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* [[1639]] - Already two years old but usually called simply "the New College", [[Harvard College]] in [[Cambridge, Massachusetts|Cambridge]], [[Massachusetts]] was named after its first principal donor, [[John Harvard (clergyman)|John Harvard]]. | * [[1639]] - Already two years old but usually called simply "the New College", [[Harvard College]] in [[Cambridge, Massachusetts|Cambridge]], [[Massachusetts]] was named after its first principal donor, [[John Harvard (clergyman)|John Harvard]]. | ||
[[Image:Commonwealth-Flag.png|110px|Flag of the Commonwealth of Nations]] | [[Image:Commonwealth-Flag.png|110px|Flag of the Commonwealth of Nations]] | ||
* [[874]] - The remains of '''[[Patriarch Nicephorus I of Constantinople|Saint Nicephorus]]''' were brought back to [[Constantinople]] to be [[Burial|interred]] at the [[Church of the Holy Apostles]]. | |||
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'''[[March 13]]''': '''[[Fast of Esther]]''' in [[Judaism]], '''[[Commonwealth Day]]''' ([[2006]]<!-- 2nd Monday in March-->). | '''[[March 13]]''': '''[[Fast of Esther]]''' in [[Judaism]], '''[[Commonwealth Day]]''' ([[2006]]<!-- 2nd Monday in March-->). | ||
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[[Image:Wilhelm Herschel 03.jpg|100px|William Herschel]] | [[Image:Wilhelm Herschel 03.jpg|100px|William Herschel]] | ||
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* [[1781]] - [[William Herschel]] ''(pictured)'' discovered the [[planet]] '''[[Uranus]]'''. | * [[1781]] - [[William Herschel]] ''(pictured)'' discovered the [[planet]] '''[[Uranus]]'''. | ||
* [[1881]] - [[Tsar]] '''[[Alexander II of Russia|Alexander II]]''' of [[Imperial Russia|Russia]] was [[assassination|assassinated]] in a [[Nihilist movement|Nihilist]] plot by [[Ignacy Hryniewiecki]]. | * [[1881]] - [[Tsar]] '''[[Alexander II of Russia|Alexander II]]''' of [[Imperial Russia|Russia]] was [[assassination|assassinated]] in a [[Nihilist movement|Nihilist]] plot by [[Ignacy Hryniewiecki]]. | ||
* [[1921]] - [[Mongolia]], under the '''[[Roman Ungern von Sternberg|''Black Baron'']]''', proclaimed its [[independence]] from [[China]]. | * [[1921]] - [[Mongolia]], under the '''[[Roman Ungern von Sternberg|''Black Baron'']]''', proclaimed its [[independence]] from [[China]]. | ||
* [[1954]] - [[Viet Minh]] forces under [[Vo Nguyen Giap]] unleashed a massive [[artillery]] barrage on the [[Military of France|French military]] to begin the '''[[Battle of Dien Bien Phu]]''', the final [[battle]] in the [[First Indochina War]]. | * [[1954]] - [[Viet Minh]] forces under [[Vo Nguyen Giap]] unleashed a massive [[artillery]] barrage on the [[Military of France|French military]] to begin the '''[[Battle of Dien Bien Phu]]''', the final [[battle]] in the [[First Indochina War]]. | ||
* [[1996]] - '''[[Dunblane massacre]]''': A [[spree killer]] in [[Dunblane]], [[Scotland]] shot 16 children and a teacher at a [[Primary education|primary school]] to their death and then committed [[suicide]]. | |||
Recent days: [[March 12]] – [[March 11]] – [[March 10]] | Recent days: [[March 12]] – [[March 11]] – [[March 10]] | ||
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Revision as of 01:51, 14 March 2006
March 13: Fast of Esther in Judaism, Commonwealth Day (2006).
- 1781 - William Herschel (pictured) discovered the planet Uranus.
- 1881 - Tsar Alexander II of Russia was assassinated in a Nihilist plot by Ignacy Hryniewiecki.
- 1921 - Mongolia, under the Black Baron, proclaimed its independence from China.
- 1954 - Viet Minh forces under Vo Nguyen Giap unleashed a massive artillery barrage on the French military to begin the Battle of Dien Bien Phu, the final battle in the First Indochina War.
- 1996 - Dunblane massacre: A spree killer in Dunblane, Scotland shot 16 children and a teacher at a primary school to their death and then committed suicide.
Recent days: March 12 – March 11 – March 10
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