On This Day — October 13

Famous events, births, and deaths from October 13 in history, plus the public holidays, religious observances, sports, and national days happening on this date today.

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41 events · 188 births · 90 deaths recorded for October 13.

🕰️ Notable Events on October 13

2013 — A stampede breaks out on a bridge near the Ratangarh Mata Temple in Datia district, Madhya Pradesh, India during the Hindu festival Navratri, killing 115 people and injuring more than 110. Wikipedia ↗
2010 — The 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. Wikipedia ↗
1992 — An Antonov An-124 operated by Antonov Airlines registered CCCP-82002, crashes near Kiev, Ukraine killing eight. Wikipedia ↗
1990 — End of the Lebanese Civil War. Syrian forces launch an attack on the free areas of Lebanon removing General Michel Aoun from the presidential palace. Wikipedia ↗
1983 — Ameritech Mobile Communications (now AT&T) launched the first US cellular network in Chicago. Wikipedia ↗
1976 — A Bolivian Boeing 707 cargo jet crashes in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, killing 100 (97, mostly children, killed on the ground). Wikipedia ↗
1976 — The 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. Wikipedia ↗
1972 — An Aeroflot Ilyushin Il-62 crashes outside Moscow killing 174. Wikipedia ↗
1972 — Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crashes in the Andes mountains, near the border between Argentina and Chile. (By December 23, 1972, only 16 of the 45 total persons originally aboard were still alive when rescued.)[1] Wikipedia ↗
1967 — The 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. Wikipedia ↗
1962 — The Pacific Northwest experiences a cyclone the equal of a Cat 3 hurricane. Winds measured above 150 mph at several locations; 46 people died. Wikipedia ↗
1946 — France adopts the constitution of the Fourth Republic. Wikipedia ↗
1944 — World War II: Riga, the capital of Latvia is occupied by the Red Army. Wikipedia ↗
1943 — World War II: The new government of Italy sides with the Allies and declares war on Germany. Wikipedia ↗
1929 — Jože Plečnik unveils his memorial to Napoleon on the Square of French Revolution, Ljubljana, Slovenia. Wikipedia ↗
1923 — Ankara replaces Istanbul as the capital of Turkey. Wikipedia ↗
1921 — The 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. Wikipedia ↗
1917 — The "Miracle of the Sun" is witnessed by an estimated 70,000 people in the Cova da Iria in Fátima, Portugal. Wikipedia ↗
1915 — The Battle of the Hohenzollern Redoubt marks the end of the Battle of Loos in northern France, World War I. Wikipedia ↗
1911 — Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, becomes the first Governor General of Canada of royal descent. Wikipedia ↗
1903 — The Boston Red Sox win the first modern World Series, defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates in the eighth game. Wikipedia ↗
1892 — Edward Emerson Barnard discovers D/1892 T1, the first comet discovered by photographic means, on the night of October 13-14. Wikipedia ↗
1885 — The Georgia Institute of Technology is founded in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Wikipedia ↗
1884 — The International Meridian Conference votes on a resolution to establish the meridian passing through the Observatory of Greenwich, in London, as the initial meridian for longitude. Wikipedia ↗
1881 — First known conversation in modern Hebrew by Eliezer Ben-Yehuda and friends. Wikipedia ↗
1845 — A 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. Wikipedia ↗
1843 — In New York City, Henry Jones and 11 others found B'nai B'rith (the oldest Jewish service organization in the world). Wikipedia ↗
1821 — The Declaration of Independence of the Mexican Empire is publicly proclaimed. Wikipedia ↗
1812 — War 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. Wikipedia ↗
1793 — French Revolutionary Wars: Austro-Prussian victory over Republican France at the First Battle of Wissembourg Wikipedia ↗
1792 — In Washington, D.C., the cornerstone of the United States Executive Mansion (known as the White House since 1818) is laid. Wikipedia ↗
