What happened on October 13? There are more than 270 events that were made this day in history. Here are the important historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
Interesting Facts & Myths About October 13
October 13 is the 287th day of the year 2024. There are 79 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Sunday. This day falls under the 41st week of the year 2024.
On this day in Brooklyn, New York 11240 sunrise will occur at 07:04 AM and sunset will occur at 06:19 PM (local time).
The zodiac sign of a person born on this day is Libra. The modern birthstone for this month is Opal while the mystical birthstone is Jasper.
According to the Chinese calendar, there are 108 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year (January 29, 2025).
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Historical Events For October 13
- 54Roman Emperor Claudius is poisoned to death under mysterious circumstances. His 17-year-old stepson Nero succeeds him to the Roman throne
- 409Vandals and Alans cross the Pyrenees and appear in Hispania.
- 1307Hundreds of Knights Templar in France are simultaneously arrested by agents of Phillip the Fair, to be later tortured into a “confession” of heresy.
- 1332Rinchinbal Khan, Emperor Ningzong of Yuan becomes the Khagan of the Mongols and Emperor of the Yuan Dynasty, reigning for only 53 days.
- 1582Because of the implementation of the Gregorian calendar, this day does not exist in this year in Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain.
- 1710Port Royal, the capital of French Acadia, falls in a siege by British forces.
- 1773The Whirlpool Galaxy is discovered by Charles Messier.
- 1775The United States Continental Congress orders the establishment of the Continental Navy (later renamed the United States Navy).
- 1792In Washington, D.C., the cornerstone of the United States Executive Mansion (known as the White House since 1818) is laid.
- 1812War of 1812: Battle of Queenston Heights – As part of the Niagara campaign in Ontario, Canada, United States forces under General Stephen Van Rensselaer are repulsed from invading Canada by British and native troops led by Sir Isaac Brock.
- 1843In New York City, Henry Jones and 11 others found B'nai B'rith (the oldest Jewish service organization in the world).
- 1845A majority of voters in the Republic of Texas approve a proposed constitution, that if accepted by the U.S. Congress, will make Texas a U.S. state.
- 1881Revival of the Hebrew language as Eliezer Ben-Yehuda and friends agree to use Hebrew exclusively in their conversations.
- 1884Greenwich, in London, England, is established as Universal Time meridian of longitude.
- 1885The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is founded in Atlanta, United States.
- 1892Edward Emerson Barnard discovers D/1892 T1, the first comet discovered by photographic means, on the night of October 13–14.
- 1915The Battle for the Hohenzollern Redoubt marks the end of the Battle of Loos in northern France, World War I.
- 1917The “Miracle of the Sun” is witnessed by an estimated 70,000 people in the Cova da Iria in Fátima, Portugal.
- 1918Mehmed Talat Pasha and the Young Turk (C.U.P.) ministry resign and sign an armistice, ending Ottoman participation in World War I.
- 1921The Soviet republics of Russia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia sign the Treaty of Kars with the Grand National Assembly of Turkey to establish the contemporary borders between Turkey and the South Caucasus states.
- 1923Ankara replaces Istanbul as the capital of Turkey.
- 1943World War II: The new government of Italy sides with the Allies and declares war on Germany.
- 1944World War II: Riga, the capital of Latvia is occupied by the Red Army.
- 1946France adopts the constitution of the Fourth Republic.
- 1962The Pacific Northwest experiences a cyclone the equal of a Cat 3 hurricane. Winds measured above 150 mph at several locations; 46 people died.
- 1967The first game in the history of the American Basketball Association is played as the Anaheim Amigos lose to the Oakland Oaks 134-129 in Oakland, California.
- 1970Fiji joins the United Nations.
- 1972An Aeroflot Ilyushin Il-62 crashes outside Moscow killing 176.
- 1972Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crashes in the Andes mountains, near the border between Argentina and Chile. By December 23, 1972, only 16 out of 45 people lived long enough to be rescued.
