What happened on March 13

46 documented historical events happened on March 13, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: A Spanish mercenary army surprised a band of rebels at the Battle of Oosterweel in the Habsburg Netherlands, beginning the Eighty Years' War. On the same day, in another year: Nojpetén, capital of the Itza Maya kingdom, fell to Spanish conquistadors, the final step in the Spanish conquest of Guatemala. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.

160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on March 13, including Abigail Fillmore, Mustafa Reşid Pasha, James Curtis Hepburn. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.

76 people with a Wikipedia article died on March 13, including Mieszko III of Poland, Henry of Almain, Minye Kyawswa. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.

10 observances are celebrated on March 13 around the world: Christian feast days: Ansovinus, Christian feast days: Christina of Persia, Christian feast days: Gerald of Mayo, Christian feast days: James Theodore Holly (Episcopal Church (USA)), Christian feast days: Nicephorus, Christian feast days: Roderick. The list gathers national holidays, international days and religious or civil observances falling on this date in different countries, as recorded on Wikipedia. Some are fixed and recur on the same day every year; others depend on the local calendar. Each links to the article explaining its origin and meaning.