Talk:March 13

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March 13: 1781 – German-born British astronomer and composer William Herschel discovered the planet Uranus while in the garden of his house in Bath, Somerset, England, thinking it was a comet. 1845 – German composer Felix Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto, one of the most popular and most frequently performed violin concertos of all time, was first played in Leipzig, with violinist Ferdinand David as soloist. 1943 – The Holocaust: Nazi troops under SS Hauptsturmführer Amon Göth began liquidating the Jewish Ghetto in Kraków, Poland, sending about 8,000 Jews deemed able to work to the Plaszow labor camp. Those deemed unfit for work were either killed or sent to die at the Auschwitz concentration camp. 1954 – Viet Minh forces under Vo Nguyen Giap (pictured) unleashed a massive artillery barrage on the French military to begin the Battle of Dien Bien Phu, the climactic battle in the First Indochina War. 1996 – In the deadliest attack on children in the history of the United Kingdom, a spree killer killed sixteen children and a teacher at a primary school in Dunblane, Scotland before committing suicide. More events: March 12 – March 13 – March 14 Archive – By email – More anniversaries... It is now 22:26, June 13, 2008 (UTC) – Refresh this page

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Contents 1 Day and year? 2 Black Baron? 3 Uncle Sam 4 2007 Bank of England

[edit] Day and year?

There seems to be an article for March 13, 2003. Is there any reason that shouldn't be merged into this article? -- Avocado 01:45, 17 April 2006 (UTC)

Hmm, odd. If you look at the source, though, it says "PLEASE NOTE: This day page is transcluded onto the month page March 2003 - please do not remove or delink the the date header, remove the category, redirect this page, or mark it for deletion or merging." I don't personally know what the deal is with having month+day and year+month pages, or what goes where. --LakeHMM 04:34, 15 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Black Baron?

The page for Roman Ungern von Sternberg has no indication of him being called the “Black Baron.” What’s the support for this label on the March 13 history box? —crism 00:20, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Uncle Sam

Uncle Sam is an important national symbol in the USA. His first appearance in print is therefore an important event in American history. Why is Grouf so intent on removing all traces of Uncle Sam from the March 13 page? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.25.137.153 (talk) 18:41, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

The appearance of a fictional figure is not a notable event. Please see WP:DOY for what constitutes notable events. Grouf ^{(talk • contribs)} 18:56, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] 2007 Bank of England

This should not be here. I'm not sure if this is a joke or vandalism.192.35.35.35 (talk) 15:32, 13 March 2008 (UTC)

I have removed it. This is a real event, but not a notable one, so I don't think it was intended as a joke or vandalism. I think it was a good faith edit from someone who doesn't know the criteria for inclusion on this page. Grouf ^{(talk • contribs)} 15:07, 14 March 2008 (UTC)