1775 — The United States Continental Congress orders the establishment of the Continental Navy (the predecessor organization of the United States Navy). Wikipedia ↗
1773 — The Whirlpool Galaxy is discovered by Charles Messier. Wikipedia ↗
1710 — Port Royal, the capital of French Acadia, falls in a siege by British forces. Wikipedia ↗
1644 — A Swedish-Dutch fleet defeats the Danish fleet at Fehmarn and captures about 1,000 prisoners. Wikipedia ↗
1582 — Because of the adoption of the Gregorian calendar, this day does not exist in this year in Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain. Wikipedia ↗
1332 — Rinchinbal Khan, Emperor Ningzong of Yuan, becomes the Khagan of the Mongols and Emperor of the Yuan dynasty, reigning for only 53 days. Wikipedia ↗
1307 — Hundreds of Knights Templar in France are simultaneously arrested by agents of Phillip the Fair, to be later tortured into a "confession" of heresy. Wikipedia ↗
1269 — The present church building at Westminster Abbey is consecrated. Wikipedia ↗
409 — Vandals and Alans cross the Pyrenees and appear in Hispania. Wikipedia ↗
Emperor Claudius dies from poisoning under mysterious circumstances; his 17-year-old stepson Nero succeeds him. Wikipedia ↗

🎂 Notable Births on October 13

1996 — Neelanjona Neela, Bangladeshi Actress & Model Wikipedia ↗
1995 — Park Jimin, Korean singer Wikipedia ↗
1994 — Ryan Matterson, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
1990 — Emma Flood, Norwegian tennis player Wikipedia ↗
1990 — Andrej Rendla, Slovak footballer Wikipedia ↗
1990 — Adrián Sardinero, Spanish footballer Wikipedia ↗
1989 — Breno Borges, Brazilian footballer Wikipedia ↗
1989 — Luke Kelly, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
1989 — Clive Rose, Australian cricketer Wikipedia ↗
1988 — Scott Jamieson, Australian footballer Wikipedia ↗
1988 — Enrique Pérez, Mexican footballer Wikipedia ↗
1987 — Adrian Poparadu, Romanian footballer Wikipedia ↗
1987 — Nikita Satalkin, Russian footballer Wikipedia ↗
1987 — Tochinoshin Tsuyoshi, Georgian sumo wrestler Wikipedia ↗
1986 — Gabriel Agbonlahor, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
1986 — Sergio Pérez Moya, Mexican footballer Wikipedia ↗
1982 — Antonio Pavanello, Italian rugby player Wikipedia ↗
1982 — Ian Thorpe, Australian swimmer Wikipedia ↗
1981 — Ryan Ashford, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
1981 — Taylor Buchholz, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
1980 — Ashanti, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress Wikipedia ↗
1980 — David Haye, English boxer Wikipedia ↗
1980 — Magne Hoseth, Norwegian footballer Wikipedia ↗
1980 — Scott Parker, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
1979 — Wes Brown, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
1979 — Mamadou Niang, Senegalese footballer Wikipedia ↗
1978 — Jermaine O'Neal, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
1977 — Gareth Batty, English cricketer Wikipedia ↗
1977 — Benjamin Clapp, American drummer Wikipedia ↗
1977 — Antonio Di Natale, Italian footballer Wikipedia ↗
1977 — Justin Peroff, Canadian drummer and actor Wikipedia ↗
1977 — Paul Pierce, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
1973 — Brian Dawkins, American football player and coach Wikipedia ↗
1973 — Peter Dumbreck, Scottish race car driver Wikipedia ↗
1973 — Matt Hughes, American wrestler and mixed martial artist Wikipedia ↗
1972 — Summer Sanders, American swimmer and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
1971 — Sacha Baron Cohen, English comedian, actor, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
1971 — Billy Bush, American television journalist and radio host Wikipedia ↗
1971 — Pyrros Dimas, Albanian-Greek weightlifter and politician Wikipedia ↗
1970 — Serena Altschul, American journalist Wikipedia ↗
1970 — Rob Howley, Welsh rugby player and coach Wikipedia ↗
1970 — Paul Potts, English tenor Wikipedia ↗
1969 — Nancy Kerrigan, American figure skater and actress Wikipedia ↗
1969 — Cady McClain, American actress and singer Wikipedia ↗
1968 — Tisha Campbell-Martin, American actress and singer Wikipedia ↗
1967 — Scott Cooper, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
1967 — Trevor Hoffman, American baseball player and manager Wikipedia ↗
