412 Historic Events for March 13
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| 1884 |
Birth |
Hugh S Walpole, NZ, novelist/playwright (Jeremy, Maradick at 40)
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| 1884 |
Birth |
Emanuel Stickelberger, Swiss writer (Bluthochzeit)
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| 1884 |
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US adopts Standard Time
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| 1884 |
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Siege of Khartoum Sudan begins
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| 1886 |
Birth |
Henri D Gagnebin, Swiss organist
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| 1886 |
Birth |
John "Home Run" Baker, hall of famer (hit 2 HR in 1911 world series)
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| 1887 |
Birth |
Carlos Isamitt, composer
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| 1887 |
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Chester Greenwood of Maine patents earmuffs
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| 1888 |
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Great Blizzard of 1888 rages
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| 1890 |
Birth |
Michael Taube, composer
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| 1890 |
Death |
Henry Wylde, composer, dies at 67
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| 1890 |
Birth |
Frank Thieá, writer
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| 1892 |
Birth |
Janet Flanner, journalist (New Yorker)
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| 1892 |
Birth |
Alec Rowley, composer
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| 1894 |
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J L Johnstone of England invents horse racing starting gate
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| 1895 |
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Spanish cruiser Reina Regente sinks off Gibraltar, 402 die
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| 1896 |
Birth |
Dorothy Aldis, writer
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| 1897 |
Birth |
William Herald, Australia, swimmer (Olympic-1920)
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| 1897 |
Birth |
Marcel Thiry, Belgian poet (Statue of Fatigue)
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| 1898 |
Birth |
Josie Sedgwick, TX, actress (Son of Oklahoma)
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| 1899 |
Birth |
Pancho Vladigerov, composer
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| 1900 |
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British troops occupy Bloemfontein, Orange-Free state
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| 1901 |
Death |
Benjamin Harrison, 23rd pres (1889-1893), dies in Indianapolis at 67
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| 1901 |
Birth |
Paul Fix, Dobbs Ferry NY, actor (Rifleman)
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| 1903 |
Death |
Nicolas Beets [Hildebrand], Dutch writer (Camera Obscura), dies at 88
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