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October 13 in recent years

October 13 is the 286th day of the year (287th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 79 days remain until the end of the year.

Events

Pre-1600

1601–1900

1901–present

  • 1903 – The Boston Red Sox win the first modern World Series, defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates in the eighth game.
  • 1908 – Margaret Travers Symons bursts into the UK parliament and becomes the first woman to speak there.
  • 1911Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, becomes the first Governor General of Canada of royal descent.
  • 1915 – First World War: The Battle of the Hohenzollern Redoubt marks the end of the Battle of Loos.
  • 1917 – The "Miracle of the Sun" is witnessed by an estimated 70,000 people in the Cova da Iria in Portugal.
  • 1921 – Soviet republics sign the Treaty of Kars to formalize the borders between Turkey and the South Caucasus states.
  • 1923Ankara becomes the capital of Turkey.
  • 1943 – World War II: Marshal Pietro Badoglio announces that Italy has officially declared war on Germany.
  • 1944 – World War II: The Soviet Riga Offensive captures the city.
  • 1946 – France adopts the constitution of the Fourth Republic.
  • 1962 – The Pacific Northwest experiences a cyclone the equal of a Category 3 hurricane, with winds above 150 mph. Forty-six people die.
  • 1972 – Aeroflot Flight 217 crashes outside Moscow, killing 174.
  • 1972 – Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crashes in the Andes mountains. Twenty-eight survive the crash. All but 16 succumb before rescue on December 23.
  • 1976 – The first electron micrograph of an Ebola virus is taken at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention by Dr. F. A. Murphy.
  • 1976 – A Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano Boeing 707 crashes after takeoff from El Trompillo Airport in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, killing 91.
  • 1977 – Hijacking of Lufthansa Flight 181 by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine.
  • 1983 – Ameritech Mobile Communications launches the first US cellular network in Chicago.
  • 1990 – Syrian forces attack free areas of Lebanon, removing General Michel Aoun from the presidential palace.
  • 1993 – At least 60 people die in eastern Papua New Guinea when a series of earthquakes rock the Finisterre Range, triggering massive landslides.
  • 2010 – The mining accident in Copiapó, Chile ends as all 33 trapped miners arrive at the surface after a record 69 days underground.
  • 2013 – A stampede occurs in India during the Hindu festival Navratri, killing 115 and injuring more than 110.
  • 2016 – The Maldives announces its decision to withdraw from the Commonwealth of Nations.
  • 2019 – Kenyan Brigid Kosgei sets a new world record for a woman runner with a time of 2:14:04 at the 2019 Chicago Marathon.

Births

Pre-1600

1601–1900

  • 1613Luisa de Guzmán, Spanish-Portuguese wife of John IV of Portugal (d. 1666)
  • 1696 – John Hervey, 2nd Baron Hervey, English courtier and politician, Lord Privy Seal (d. 1743)
  • 1703 – Andrea Belli, Maltese architect and businessman (d. 1772)
  • 1713Allan Ramsay, Scottish-English painter (d. 1784)
  • 1756James Gambier, 1st Baron Gambier, English admiral and politician, 36th Commodore Governor of Newfoundland (d. 1833)
  • 1768 – Jacques Félix Emmanuel Hamelin, French admiral and explorer (d. 1839)
  • 1820 – John William Dawson, Canadian geologist and academic (d. 1899)
  • 1821Rudolf Virchow, German physician, biologist, and politician (d. 1902)
  • 1825Charles Frederick Worth, English fashion designer, founded House of Worth (d. 1895)
  • 1844 – Ernest Myers, English poet and author (d. 1921)
  • 1853 – Lillie Langtry, English actress and singer (d. 1929)
  • 1862Mary Kingsley, English explorer and author (d. 1900)
  • 1867 – Jacques Inaudi, Italian calculating prodigy (d. 1950)
  • 1870 – Albert Jay Nock, American theorist, author, and critic (d. 1945)
  • 1872 – Leon Leonwood Bean, American hunter, businessman, and author, founded L.L.Bean (d. 1967)
  • 1873 – Georgios Kafantaris, Greek politician and Prime Minister of Greece (d. 1946)
  • 1874 – József Klekl, Slovene-Hungarian priest and politician (d. 1948)
  • 1876 – Rube Waddell, American baseball player (d. 1914)
  • 1878Patrick Joseph Hartigan, Australian priest and author (d. 1952)
  • 1879 – Edward Hennig, American gymnast (d. 1960)
  • 1880Sasha Chorny, Russian poet and author (d. 1932)
  • 1887 – Jozef Tiso, Slovak priest and politician, President of Slovakia (d. 1947)
  • 1890Conrad Richter, American journalist and novelist (d. 1968)
  • 1891Irene Rich, American actress (d. 1988)
  • 1893 – Kurt Reidemeister, German mathematician connected to the Vienna Circle (d. 1971)
  • 1895 – Mike Gazella, American baseball player and manager (d. 1978)
  • 1899 – Piero Dusio, Italian footballer, businessman and racing driver (d. 1975)
  • 1900 – Gerald Marks, American composer (d. 1997)

