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*[[874]] - The bones of '''[[Saint Nicephorus]]''' are interred in the Church of the Apostles, [[Constantinople]]. | *[[874]] - The bones of '''[[Saint Nicephorus]]''' are interred in the Church of the Apostles, [[Constantinople]]. | ||
*[[1639]] - '''[[Harvard University]]''' is named for a clergyman named [[John Harvard]]. | |||
*[[1881]] - '''[[Alexander II of Russia]]''' killed in [[Nihilist]] bombing. | *[[1881]] - '''[[Alexander II of Russia]]''' killed in [[Nihilist]] bombing. | ||
*[[1900]] - [[Boer Wars]]: [[British]] forces occupy [[Bloemfontein]], [[Orange Free State]]. | *[[1900]] - [[Boer Wars]]: [[British]] forces occupy [[Bloemfontein]], [[Orange Free State]]. | ||
Revision as of 02:17, 6 March 2004
On March 13:
- 874 - The bones of Saint Nicephorus are interred in the Church of the Apostles, Constantinople.
- 1639 - Harvard University is named for a clergyman named John Harvard.
- 1881 - Alexander II of Russia killed in Nihilist bombing.
- 1900 - Boer Wars: British forces occupy Bloemfontein, Orange Free State.
- 1969 - Apollo program: Apollo 9 returns safely to Earth after testing the Lunar Module.