- 1976A Bolivian Boeing 707 cargo jet crashes in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, killing 100 (97, mostly children, killed on the ground).
- 1976The first electron micrograph of an Ebola viral particle is obtained by Dr. F.A. Murphy, now at U.C. Davis, who was then working at the C.D.C.
- 1977Four Palestinians hijack Lufthansa Flight 181 to Somalia and demand release of 11 members of the Red Army Faction.
- 1983Ameritech Mobile Communications (now AT&T) launched the first US cellular network in Chicago, Illinois.
- 1990End of the Lebanese Civil War. Syrian forces launch an attack on the free areas of Lebanon removing General Michel Aoun from the presidential palace.
- 1992An Antonov An-124 operated by Antonov Airlines registered SSSR-82002, crashes near Kiev, Ukraine killing 8.
- 1999The United States Senate rejects ratification of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT).
- 2010The 2010 Copiapó mining accident in Copiapó, Chile comes to an end as all 33 miners arrive at the surface after surviving a record 69 days underground awaiting rescue.
Who Were Born On October 13?
- 1162Leonora of England, Queen of Castile (d. 1214)
- 1244Jaques de Molay, Grand Master of the Knights Templar (d. 1314)
- 1453Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales (d. 1471)
- 1474Mariotto Albertinelli, Italian painter (d. 1515)
- 1566Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork, Irish politician (d. 1643)
- 1613Luisa of Medina-Sidonia, queen of Portugal (d. 1666)
- 1696John Hervey, 2nd Baron Hervey, English statesman and writer (d. 1743)
- 1713Allan Ramsay, Scottish painter (d. 1784)
- 1714Pieter Burmann the Younger, Dutch philologist (d. 1778)
- 1756James Gambier, 1st Baron Gambier, Royal Navy admiral of the fleet (d. 1833)
- 1768Jacques Félix Emmanuel Hamelin, French explorer (d. 1839)
- 1820John William Dawson, Canadian geologist (d. 1899)
- 1821Rudolf Virchow, German physician, pathologist, biologist, and politician (d. 1902)
- 1844Ernest Myers, English poet, Classicist and author (d. 1921)
- 1853Lillie Langtry, British actress (d. 1929)
- 1862Mary Kingsley, English writer and explorer (d. 1900)
- 1874József Klekl, Slovene politician in Hungary (d. 1948)
- 1876Rube Waddell, American baseball player (d. 1914)
- 1878Patrick Joseph Hartigan, Australian Roman Catholic priest (d. 1952)
- 1880Sasha Cherny, Russian poet (d. 1932)
- 1887Jozef Tiso, Slovak politician (d. 1947)
- 1890Conrad Richter, American novelist and short story writer (d. 1968)
- 1891Irene Rich, American actress (d. 1988)
- 1895Mike Gazella, American baseball player (d. 1978)
- 1896E. Beatrice Riley, Australian supercentenarian (d. 2009)
- 1900Gerald Marks, American songwriter (d. 1997)
- 1902Arna Wendell Bontemps, American writer (d. 1973)
- 1904Wilfred Pickles, English actor and broadcaster (d. 1978)
- 1905Coloman Braun-Bogdan, Romanian football player and manager (d. 1983)
- 1905Yves Allégret, French film director (d. 1987)
- 1909Art Tatum, American jazz pianist (d. 1956)
- 1909Herbert “Herblock” Block, American cartoonist (d. 2001)
- 1911Ashok Kumar, Indian actor (d. 2001)
- 1913Igor Torkar, Slovenian writer (d. 2004)
- 1915Cornel Wilde, American actor (d. 1989)
- 1915Sir Terry Frost, English artist (d. 2003)