1901–present

  • 1902Arna Bontemps, American librarian, author, and poet (d. 1973)
  • 1902 – Karl Leichter, Estonian musicologist and academic (d. 1987)
  • 1904 – Wilfred Pickles, English actor and radio host (d. 1978)
  • 1905 – Yves Allégret, French director and screenwriter (d. 1987)
  • 1905 – John Rinehart Blue, American military officer, educator, businessperson, and politician (d. 1965)
  • 1905 – Coloman Braun-Bogdan, Romanian footballer and manager (d. 1983)
  • 1909 – Herblock, American author and illustrator (d. 2001)
  • 1909 – Art Tatum, American jazz pianist (d. 1956)
  • 1911Ashok Kumar, Indian film actor (d. 2001)
  • 1911 – Millosh Gjergj Nikolla, Albanian poet and author (d. 1938)
  • 1912Cornel Wilde, Slovak-American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1989)
  • 1913 – Igor Torkar, Slovenian poet and playwright (d. 2004)
  • 1915 – Terry Frost, English painter and academic (d. 2003)
  • 1917 – Reed Erickson, American philanthropist (d. 1992)
  • 1917 – George Osmond, American talent manager (d. 2007)
  • 1918 – Robert Walker, American actor (d. 1951)
  • 1920Laraine Day, American actress (d. 2007)
  • 1921Yves Montand, Italian-French actor and singer (d. 1991)
  • 1922Nathaniel Clifton, American athlete (d. 1990)
  • 1922 – Gilberto Mendes, Brazilian composer (d. 2016)
  • 1923 – John C. Champion, American screenwriter and producer (d. 1994)
  • 1923 – Rosemary Anne Sisson, English author and playwright (d. 2017)
  • 1923 – Faas Wilkes, Dutch footballer (d. 2006)
  • 1924 – Terry Gibbs, American vibraphone player and bandleader
  • 1924 – Moturu Udayam, Indian activist and politician (d. 2002)
  • 1924 – Roberto Eduardo Viola, Argentinian general and politician, 44th President of Argentina (d. 1994)
  • 1925 – Lenny Bruce, American comedian and actor (d. 1966)
  • 1925 – Armand Mouyal, Algerian-French fencer and police officer (d. 1988)
  • 1925 – Margaret Thatcher, English chemist and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 2013)
  • 1925 – Gustav Winckler, Danish singer-songwriter (d. 1979)
  • 1926Ray Brown, American bassist and cellist (d. 2002)
  • 1926 – Killer Kowalski, American wrestler (d. 2008)
  • 1926 – Tommy Whittle, Scottish-English saxophonist (d. 2013)
  • 1926 – Eddie Yost, American baseball player and coach (d. 2012)
  • 1927 – Anita Kerr, American singer and arranger (d. 2022)
  • 1927 – Lee Konitz, American saxophonist and composer (d. 2020)
  • 1927 – Turgut Özal, Turkish engineer and politician, 8th President of Turkey (d. 1993)
  • 1929 – Richard Howard, American poet, critic, and translator
  • 1929 – Walasse Ting, Chinese-American painter and poet (d. 2010)
  • 1930 – Bruce Geller, American screenwriter and producer (d. 1978)
  • 1931Raymond Kopa, French footballer (d. 2017)
  • 1931 – Eddie Mathews, American baseball player and manager (d. 2001)
  • 1932 – Johnny Lytle, American vibraphone player and drummer (d. 1995)
  • 1932 – Liliane Montevecchi, French-Italian actress, dancer and singer (d. 2018)
  • 1933 – Thomas Bingham, Baron Bingham of Cornhill, English lawyer and judge, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales (d. 2012)
  • 1933 – Raynald Fréchette, Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician (d. 2007)
  • 1934Nana Mouskouri, Greek singer and politician
  • 1935Etterlene DeBarge, American singer-songwriter
  • 1935 – Bruce Morrow, American radio host and actor
  • 1936 – Chitti Babu, Indian veena player and composer (d. 1996)
  • 1938Shirley Caesar, American gospel singer-songwriter
  • 1938 – Hugo Young, English journalist and author (d. 2003)
