Talk:March 13

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March 13:

• 1781 - William Herschel discovered the planet Uranus, thinking it was a comet.
• 1881 - Tsar Alexander II of Russia was assassinated in a Nihilist plot by Ignacy Hryniewiecki (pictured).
• 1921 - Mongolia, under Roman Ungern von Sternberg, proclaimed its independence from China.
• 1954 - Viet Minh forces under Vo Nguyen Giap unleashed a massive artillery barrage on the French military to begin the Battle of Dien Bien Phu, the final battle in the First Indochina War.
• 1996 - Dunblane massacre: A spree killer in Dunblane, Scotland shot 16 children and a teacher at a primary school to their death and then committed suicide.

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[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)