1884 – Siege of Khartoum, Sudan begins by Mahdist forces, lasts 10 months
1933 – American banks allowed to reopen after a government imposed bank holiday
1961 – JFK sets up the Alliance for Progress
1970 – San Francisco city employees begin 4-day strike
1972 – 7th Academy of Country Music Awards: Freddie Hart and Loretta Lynn win
1986 – Soyuz T-15 carries 2 cosmonauts to Soviet space station Mir
1990 – Nicholoas Braithwaite elected premier of Grenada
1995 – Hungarian Forint devalued 9%
2013 – 10 people are killed by a suicide bombing in Kunduz province, Afghanistan
2020 – African American Breonna Taylor shot and killed by police officers executing a no-knock warrant on her flat with a battering ram in Louisville, Kentucky
Author: gil7
Today in History for 13th March 2022
Historical Events
1564 – Cardinal Granvelle flees Brussels
1963 – Two Russian reconnaissance flights over Alaska
1983 – 24th SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament: Georgia beats Alabama, 86-71
1986 – 12th People’s Choice Awards: Sylvester Stallone and Meryl Streep win (Motion Picture) and Bill Cosby, Linda Evans win (TV)
1995 – Istanbul police shoot dead 16 Alawitische demonstrators
2020 – African American Breonna Taylor shot and killed by police officers executing a no-knock warrant on her flat with a battering ram in Louisville, Kentucky
Famous Birthdays
1822 – Moritz von Strachwitz, German poet, born in Peterwitz, Silesia (d. 1847)
1855 – Percival “Percy” Lowell, American astronomer (predicted discovery of Pluto), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1916)
1897 – William Herald, Australian swimmer (Olympic-1920), born in Glebe, New South Wales (d. 1976)
1954 – Robin Duke, Canadian actress and comedienne (SNL, SCTV, Club Paradise), born in Toronto, Ontario
1956 – Dana Delany, American actress (Colleen McMurphy-China Beach, Exit to Eden), born in NYC, New York
1962 – Terence Blanchard, American jazz trumpeter (Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers), film score composer (When The Levees Broke; Harriet), and educator, born in New Orleans, Louisiana
Famous Deaths
624 – Abu Sufjan becomes Quraish chief and leader of Mecca after loss at Battle of Badr against Muslim forces
1778 – Charles le Beau, French historian (b. 1701)
1970 – Rick Besoyan, American singer, actor, playwright, composer and director (Little Mary Sunshine), dies of internal hemorrhages at 45
1973 – Stacy Harris, Canadian born actor (NOPD, Doorway to Danger), dies at 54
1996 – Brian Hulls, British TV news cameraman, dies at 48
2009 – James Purdy, American author (Malcolm), dies at 94
Famous Deaths for 12th March 2022
604 – Pope Gregory I, Bishop of Rome (590–604), dies at 64
1989 – Maurice Evans, British actor (Planet of the Apes, Bewitched), dies at 87
1993 – Michael Kanin, American director, writer and actor (Woman of the Year, Teacher’s Pet), dies at 83
1995 – Juanin Clay, American actress (The Legend of the Lone Ranger), dies at 45
1998 – Judge Dread [Alexander Hughes] English reggae musician, dies from a heart attack at 52
1998 – Beatrice Wood, American artist and ceramist (b. 1893)
2002 – Jean-Paul Riopelle, Quebec painter and sculptor (b. 1923)
2003 – Lynne Thigpen, American actress (b. 1948)
2008 – Alun Hoddinott, Welsh composer (Floriture), dies at 78
2021 – Ivo Trumbić, Croatian water polo player (Olympic gold 1968 Yugoslavia) and coach (Olympic bronze Netherlands 1976), dies at 85
Historical Events for 12th March 2022
1054 – Pope Leo IX escapes captivity and returns to Rome
1906 – Heavy storm ravages Dutch west coast
1930 – Stanislawa Walasiewicz [Stella Walsh] sets world record for the 220-yard dash (0:26.1)
1948 – -5°F lowest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in March
1966 – Jockey Johnny Longden retires after 40 years (6,032 wins)
1966 – Love’s 1st album released “Love”
1983 – 4th Big East Men’s Basketball Tournament: St. John’s beats Boston College, 85-77
1999 – Former Warsaw Pact members the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland join NATO.