  • 1939 – Larry Bowie, American football player (d. 2012)
  • 1939 – Melinda Dillon, American actress (d. 2023)
  • 1940 – Chris Farlowe, English rock, blues, and soul singer
  • 1940 – Pharoah Sanders, American saxophonist and bandleader (d. 2022)
  • 1941Neil Aspinall, Welsh-English record producer and manager (d. 2008)
  • 1941 – Jim Price, American baseball player (d. 2023)
  • 1941 – Paul Simon, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
  • 1941 – John Snow, English cricketer
  • 1942Rutanya Alda, Latvian-American actress
  • 1942 – Bob Bailey, American baseball player and manager (d. 2018)
  • 1942 – Jerry Jones, American businessman
  • 1942 – Walter McGowan, Scottish boxer (d. 2016)
  • 1943 – Peter Sauber, Swiss businessman, founded the Sauber F1 Team
  • 1944 – Robert Lamm, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer
  • 1945Dési Bouterse, Surinamese general and politician, 9th President of Suriname
  • 1945 – Poure Puobe VII Paramount Chief of Nandom in the Upper East Region of Ghana (d. 2019)
  • 1946 – Levon Ananyan, Armenian journalist and author (d. 2013)
  • 1946 – Edwina Currie, English politician
  • 1946 – Lacy J. Dalton, American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist
  • 1947Joe Dolce, American-Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
  • 1947 – Sammy Hagar, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
  • 1948Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Pakistani musician (d. 1997)
  • 1949 – Tom Mees, American sportscaster (d. 1996)
  • 1949 – Patrick Nève, Belgian racing driver (d. 2017)
  • 1950Mollie Katzen, American chef and author
  • 1950 – Simon Nicol, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
  • 1950 – Annegret Richter, German sprinter
  • 1951 – Stephen Bayley, Welsh journalist, author, and critic
  • 1952Mundo Earwood, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2014)
  • 1952 – Beverly Johnson, American model, actress, and singer
  • 1952 – John Lone, Hong Kong-American actor
  • 1953 – Pat Day, American jockey
  • 1954 – George Frazier, American baseball player and sportscaster
  • 1954 – Claude Ribbe, French historian and academic
  • 1956Chris Carter, American director, producer, and screenwriter
  • 1956 – Sinan Sakić, Serbian singer (d. 2018)
  • 1956 – Joseph Toal, Scottish bishop
  • 1957Reggie Theus, American basketball player and coach
  • 1958Maria Cantwell, American lawyer and politician
  • 1958 – Jair-Rôhm Parker Wells, American bassist and composer
  • 1959Marie Osmond, American singer, actress, and television spokesperson
  • 1960 – Joey Belladonna, American singer and songwriter
  • 1960 – Eric Joyce, Scottish soldier and politician
  • 1961 – Rachel De Thame, English gardener and television presenter
  • 1961 – Derek Harper, American basketball player
  • 1961 – Doc Rivers, American basketball player and coach
  • 1962T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh, American actress and author
  • 1962 – Kelly Preston, American actress (d. 2020)
  • 1962 – Jerry Rice, American football player
  • 1963Colin Channer, Jamaican-American author and academic
  • 1963 – Chip Foose, American engineer and television host
  • 1964 – Fanie de Villiers, South African cricketer
  • 1964 – Nie Haisheng, Chinese general, pilot, and astronaut
  • 1964 – Christopher Judge, American actor and producer
  • 1964 – Marco Travaglio, Italian journalist and author
  • 1964 – Matt Walsh, American actor and comedian
  • 1965 – Johan Museeuw, Belgian cyclist
  • 1966 – Larry Collmus, American sportscaster
