On March 13, history records 39 notable events, 166 famous births and 90 deaths, spanning the years 624 to 1845.
Events on this day include: Battle of Badr: a key battle between Muhammad's army - the new followers of Islam and the Quraysh of Mecca. The Muslims won this battle, known as the turning... (624); The bones of Saint Nicephorus are interred in the Church of the Holy Apostles, Constantinople. (874).
Notable people born on March 13 include Anna Porphyrogenita (963), Louis I, Duke of Orléans (1372), Lazarus Spengler (1479).
Notable figures who died on this day include Leander of Seville (601), Gerald of Mayo (731), Du Chongwei (948).
Events on 13 March 39
See all →Battle of Badr: a key battle between Muhammad's army - the new followers of Islam and the Quraysh of Mecca. The Muslims won this battle, known as the turning point of Islam, which took place in the Hejaz region of western Arabia.
The bones of Saint Nicephorus are interred in the Church of the Holy Apostles, Constantinople.
Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II.
The Battle of Oosterweel, traditionally regarded as the start of the Eighty Years' War, commences.
Battle of Tondibi: In Mali, Moroccan forces of the Saadi dynasty led by Judar Pasha defeat the Songhai Empire, despite being outnumbered by at least five to one.
Nojpetén, capital of the last independent Maya kingdom, fell to Spanish conquistadors, the final step in the Spanish conquest of Guatemala.
Felix Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto receives its première performance in Leipzig with Ferdinand David as soloist.
Birthdays on 13 March 166
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Deaths on 13 March 90
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