March 13

What happened on March 13 in history

3 events fall on March 13, from 1781 to 1996. Read them below, then try to place a historical scene yourself — guess where in the world it happened and in what year.

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Events on March 13

  1. 1781

    Uranus is discovered

    William Herschel spots the first planet found with a telescope from his Bath garden.

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  2. 1881

    Alexander II is assassinated

    A bomb kills the tsar who freed the serfs, on a St Petersburg canal embankment.

    Play the 19th century round

  3. 1996

    The Dunblane school shooting

    Sixteen children and a teacher are killed in Scotland, leading to a UK handgun ban.

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