- 1917Burr Tillstrom, American puppeteer (d. 1985)
- 1917George Osmond, American patriach of The Osmonds (d. 2007)
- 1918Robert Walker, American actor (d. 1951)
- 1920Laraine Day, American actress (d. 2007)
- 1921Yves Montand, Italian singer and actor (d. 1991)
- 1923Cyril Shaps, English actor (d. 2003)
- 1923Faas Wilkes, Dutch footballer (d. 2006)
- 1924Moturu Udayam, Indian woman’s activist (d. 2002)
- 1924Terry Gibbs, American jazz vibraphonist and band leader
- 1925Gustav Winckler, Danish singer (d. 1979)
- 1925Lenny Bruce, American comedian (d. 1966)
- 1925Margaret Thatcher, English politician
- 1926Ray Brown, American jazz bassist (d. 2002)
- 1926Walter “Killer” Kowalski (wrestler) Canadian professional wrestler (d. 2008)
- 1927Lee Konitz, American jazz saxophonist
- 1929Walasse Ting, Chinese-American painter (d. 2010)
- 1930Bruce Geller, American screenwriter and television producer (d. 1978)
- 1931Eddie Mathews, American baseball player (d. 2001)
- 1931Raymond Kopa, French footballer
- 1932Jack Colvin, American actor (d. 2005)
- 1932Johnny Lytle, jazz vibraphonist and drummer (d. 1995)
- 1933Queen Narriman, Egyptian royalty (d. 2005)
- 1933Raynald Frechette, Canadian politician and jurist (d. 2007)
- 1933Thomas Bingham, English jurist
- 1934Nana Mouskouri, Greek singer and politician
- 1935Etterlene DeBarge, gospel singer, songwriter, matriarch of the DeBarge family
- 1937Sami Frey, French actor
- 1938Hugo Young, English journalist (d. 2003)
- 1939Melinda Dillon, American actress
- 1939T. J. Cloutier, American poker player
- 1940Pharoah Sanders, American saxophonist
- 1941Paul Simon, American singer and musician (Simon & Garfunkel)
- 1942Bob Bailey, American baseball player
- 1942Jerry Jones, American football team owner
- 1942Pamela Tiffin, American film actress
- 1942Rutanya Alda, American actress
- 1942Walter McGowan, Scottish boxer
- 1943Mike Barnicle, American newspaper columnist
- 1944Robert Lamm, American musician (Chicago)
- 1945Christophe, French singer
- 1945Dési Bouterse, Surinamese politician
- 1946Demond Wilson, American actor
- 1946Edwina Currie, British politician
- 1947Alan Wakeman, English saxophonist (Soft Machine)
- 1947Jerry Trupiano, American sports broadcaster
- 1947Sammy Hagar, American singer (Van Halen)
- 1948John Ford Coley, American musician
- 1948Lacy J. Dalton, country singer
- 1948Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Pakistani musician and singer (d. 1997)
- 1948Ted Poe, American politician
- 1949Leona Mitchell, African-American and Chickasaw operatic soprano
- 1949Marisol Malaret, beauty pageant contestant
- 1949Patrick Nève, Belgian racing driver
- 1949Rick Vito, American guitarist and singer
- 1949Tom Mees, American sports broadcaster (d. 1996)
- 1950Mollie Katzen, American cookbook author
- 1950Simon Nicol, British guitarist, singer and multi-instrumentalist, member of Fairport Convention
- 1952Beverly Johnson, American supermodel
- 1952John Lone, Hong Kong actor
- 1953Pat Day, American jockey
- 1954Claude Ribbe, French historian
- 1954Frank Dunn, American artist
- 1954George Frazier, American baseball player
- 1954Mordechai Vanunu, Israeli nuclear technician
- 1955John Ferenzik, American musician, keyboardist, guitarist and composer
