Katse Dam is the highest dam in Africa located in Lesotho where its surface reaches 2050 meters above sea level when it is 100% full. Image: Wikimedia Commons
On This Day: What happened on 13 March?
We look back on this day in history and remember the people and events that shaped the world we live in today.
Katse Dam is the highest dam in Africa located in Lesotho where its surface reaches 2050 meters above sea level when it is 100% full. Image: Wikimedia Commons
Here’s a look at what happened on this day, 13 March, throughout history. We remember the news, events, and people that influenced the course of history forever.
ON THIS DAY: 13 MARCH
2016 | An explosion occurred in central Ankara, Turkey, and at least 37 people were killed and 127 wounded.
2016 | Three gunmen attacked two hotels in Ivory Coast’s Grand-Bassam town, killing at least 18 people and injuring 33 others.
2013 | The Catholic Church elected their 266th Pope, Pope Francis in the papal conclave on this day.
2012 | At least 28 people were killed in a bus crash in a motorway tunnel close to the town of Sierre in the Swiss canton of Valais.
2008 | Gold prices on the New York Mercantile Exchange reached $1 000 per ounce for the first time.
2003 | 350 000-year-old footprints were reported by Journal Nature in Italy.
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ON THIS DAY: DEATHS
1332 | Byzantine Empire statesman and author, Theodore Metochita, 62.
2014 | Sierra Leonean economist, lawyer, and politician, third President of Sierra Leone, Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, 82.
2002 | German philosopher and scholar, Hans-Georg Gadamer, 102.
1164 | Japanese regent, Fujiwara no Tadamichi, 67.
1983 | German-Dutch illustrator and educator, Paul Citroen, 87.
BIRTHDAYS
1989 | German footballer, Holger Badstuber.
1963 | Argentinian singer-songwriter, pianist, and director, Fito Páez.
1983 | Turkish basketball player, Erkan VeyseloĿlu.
1987 | German footballer, Andreas Beck.
1982 | Japanese-English explorer, author, and photographer, Jeremy Curl.
SPORTS
1899 | On this day, the Sheffield Wednesday vs Aston Villa First Division match lasted for 11 minutes due to the 1898 match being abandoned after 79 minutes. Sheffield won 4-1 in the final results.
ENTERTAINMENT
2020 | The first premiere of “I Still Believe” was at ArcLight Hollywood in Hollywood, California on March 7, and released in North American theatres on this day.
AFRICA FACT
The highest dam in Africa is Katse Dam in Lesotho where its surface reaches 2050 meters above sea level when it is 100% full.
