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2013

The conclave begins to elect Pope Benedict XVI’s successor.

Canada bans human embryo cloning but allows government-funded scientists to use embryos for fertility treatments.

The Louvre Pyramid, designed by I. M. Pei, is inaugurated by French President François Mitterrand.

Guy Lafleur of the Montreal Canadiens scores his 1,000th career point in the NHL.

John Lennon remarks in London that the Beatles are more popular than Jesus.

Walt Disney’s film “Cinderella” premieres.

The first vampire film, “Nosferatu,” an adaptation of Bram Stoker’s novel “Dracula,” premieres in Berlin.

The first case of Spanish flu is identified. A global pandemic follows, claiming 30 million lives.

It happened on… March 4