2008 – Streaming service Hulu launches for public access in the United States
2019 – More than 3,000 ISIS fighters have surrendered amid battle for last ISIS stronghold in Baghouz, Syria, according to Syrian Democratic Forces officials
Today in History for 12th March 2022
Historical Events
1912 – Helen Hayes Theater (Little Theatre) opens at 240W 44th St, NYC
1963 – Beatles perform as a trio, at Granada Cinema, in Bedford, England, as John Lennon is ill with a cold
1969 – 120 cannabis joints found at George and Patti Harrison’s home
1987 – Ice Pairs World Championship at Cincinnati won by Ekaterina Gordeeva and Sergei Grinkov (USSR)
1993 – Entertainment Tonight’s 3,000th show
2018 – Civilian death toll in Eastern Ghouta passes 1,000 in three weeks as Syrian government forces capture the town of Mesraba
Famous Birthdays
1800 – Louis-Prosper Gachard, Belgian historian
1821 – John Abbott, 3rd Canadian Prime Minister (1891-92), born in Saint-Andre, Quebec (d. 1893)
1838 – William Perkin, inventor (1st artificial dye)
1918 – Elaine de Kooning, American artist (d. 1989)
1929 – Francisco Pulgar Vidal, Peruvian musicologist and composer, born in Huánuco, Peru (d. 2012)
1952 – Naomi Shihab Nye, American poet, songwriter, and novelist
Famous Deaths
1889 – John Archibald Campbell, American jurist and Supreme Court justice (1853–61), dies at 77
1936 – David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty and British Admiral of the Fleet during World War I (Battle of Jutland), dies of heart failure at 65
1982 – Elisabeth Zernike, Dutch writer (Course of Events), dies at 90
1994 – Sandra Paretti, German/Swiss author (Drums of Winter), dies at 59
2002 – Spyros Kyprianou, Cypriot politician (b. 1932)
2010 – Lesley Duncan (Cox), British session singer (Pink Floyd; Jesus Christ Superstar), and singer-songwriter (“Love Song”; “Sing Children Sing”), dies of cerebrovascular disease at 66
Famous Deaths for 11th March 2022
1514 – Donato Bramante, Italian architect (b. 1444)
1575 – Matthias Flacius, Croatian Protestant reformer (b. 1520)
1602 – Emilio de’ Cavalieri, Italian composer
1854 – Willard Richards, American physician and religious leader, dies at 49
1898 – William Rosecrans, American Civil War Union general (b. 1819)
1907 – Jean Casimir-Périer, French politician (President of France 1894-95), dies at 59
1947 – Victor Hely-Hutchinson, British composer (Carol Symphony), dies of pneumonia at 45
1979 – Victor Kilian, American actor (Gentleman’s Agreement), dies at 88
1996 – Charles William Oatley, electrical engineer, dies at 92
2002 – James Tobin, American economist, Nobel laureate (b. 1918)
Historical Events for 11th March 2022
1895 – Spanish cruiser Reina Regente sinks in Straits of Gibraltar, over 400 die
1927 – Samuel Roxy Rothafel opens famous Roxy Theater (NYC)
1945 – 1,000 allied bombers harass Essen, 4,662 ton bombs
1975 – Rightist military coup in Portugal under General António de Spínola fails
1978 – USF-led Bill Cartwright scores 23 points as the Dons oust NC
1983 – Men’s Figure Skating Championship in Helsinki won by Scott Hamilton (USA)
1984 – 31st ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament: Maryland beats Duke, 74-62
1986 – Islander Mike Bossy, 1st NHLer to score 50 goals in 9 straight seasons
1991 – John Smith, US amateur wrestler, wins James E Sullivan Award
2007 – 48th SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament: Florida beats Arkansas, 77-56
Today in History for 11th March 2022
Historical Events
1862 – 12] General Stonewall Jackson evacuates Winchester Virginia Army of the Potomac. Gen Henry Halleck is named general-in-chief
