13 March
Notable Births
Coco Gauff
b. 2004
American tennis player (born 2004)
Beomgyu
b. 2001
South Korean singer (born 2001)
Tom Dearden
b. 2001
Australia international rugby league footballer
Jack Harlow
b. 1998
American rapper (born 1998)
Landry Shamet
b. 1997
American basketball player (born 1997)
Brayden Point
b. 1996
Canadian ice hockey player (born 1996)
Mikaela Shiffrin
b. 1995
American alpine skier (born 1995)
Jang Su-jeong
b. 1995
South Korean tennis player (born 1995)
Gerard Deulofeu
b. 1994
Spanish footballer (born 1994)
Mohammed Siraj
b. 1994
Indian cricketer (born 1993)
Tyrone Mings
b. 1993
English footballer (born 1993)
Lucy Fry
b. 1992
Australian actress (born 1992)
George MacKay (actor)
b. 1992
British actor (born 1992)
Ozuna
b. 1992
Puerto Rican singer and rapper (born 1992)
L (entertainer)
b. 1992
South Korean singer and actor (born 1992)
Daniel Greig
b. 1991
Australian speed skater
Tristan Thompson
b. 1991
Canadian basketball player (born 1991)
Anicet Abel
b. 1990
Malagasy footballer
Marcell Dareus
b. 1990
American football player (born 1990)
Charles Krauthammer
b. 1950
American psychiatrist and journalist (1950–2018)
Notable Deaths
John Feinstein
d. 2025
American sportswriter and commentator (1956–2025)
Raúl Grijalva
d. 2025
American politician (1948–2025)
Sofia Gubaidulina
d. 2025
Soviet and Russian composer (1931–2025)
Philippe de Gaulle
d. 2024
French admiral and son of Charles de Gaulle (1921–2024)
William Hurt
d. 2022
American actor (1950–2022)
Marvelous Marvin Hagler
d. 2021
American boxer (1954–2021)
Murray Walker
d. 2021
British commentator and journalist (1923–2021)
Emily Nasrallah
d. 2018
Lebanese writer (1931–2018)
Amy Krouse Rosenthal
d. 2017
American author, radio host, and filmmaker (1965–2017)
Hilary Putnam
d. 2016
American mathematician and philosopher (1926–2016)
Al Rosen
d. 2015
American baseball player (1924–2015)
Reubin Askew
d. 2014
American politician (1928–2014)
Edward Haughey, Baron Ballyedmond
d. 2014
Entrepreneur and politician (1944–2014)
Ahmad Tejan Kabbah
d. 2014
3rd President of Sierra Leone (1996–97, 1998–2007)
Icchokas Meras
d. 2014
Lithuanian writer (1934–2014)
Clive Burr
d. 2013
English drummer (1956–2013)
Rick Martin
d. 2011
Canadian ice hockey player (1951–2011)
Jean Ferrat
d. 2010
French singer-songwriter and poet
Betsy Blair
d. 2009
American actress (1923–2009)
Arnold Skaaland
d. 2007
American professional wrestler and manager (1925–2007)
On This Day in History
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2020
President Donald Trump declares the COVID-19 pandemic to be a national emergency in the United States.
Donald Trump
2020
Breonna 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.
Breonna Taylor
2020
Katerina Sakellaropoulou is sworn in as the first female President of Greece amid strict COVID-19 measures.
Katerina Sakellaropoulou
2016
The Ankara bombing kills at least 37 people.
March 2016 Ankara bombing
2016
Three gunmen attack two hotels in the Ivory Coast town of Grand-Bassam, killing at least 19 people.
Grand-Bassam shootings
2015
Serbian 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.
2015 Belgrade helicopter crash
2013
The 2013 papal conclave elects Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio taking the name Pope Francis as the 266th Pope of the Catholic Church.
2013 conclave
2012
The Sierre coach crash kills 28 people, including 22 children.
Sierre coach crash
2003
An article in Nature identifies the Ciampate del Diavolo as 350,000-year-old hominid footprints.
Nature (journal)
1997
The Missionaries of Charity choose Sister Nirmala to succeed Mother Teresa as their leader.
Missionaries of Charity
1996
The Dunblane massacre leads to the death of sixteen primary school children and one teacher in Dunblane, Scotland.
Dunblane massacre
1993
The 1993 Storm of the Century affects the eastern United States, dropping feet of snow in many areas.
1993 Storm of the Century
1992
The Mw 6.6 Erzincan earthquake strikes eastern Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe).
1992 Erzincan earthquake
1989
Space Shuttle Discovery launches on STS-29 carrying the TDRS-4 satellite.
Space Shuttle Discovery
1988
The Seikan Tunnel, the longest tunnel in the world with an undersea segment, opens between Aomori and Hakodate, Japan.
Seikan Tunnel
1979
The New Jewel Movement, headed by Maurice Bishop, ousts the Prime Minister of Grenada, Eric Gairy, in a coup d'état.
New JEWEL Movement
1974
Sierra Pacific Airlines Flight 802 crashes into the White Mountains near Bishop, California, killing 36.
Sierra Pacific Airlines Flight 802
1969
Apollo 9 returns safely to Earth after testing the Lunar Module.
Apollo 9
1964
Kitty 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.
Murder of Kitty Genovese
1957
Cuban student revolutionaries storm the presidential palace in Havana in a failed attempt on the life of President Fulgencio Batista.
Cuba