On This Day - March 13th

Featured Event:

The planet Uranus discovered (1781) 🔭

English astronomer William Herschel observed this day in 1781 the seventh planet from the Sun, Uranus

Other Events:

1881: Tsar Alexander II of Russia was assassinated in St. Petersburg. 🔪

1943: Failed assassin attempt on Adolf Hitler during Smolensk-Rastenburg flight ❌

2013: Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the archbishop of Buenos Aires, was elected pope of the Roman Catholic Church; taking the name Francis I ✝️

2020: Breonna Taylor, an African American EMT, was killed by police officers in Louisville, Kentucky. Her death led to massive protests by Black Lives Matter activists and others who called for police reform. ✊🏿

Holidays:

National Elephant Day 🇹🇭

Africa Scout Day 🌍

Featured Birthdays:

1733: Joseph Priestley 🇬🇧 (Clergyman)

1911: L. Ron Hubbard 🇺🇸 (Writer)

1992: Ozuna 🇵🇷 (Singer)

1998: Jack Harlow 🇺🇸 (Rapper)

Featured Deaths:

1901: Benjamin Harrison 🇺🇸 (23rd President)

1906: Susan B. Anthony 🇺🇸 (Suffragist)

1996: Krzysztof Kieślowski 🇵🇱 (Director)

2022: William Hurt 🇺🇸 (Actor)