1967 — Javier Sotomayor, Cuban high jumper Wikipedia ↗
1967 — Steve Vickers, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
1967 — Kate Walsh, American actress and producer Wikipedia ↗
1966 — Larry Collmus, American sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
1966 — John Regis, English sprinter Wikipedia ↗
1966 — Baja Mali Knindža, Serbian singer Wikipedia ↗
1965 — Johan Museeuw, Belgian cyclist Wikipedia ↗
1964 — Fanie de Villiers, South African cricketer Wikipedia ↗
1964 — Nie Haisheng, Chinese general, pilot, and astronaut Wikipedia ↗
1964 — Christopher Judge, American actor and producer Wikipedia ↗
1964 — Marco Travaglio, Italian journalist and author Wikipedia ↗
1963 — Colin Channer, Jamaican-American author and academic Wikipedia ↗
1963 — Chip Foose, American engineer and television host Wikipedia ↗
1962 — T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh, American actress and author Wikipedia ↗
1962 — Kelly Preston, American actress Wikipedia ↗
1962 — Jerry Rice, American football player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
1961 — Rachel De Thame, English gardener and television presenter Wikipedia ↗
1961 — Doc Rivers, American basketball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
1960 — Joey Belladonna, American singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
1960 — Tim Brewster, American football player and coach Wikipedia ↗
1960 — Ari Fleischer, American journalist and politician, 24th White House Press Secretary Wikipedia ↗
1960 — Eric Joyce, Scottish soldier and politician Wikipedia ↗
1960 — Peter Keisler, American lawyer and politician, United States Attorney General Wikipedia ↗
1959 — Marie Osmond, American singer, actress, and television spokesperson Wikipedia ↗
1958 — Maria Cantwell, American lawyer and politician Wikipedia ↗
1958 — Jair-Rôhm Parker Wells, American bassist and composer Wikipedia ↗
1957 — Reggie Theus, American basketball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
1956 — Chris Carter, American director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
1956 — Don Paige, American runner Wikipedia ↗
1956 — Joseph Toal, Scottish bishop Wikipedia ↗
1956 — Sinan Sakić, Serbian singer Wikipedia ↗
1955 — John Ferenzik, American keyboard player, guitarist, and composer Wikipedia ↗
1954 — George Frazier, American baseball player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
1954 — Claude Ribbe, French historian and academic Wikipedia ↗
1953 — John Simpson, English lexicographer and scholar Wikipedia ↗
1952 — Mundo Earwood, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
1951 — Stephen Bayley, Welsh journalist, author, and critic Wikipedia ↗
1950 — Mollie Katzen, American chef and author Wikipedia ↗
1950 — Annegret Richter, German sprinter Wikipedia ↗
1950 — Simon Nicol, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Wikipedia ↗
1949 — Tom Mees, American sportscaster (d. 1996) Wikipedia ↗
1949 — Patrick Neve, Belgian race car driver (d. 2017) Wikipedia ↗
1947 — Sammy Hagar, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Wikipedia ↗
1946 — Levon Ananyan, Armenian journalist and author (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
1946 — Edwina Currie, English politician Wikipedia ↗
1946 — Lacy J. Dalton, American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
1945 — Dési Bouterse, Surinamese general and politician, 9th President of Suriname Wikipedia ↗
1944 — Robert Lamm, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer Wikipedia ↗
1943 — Peter Sauber, Swiss businessman, founded the Sauber F1 Team Wikipedia ↗
1942 — Walter McGowan, Scottish boxer Wikipedia ↗
1942 — Rutanya Alda, Latvian-American actress Wikipedia ↗
1942 — Bob Bailey, American baseball player and manager Wikipedia ↗
1942 — Jerry Jones, American businessman Wikipedia ↗
1941 — Paul Simon, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Wikipedia ↗
1941 — John Snow, English cricketer Wikipedia ↗
1940 — Chris Farlowe, English rock, blues, and soul singer Wikipedia ↗
1940 — Pharoah Sanders, American saxophonist and bandleader Wikipedia ↗
1939 — Larry Bowie, American football player (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
1939 — Melinda Dillon, American actress Wikipedia ↗