  • 1966 – Baja Mali Knindža, Serbian singer
  • 1966 – John Regis, English sprinter
  • 1967Aleksander Čeferin, Slovenian lawyer and football administrator, 7th president of UEFA
  • 1967 – Scott Cooper, American baseball player
  • 1967 – Trevor Hoffman, American baseball player
  • 1967 – Javier Sotomayor, Cuban high jumper
  • 1967 – Steve Vickers, English footballer
  • 1967 – Kate Walsh, American actress and producer
  • 1968Tisha Campbell-Martin, American actress and singer
  • 1969Nancy Kerrigan, American figure skater and actress
  • 1969 – Cady McClain, American actress and singer
  • 1970 – Serena Altschul, American journalist
  • 1970 – Rob Howley, Welsh rugby player and coach
  • 1970 – Paul Potts, English tenor
  • 1971Sacha Baron Cohen, English comedian, actor, and screenwriter
  • 1971 – Billy Bush, American television journalist and radio host
  • 1971 – Pyrros Dimas, Albanian-Greek weightlifter and politician
  • 1972 – Summer Sanders, American swimmer and sportscaster
  • 1973Brian Dawkins, American football player and coach
  • 1973 – Matt Hughes, American wrestler and mixed martial artist
  • 1977 – Gareth Batty, English cricketer
  • 1977 – Benjamin Clapp, American drummer
  • 1977 – Antonio Di Natale, Italian footballer
  • 1977 – Justin Peroff, Canadian drummer and actor
  • 1977 – Paul Pierce, American basketball player
  • 1977 – Kiele Sanchez, American actress
  • 1978Jermaine O'Neal, American basketball player
  • 1979Wes Brown, English footballer
  • 1979 – Mamadou Niang, Senegalese footballer
  • 1980Ashanti, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
  • 1980 – David Haye, English boxer
  • 1980 – Magne Hoseth, Norwegian footballer
  • 1980 – Scott Parker, English footballer
  • 1981 – Taylor Buchholz, American baseball player
  • 1982 – Antonio Pavanello, Italian rugby player
  • 1982 – Ian Thorpe, Australian swimmer
  • 1985 – Brian Hoyer, American football player
  • 1985 – Andrej Meszároš, Slovak ice hockey player
  • 1986Gabriel Agbonlahor, English footballer
  • 1986 – Sergio Pérez Moya, Mexican footballer
  • 1987 – Adrian Poparadu, Romanian footballer
  • 1987 – Tochinoshin Tsuyoshi, Georgian sumo wrestler
  • 1988Norris Cole, American basketball player
  • 1988 – Scott Jamieson, Australian footballer
  • 1989 – Brace Belden, American communist and trade union activist, volunteer in the People's Protection Units
  • 1989 – Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, American politician
  • 1989 – Clive Rose, Australian cricketer
  • 1990 – Andrej Rendla, Slovak footballer
  • 1990 – Adrián Sardinero, Spanish footballer
  • 1990 – Jakob Silfverberg, Swedish ice hockey player
  • 1992 – Igor Ozhiganov, Russian ice hockey player
  • 1992 – Shelby Rogers, American tennis player
  • 1993Tiffany Trump, American socialite
  • 1994 – Ryan Matterson, Australian rugby league player
  • 1994 – Yuta Watanabe, Japanese basketball player
  • 1995Jimin, South Korean singer
  • 1996Joshua Wong, Hong Kong pro-democracy activist
  • 1999 – Andrew Capobianco. American diver
  • 2001Caleb McLaughlin, American actor
  • 2001 – Cam Thomas, American basketball player

Deaths

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1601–1900

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Holidays and observances

  • Azerbaijani Railway Day (Azerbaijan)
  • Christian feast day:
  • Doi taikomatsuri October 13–15 (Shikokuchūō, Ehime, Japan)
  • International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (international)
  • Paramedics' Day (Poland)
  • Rwagasore Day (Burundi)

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