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What Happened On March 13

Q: What happened on March 13?

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. 1781: William Herschel discovered the planet Uranus from the garden of his house in Bath, England, initially considering it to be a comet. 1884: The Siege of Khartoum begins. It lasts until January 26, 1885. 1825: Pope Leo XII publishes the apostolic constitution Quo Graviora in which he renewed the prohibition on Catholics joining freemasonry. 1815: Participants at the Congress of Vienna declare Napoleon an outlaw following his escape from Elba. 1697: Nojpetén, capital of the last independent Maya kingdom, falls to Spanish conquistadors, the final step in the Spanish conquest of Guatemala. 624: The Battle of Badr, the first major battle between the Muslims and Quraysh. 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. 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. 2020: Katerina Sakellaropoulou is sworn in as the first female President of Greece amid strict COVID-19 measures.

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2013 First ever
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.
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1781 Oddly true
William Herschel discovered the planet Uranus from the garden of his house in Bath, England, initially considering it to be a comet.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1884 Oddly true
The Siege of Khartoum begins. It lasts until January 26, 1885.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1825 Oddly true
Pope Leo XII publishes the apostolic constitution Quo Graviora in which he renewed the prohibition on Catholics joining freemasonry.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1815 Oddly true
Participants at the Congress of Vienna declare Napoleon an outlaw following his escape from Elba.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1697 Oddly true
Nojpetén, capital of the last independent Maya kingdom, falls to Spanish conquistadors, the final step in the Spanish conquest of Guatemala.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
624 First ever
The Battle of Badr, the first major battle between the Muslims and Quraysh.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1985 Oddly true
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.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1920 Oddly true
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.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
2020 First ever
Katerina Sakellaropoulou is sworn in as the first female President of Greece amid strict COVID-19 measures.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

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2020President Donald Trump declares the COVID-19 pandemic to be a national emergency in the United States. Wikipedia →
2020Breonna Taylor is killed by police officers who were forcibly entering her home in Louisville, Kentucky; her death sparked extensive protests against racism and police brutality. Wikipedia →
2020Katerina Sakellaropoulou is sworn in as the first female President of Greece amid strict COVID-19 measures. Wikipedia →
2016The Ankara bombing kills at least 37 people. Wikipedia →
2016Three gunmen attack two hotels in the Ivory Coast town of Grand-Bassam, killing at least 19 people. Wikipedia →
2015Serbian Army Mi-17 helicopter crashes near Belgrade airport while transporting a 5-day-old baby with respiratory problems to hospital, killing all 7 on board. Wikipedia →
2013The 2013 papal conclave elects Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio taking the name Pope Francis as the 266th Pope of the Catholic Church. Wikipedia →
2012The Sierre coach crash kills 28 people, including 22 children. Wikipedia →
2003An article in Nature identifies the Ciampate del Diavolo as 350,000-year-old hominid footprints. Wikipedia →
1997The Missionaries of Charity choose Sister Nirmala to succeed Mother Teresa as their leader. Wikipedia →
1996The Dunblane massacre leads to the death of sixteen primary school children and one teacher in Dunblane, Scotland. Wikipedia →
1993The 1993 Storm of the Century affects the eastern United States, dropping feet of snow in many areas. Wikipedia →
1992The Mw 6.6 Erzincan earthquake strikes eastern Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). Wikipedia →
1989Space Shuttle Discovery launches on STS-29 carrying the TDRS-4 satellite. Wikipedia →
1988The Seikan Tunnel, the longest tunnel in the world with an undersea segment, opens between Aomori and Hakodate, Japan. Wikipedia →
1979The New Jewel Movement, headed by Maurice Bishop, ousts the Prime Minister of Grenada, Eric Gairy, in a coup d'état. Wikipedia →
1974Sierra Pacific Airlines Flight 802 crashes into the White Mountains near Bishop, California, killing 36. Wikipedia →
1969Apollo 9 returns safely to Earth after testing the Lunar Module. Wikipedia →
1964Kitty Genovese is 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. Wikipedia →
1957Cuban student revolutionaries storm the presidential palace in Havana in a failed attempt on the life of President Fulgencio Batista. Wikipedia →
1954The Battle of Điện Biên Phủ begins with an artillery barrage by Viet Minh forces under Võ Nguyên Giáp; Viet Minh victory led to the end of the First Indochina War and French withdrawal from Vietnam. Wikipedia →
1943The Holocaust: German forces liquidate the Jewish ghetto in Kraków. Wikipedia →
1940The Winter War between Finland and the Soviet Union officially ends after the signing of the Moscow Peace Treaty. Wikipedia →
1930The news of the discovery of Pluto is announced by Lowell Observatory. Wikipedia →
1920The Kapp Putsch briefly ousts the Weimar Republic government from Berlin. Wikipedia →
1900British forces occupy Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, during the Second Boer War. Wikipedia →
1888The eruption of Ritter Island triggers tsunamis that kill up to 3,000 people on nearby islands. Wikipedia →
1884The Siege of Khartoum begins. It lasts until January 26, 1885. Wikipedia →
1862The 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. Wikipedia →
1848The German revolutions of 1848–1849 begin in Vienna. Wikipedia →
1845Felix Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto receives its première performance in Leipzig with Ferdinand David as soloist. Wikipedia →
1825Pope Leo XII publishes the apostolic constitution Quo Graviora in which he renewed the prohibition on Catholics joining freemasonry. Wikipedia →
1815Participants at the Congress of Vienna declare Napoleon an outlaw following his escape from Elba. Wikipedia →
1811A French and Italian fleet is defeated by a British squadron off the island of Vis in the Adriatic during the Napoleonic Wars. Wikipedia →
1809Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden is deposed in the Coup of 1809. Wikipedia →
1781William Herschel discovers Uranus. Wikipedia →
1741The Battle of Cartagena de Indias (part of the War of Jenkins' Ear) begins. Wikipedia →
1697Nojpetén, capital of the last independent Maya kingdom, falls to Spanish conquistadors, the final step in the Spanish conquest of Guatemala. Wikipedia →
1639Harvard College is named after clergyman John Harvard. Wikipedia →
1591At 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 →
1567The Battle of Oosterweel, traditionally regarded as the start of the Eighty Years' War. Wikipedia →
1323Siege of Warangal: Sultan Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq sends an expeditionary army led by his son, Muhammad bin Tughluq, to the Kakatiya capital Warangal – after ruler Prataparudra has refused to make tribute payments. He besieges the city and finally, after a campaign of 8 months, Prataparudra surrenders on November 9. Wikipedia →
1261The Byzantine Empire and the Republic of Genoa sign a permanent treaty against the Venetians at Nymphaeum. Wikipedia →
624The Battle of Badr, the first major battle between the Muslims and Quraysh. Wikipedia →
483Election of Pope Felix III following the death of Pope Simplicius earlier that month. Wikipedia →
222Roman emperor Elagabalus is murdered alongside his mother, Julia Soaemias. He is replaced by his 14-year old cousin, Severus Alexander. Wikipedia →

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