March 13th is celebrated as Coconut Torte Day and Open An Umbrella Indoors Day.
Welcome to day 13 of March, we are slowly approaching the middle of the month.
People who were born on March 13th all share the Pisces star sign.
March 13 in the past has proven to be a great day for discoveries in space but the day is jam packed with so many other interesting events including areas such as war, crime and law!
Did you know that on this day in 1781, Uranus was first observed by astronomer William Herschel? At the time Herschel was actually searching for double stars.
Keep reading for more interesting facts about March 13th in history!
What Happened On March 13 In History?
2020
Bill Gates left the Microsoft board after founding the company four decades prior.
Source
NY Times
1996
Sixteen primary school children and one teacher were killed in a mass shooting in Dunblane, Scotland.
Known as the Dunblane massacre, it took place at Dunblane Primary School when Thomas Hamilton shot and killed seventeen people. He injured fifteen others before killing himself. This remains the deadliest mass shooting in British history.
Source
Wikipedia
1980
Prolific killer John Wayne Gacy was given the death sentence for the murder of 33 young men and boys.
Gacy was given lethal injection May 10, 1994.
Source
UPI
1969
Apollo 9 and its crew returned to Earth after a 10-day mission orbiting Earth.
During their mission, astronaut Russell L. Schweickart walked in space on the fourth day and many tasks were performed to mimic the future Apollo 11 mission that would land and liftoff the moon.
Source
NASA
1915
American baseball catcher Wilbert Robinson tried to claim a record by catching a ball dropped from a plane 525 feet above him.
The aviator forgot the ball and instead she brought a grapefruit with her. The fruit splattered all over Robinson's face, much to the amusement of his teammates.
Source
Wikipedia
1877
Earmuffs were patented.
Chester Greenwood created earmuffs with the help of his grandmother when he was just 15 years old. He came up with the idea because his ears were cold when he was ice skating. Their creation provided many jobs in Maine, US for almost 60 years.
Source
Patent Yogi
Did you know that on this day, March 13th 1781, Uranus was first observed by astronomer William Herschel?