1863 – 25th Grand National: George Stevens wins his 2nd GN aboard 4/1 Emblem; winning mare’s full sister Emblematic wins the following year
1919 – General strike in Germany crushed
1968 – Anti-Zionist Clandestine Radio Voice of El Assifa starts transmitting
1983 – 9th People’s Choice Awards: Burt Reynolds, Jane Fonda and Katharine Hepburn win (Motion Picture) and Tom Selleck, Linda Evans and Loretta Swit win (TV)
1993 – Men’s Figure Skating Championship in Prague won by Kurt Browning CAN
Famous Birthdays
1876 – Carl Ruggles, American composer (Evocations), born in Marion, Massachusetts (d. 1971)
1899 – Frederick IX [Christian FFMKWG], King of Denmark (1947-72)
1910 – Robert H G Havemann, German chemist
1921 – Astor Piazzolla, Argentinian banodeonist, and composer (Tango Nuevo), born in Mar del Plata, Argentina (d. 1992)
1956 – Curtis L Brown Jr, NC, astronaut (STS 47, STS 66, 77, 85, sk:95)
1964 – Shane Richie, British actor (EastEnders, Flushed Away), born in Harlesden, London
Famous Deaths
1826 – Gervais-François Couperin, French composer, dies at 66
1874 – Charles Sumner, American politician, Senator Massachusetts (1851-74) and anti-slavery advocate, dies at 63
1941 – Walford Davies, English composer, dies at 71
1956 – Sergey Nikiforovich Vasilenko, Russian opera composer, dies at 83
1995 – Frank Fidler, English artist, dies at 84
1996 – Vince Edwards, American actor, director, and singer (Ben Casey, The Devil’s Brigade, Matt Lincoln, Firehouse), dies of cancer at 67
Famous Deaths for 10th March 2022
1700 – Diogo Dias Melgaz, Portuguese composer, dies at 61
1819 – Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi, German philosopher and writer, dies at 76
1951 – Kijūrō Shidehara, Japanese politician and diplomat, Prime minister of Japan (1945-46), dies at 78
1968 – Helen Walker, American actress (Brewster’s Million, Lucky Jordan), dies of cancer at 47
1984 – June Marlowe, American actress (Pardon US), dies at 81
1988 – Andy Gibb, British singer-songwriter, performer and teen idol (Bee Gees-I Just Want to Be Your Everything), dies of myocarditis at 30
1993 – C. Northcote Parkinson, English historian (Pursuit of Progress) and author (Parkinson’s Law), dies at 83
2005 – Danny Joe Brown, American singer (Molly Hatchet) dies of pneumonia at 53
2008 – Charles “Chuck” and “Bing” Day, American session guitarist, bassist and blues performer dies at 65
2021 – Stephen Scott, American composer (Bowed Piano Ensemble; Vikings of Sunrise), and educator (Colorado College), dies from complications of dementia at 76
Historical Events for 10th March 2022
1198 – The Giralda minaret designed by architect Ben Ahmad for the Almohad mosque in Seville is completed. Now the Bell Tower for Seville’s cathedral.
1697 – Tsar Peter the Great of Russia begins a tour of Western Europe
1893 – New Mexico State University cancels its 1st graduation ceremony; its only graduand Sam Steele was robbed and killed the night before
1902 – Earthquake destroys Turkish city of Tochangri
1951 – FBI director J. Edgar Hoover declines post of baseball commissioner
1951 – Ireland clinches their 7th Five Nations Rugby Championship with a 3-3 draw against Wales at the National Stadium, Cardiff
1981 – “Bette Davis Eyes” single released by Kim Carnes (Billboard Song of the Year 1981)
1984 – Heavyweight Tim Witherspoon KOs Greg Page
1994 – 1 million Greeks attend actress and activist Melina Mercouri’s funeral
2012 – 33rd Big East Men’s Basketball Tournament: Louisville beats Cincinnati, 50-44