- 1956Chris Carter, American television producer
- 1956Joseph Toal, Scottish religious figure
- 1957Reggie Theus, American basketball player and head coach
- 1958Jair-Rohm Parker Wells, American musician and composer
- 1958Maria Cantwell, American politician, junior senator of Washington
- 1959Marie Osmond, American entertainer
- 1960Ari Fleischer, American White House press secretary to George W. Bush
- 1960Joey Belladonna, American musician (Anthrax)
- 1960Peter Keisler, American attorney
- 1960Tim Brewster, American football coach
- 1961Doc Rivers, American basketball player and coach
- 1962Jerry Rice, American football player
- 1962Kelly Preston, American actress
- 1962T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh, American actress
- 1963Chip Foose, American automotive designer and fabricator
- 1963Colin Channer, Jamaican writer
- 1963Scott Andrew Mink, American convicted murderer (d. 2004)
- 1964Allen Covert, American actor
- 1964Christopher Judge, American actor
- 1964Marco Travaglio, Italian journalist
- 1964Niè Hǎishèng, Chinese astronaut
- 1965Johan Museeuw, Belgian cyclist
- 1967Javier Sotomayor, Cuban Athlete
- 1967Kate Walsh, American actress
- 1967Scott Cooper, American baseball player
- 1967Steve Vickers, English footballer
- 1967Trevor Hoffman, American baseball player
- 1968Carlos Marin, Spanish baritone (Il Divo)
- 1968Tisha Campbell-Martin, American actress and singer
- 1969Cady McClain, American actress
- 1969Nancy Kerrigan, American figure skater
- 1969Rhett Akins, American country singer
- 1970Mel Jackson, American actor and musician
- 1970Paul Potts, British opera singer
- 1970Rob Howley, Welsh rugby player
- 1970Serena Altschul, American reporter
- 1971Billy Bush, American TV host
- 1971Hitesh Modi, Kenyan cricketer
- 1971Luis Tosar, Spanish actor
- 1971Pyrros Dimas, Greek weightlifter
- 1971Sacha Baron Cohen, English comedian
- 1972Summer Sanders, American swimmer and sports broadcaster
- 1973Brian Dawkins, American football player
- 1973Matt Hughes, American mixed martial artist
- 1973Nanako Matsushima, Japanese actress
- 1973Peter Dumbreck, Scottish racing driver
- 1974Hawick Lau, Chinese actor and singer
- 1977Antonio Di Natale, Italian football player
- 1977Gareth Batty, English cricketer
- 1977Justin Peroff, drummer for the Canadian indie rock collective Broken Social Scene
- 1977Kiele Sanchez, American actress
- 1977Paul Pierce, American basketball player
- 1978Jermaine O'Neal, American basketball player
- 1979Mamadou Niang, Senegalese footballer
- 1979Wes Brown, English footballer
- 1980Ashanti, American singer
- 1980David Haye, English boxer
- 1980Magne Hoseth, Norwegian footballer
- 1980Scott Parker, English footballer
- 1981Dimitris Mougios, Greek rower
- 1981Kele Okereke, English singer (Bloc Party)
- 1981Ryan Ashford, English footballer
- 1981Taylor Buchholz, American baseball player
- 1982Antonio Pavanello, Italian rugby player
- 1982Ian Thorpe, Australian swimmer
- 1984Frank Simek, American footballer
- 1984Misono, Japanese singer (Day After Tomorrow)
- 1986Gabriel Agbonlahor, English footballer
- 1987Ashley Newbrough, American actress
- 1988Scott Jamieson, Australian footballer
- 1989Breno Borges, Brazilian footballer
- 1992Aaron Dismuke, American voice actor
Who Died On October 13?
