William Macy
The following is your daily snapshot of what happened on this day in history: March 13.
BORN MARCH 13th:
March 13, 1744: David Allan, Scottish painter.
March 13, 1855: Percival “Percy” Lowell, US astronomer (predicted discovery of Pluto).
March 13, 1950: William H Macy, Miami FL, actor (Homicide, Water Engine.
March 13, 1972: Trent Dilfer, NFL quarterback.
March 13, 1980: Elin Nordegren, Swedish model, ex-wife of pro-golfer Tiger Woods
March 13, 1974: Thomas Enqvist, Stockholm Sweden, tennis star.
DIED MARCH 13TH:
March 13, 1271: Henry of Almain, English crusader (b. 1235).
March 13, 1778: Charles le Beau, French historian (b. 1701).
March 13, 1842: Henry Shrapnel, British soldier and inventor (b. 1761).
March 13, 1881: Alexander II, Tsar of Russia, assassinated at 62.
March 13, 1983: Louison Bobet, French cyclist (Tour de France 1953-55), dies at 58.
March 13, 1988: John Holmes, American porn star (b. 1944).
MEMORABLE MARCH 13TH EVENTS:
March 13, 483: St Felix III begins his reign as Catholic Pope.
March 13, 1592: Cortez lands in Mexico.
March 13, 1656: Jews are denied the right to build a synagogue in New Amsterdam.
March 13, 1884: US adopts Standard Time.
March 13, 1888: Great Blizzard of 1888 rages.
March 13, 1924: German Republic day.
March 13, 1925: Tennessee makes it unlawful to teach evolution.
March 13, 1933: Josef Goebbels becomes German minister of Information & Propaganda.
March 13, 1961: Landslide in USSR kills 145.
March 13, 2008: Gold prices on the New York Mercantile Exchange hit $1,000.00 an ounce for the first time.
MEMORABLE QUOTES:
“My driving force has always been the desire to win tournaments and my body no longer has what it takes.” – Thomas Enqvist, former professional tennis player from Sweden (born on March 13, 1974).
