

52

Alexis Clairaut

French mathematician, astronomer, and geophysicist (*1713 – †1765)

*May 13th, 1713, Paris †May 17th, 1765, Paris

68

Richard Wilson

Welsh landscape painter (1714-1782)

*August 1st, 1713, Penegoes †May 11th, 1782, Colomendy

78

Louis-François Daire

French historian

*July 6th, 1713, Amiens †March 18th, 1792, Chartres

69

Anna Rosina de Gasc

German painter (1713-1783)

*July 10th, 1713, Berlin †March 26th, 1783, Dresden

47

Diane Adélaïde de Mailly

Mistress of Louis XV

*February 11th, 1713, Paris †February 20th, 1760, Paris

90

Francis Lewis

Signatory of the US Declaration of Independence, from Wales

*March 21st, 1713, Llandaff †December 30th, 1803, New York City

54

John Newbery

English publisher and bookseller (1713-1767)

*July 9th, 1713, Berkshire †December 22nd, 1767, London

60

Jorge Juan y Santacilia

Spanish mathematician and naval officer

*January 5th, 1713, Novelda †June 21st, 1773, Madrid

80

Louis de Noailles

Marshal of France (1713-1793)

*April 21st, 1713, Versailles †August 22nd, 1793, Saint-Germain-en-Laye

50

Joseph Maria von Thun und Hohenstein

Austrian priest and translator

*May 24th, 1713, Trento †June 15th, 1763, Mattighofen

79

Marie Jeanne Riccoboni

French novelist

*October 25th, 1713, Paris †December 7th, 1792, Paris

38

Domènec Terradellas

Spanish opera composer (1713–1751)

*February 13th, 1713, Barcelona †May 20th, 1751, Rome

66

Charles I, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1713-1780)

*August 1st, 1713, Brunswick †March 26th, 1780, Brunswick

55

Antonio Genovesi

Italian economist (1713-1769)

*November 1st, 1713, Castiglione del Genovesi †September 22nd, 1769, Naples

67

Jacques-Germain Soufflot

French architect

*July 22nd, 1713, Irancy †August 29th, 1780, Paris

81

Christlieb Ehregott Gellert

German metallurgist

*August 11th, 1713, Hainichen †May 18th, 1795, Freiberg

78

Luís António Verney

Portuguese philosopher

*July 23rd, 1713, Lisbon †March 20th, 1792, Rome

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1713 is a normal year and no leap year.

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