- 54Claudius, Roman Emperor (b. 10 BC)
- 1093Robert I, Count of Flanders
- 1282Nichiren Daishonin Japanese spiritual figure (b. 1222)
- 1415Thomas FitzAlan, 12th Earl of Arundel, English military officer (b. 1381)
- 1508Edmund de Ros, 11th Baron de Ros, English politician (b. 1446)
- 1605Theodore Beza, French theologian (b. 1519)
- 1673Kristoffer Gabel, Danish statesman (b. 1617)
- 1687Geminiano Montanari, Italian astronomer (b. 1633)
- 1694Samuel von Pufendorf, German jurist (b. 1632)
- 1706Iyasus I of Ethiopia (b. 1682)
- 1715Nicolas Malebranche, French philosopher (b. 1638)
- 1759John Henley, English minister (b. 1692)
- 1788Robert Nugent, 1st Earl Nugent, Irish politician and poet (b. 1702)
- 1812Sir Isaac Brock, British general (b. 1769)
- 1815Joachim Murat, French marshal (b. 1767)
- 1822Antonio Canova, Venetian sculptor (b. 1757)
- 1825Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria (b. 1756)
- 1841Patrick Campbell, British naval officer (b. 1773)
- 1869Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve, French literary critic (b. 1804)
- 1882Arthur de Gobineau, French philosopher (b. 1816)
- 1890Samuel Freeman Miller, American jurist (b. 1816)
- 1904Pavlos Melas, Greek military officer (b. 1870)
- 1905Sir Henry Irving, the first British actor to be knighted (b. 1838)
- 1909Francesc Ferrer i Guàrdia, Spanish free-thinker (b. 1849)
- 1917Florence La Badie, American actress (b. 1888)
- 1919Karl Adolph Gjellerup, Danish writer, Nobel laureate (b. 1857)
- 1926Hans E. Kinck, Norwegian author and philologist (b. 1865)
- 1931Ernst Didring, Swedish author (b. 1868)
- 1938E.C. Segar, American cartoonist (Popeye) (b. 1894)
- 1945Milton S. Hershey, American chocolate tycoon (b. 1857)
- 1950Ernest Haycox, American writer (b. 1899)
- 1955Manuel Ávila Camacho, Mexican politician (b. 1897)
- 1961Louis Rwagasore, Burundi politician (b. 1932)
- 1966Clifton Webb, American actor (b. 1889)
- 1968Bea Benaderet, American actress (b. 1906)
- 1971Stafford Smythe, Canadian NHL executive (b. 1921)
- 1973Albert Mandler, Israeli colonel, (b.1929)
- 1974Ed Sullivan, American television personality (b. 1901)
- 1979Rebecca Helferich Clarke, English composer and violist (b. 1886)
- 1987Kishore Kumar, Indian singer (b. 1929)
- 1987Walter Brattain, American physicist, Nobel laureate (b. 1902)
- 1988Mike Venezia, American jockey (b. 1945)
- 1990Lê Ðức Thọ, Vietnamese general and politician, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. 1911)
- 1992Dantrell Davis, American gang shooting victim (b. 1985)
- 1993Wade Flemons, American soul singer (b. 1940)
- 1996Beryl Reid, British actress (b. 1919)
- 2000Jean Peters, American actress (b. 1926)
- 2001Peter Doyle, Australian pop singer (The New Seekers) (b. 1949)
- 2002Stephen Ambrose, American historian and biographer (b. 1936)
- 2003Bertram Brockhouse, Canadian physicist, Nobel laureate (b. 1918)
- 2004Enrique Fernando, Filipino jurist (b. 1915)
- 2005Vivian Malone Jones, American civil rights activist (b. 1942)
- 2006Wang Guangmei, wife of Liu Shaoqi (b. 1921)
- 2007Bob Denard, French mercenary (b. 1929)
- 2008Alexei Cherepanov, Russian ice hockey player (b. 1989)
- 2008Guillaume Depardieu, French actor (b. 1971)
- 2009Al Martino, American singer and actor (b. 1927)
- 2009Stephen Barnett, American legal scholar (b. 1935)
- 2010Vernon Biever, American photographer (b. 1923)
- 2011Barbara Kent, Canadian born - U.S. silent film actress and WAMPAS Baby Stars (b.1907)
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