1938 — Shirley Caesar, American gospel singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
1938 — Hugo Young, English journalist and author (d. 2003) Wikipedia ↗
1936 — Chitti Babu, Indian veena player and composer (d. 1996) Wikipedia ↗
1935 — Etterlene DeBarge, American singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
1935 — Bruce Morrow, American radio host and actor Wikipedia ↗
1934 — Nana Mouskouri, Greek singer and politician Wikipedia ↗
1933 — Thomas Bingham, Baron Bingham of Cornhill, English lawyer and judge, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
1933 — Raynald Fréchette, Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
1932 — Johnny Lytle, American vibraphone player and drummer (d. 1995) Wikipedia ↗
1932 — Liliane Montevecchi, French-Italian actress, dancer and singer Wikipedia ↗
1931 — Raymond Kopa, French footballer (d. 2017) Wikipedia ↗
1931 — Eddie Mathews, American baseball player and manager (d. 2001) Wikipedia ↗
1930 — Bruce Geller, American screenwriter and producer (d. 1978) Wikipedia ↗
1929 — Richard Howard, American poet, critic, and translator Wikipedia ↗
1929 — Walasse Ting, Chinese-American painter and poet (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
1927 — Lee Konitz, American saxophonist and composer Wikipedia ↗
1927 — Turgut Özal, Turkish engineer and politician, 8th President of Turkey (d. 1993) Wikipedia ↗
1926 — Ray Brown, American bassist and cellist (d. 2002) Wikipedia ↗
1926 — Tommy Whittle, Scottish-English saxophonist (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
1926 — Eddie Yost, American baseball player and coach (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
1925 — Lenny Bruce, American comedian and actor (d. 1966) Wikipedia ↗
1925 — Armand Mouyal, Algerian-French fencer and police officer (d. 1988) Wikipedia ↗
1925 — Margaret Thatcher, English chemist and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
1925 — Gustav Winckler, Danish singer-songwriter (d. 1979) Wikipedia ↗
1924 — Terry Gibbs, American vibraphone player and bandleader Wikipedia ↗
1924 — Moturu Udayam, Indian activist and politician (d. 2002) Wikipedia ↗
1924 — Roberto Eduardo Viola, Argentinian general and politician, 44th President of Argentina (d. 1994) Wikipedia ↗
1923 — John C. Champion, American screenwriter and producer (d. 1994) Wikipedia ↗
1923 — Rosemary Anne Sisson, English author and playwright (d. 2017) Wikipedia ↗
1923 — Faas Wilkes, Dutch footballer (d. 2006) Wikipedia ↗
1922 — Nathaniel Clifton, American athlete (d. 1990) Wikipedia ↗
1921 — Yves Montand, Italian-French actor and singer (d. 1991) Wikipedia ↗
1920 — Laraine Day, American actress (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
1919 — Jackie Ronne, American explorer (d. 2009) Wikipedia ↗
1918 — Robert Walker, American actor (d. 1951) Wikipedia ↗
1917 — George Osmond, American talent manager (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
1915 — Terry Frost, English painter and academic (d. 2003) Wikipedia ↗
1913 — Igor Torkar, Slovenian poet and playwright (d. 2004) Wikipedia ↗
1912 — Cornel Wilde, Slovak-American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1989) Wikipedia ↗
1911 — Ashok Kumar, Indian film actor (d. 2001) Wikipedia ↗
1911 — Millosh Gjergj Nikolla, Albanian poet and author (d. 1938) Wikipedia ↗
1909 — Herblock, American author and illustrator (d. 2001) Wikipedia ↗
1909 — Art Tatum, American jazz pianist (d. 1956) Wikipedia ↗
1905 — Yves Allégret, French director and screenwriter (d. 1987) Wikipedia ↗
1905 — Coloman Braun-Bogdan, Romanian footballer and manager (d. 1983) Wikipedia ↗
1904 — Wilfred Pickles, English actor and radio host (d. 1978) Wikipedia ↗
1902 — Arna Bontemps, American librarian, author, and poet (d. 1973) Wikipedia ↗
1902 — Karl Leichter, Estonian musicologist and academic (d. 1987) Wikipedia ↗
1900 — Gerald Marks, American composer (d. 1997) Wikipedia ↗
1899 — Piero Dusio, Italian footballer, businessman and racing driver (d. 1975) Wikipedia ↗
1895 — Mike Gazella, American baseball player and manager (d. 1978) Wikipedia ↗
1893 — Kurt Reidemeister, German mathematician connected to the Vienna Circle (d. 1971) Wikipedia ↗
1891 — Irene Rich, American actress (d. 1988) Wikipedia ↗