October 13 Explained

Events

Pre-1600

• 54  - Roman emperor Claudius dies from poisoning under mysterious circumstances. He is succeeded by his adoptive son Nero, rather than by Britannicus, his son with Messalina.^[1]
• 409  - Vandals and Alans cross the Pyrenees and appear in Hispania.
• 1269  - The present church building at Westminster Abbey is consecrated.
• 1307  - Hundreds of the Knights Templar in France are arrested at dawn by King Philip the Fair, and later confess under torture to heresy.
• 1332  - Rinchinbal Khan becomes the Khagan of the Mongols and Emperor of the Yuan dynasty, reigning for only 53 days.
• 1399  - Coronation of Henry IV of England at Westminster Abbey.^{[2] [3]}

1601–1900

• 1644  - A Swedish–Dutch fleet defeats the Danish fleet at Fehmarn and captures about 1,000 prisoners.
• 1710  - Port Royal, the capital of French Acadia, falls in a siege by British forces.
• 1775  - The Continental Congress establishes the Continental Navy (predecessor of the United States Navy).
• 1792  - In Washington, D.C., the cornerstone of the United States Executive Mansion (known as the White House since 1818) is laid.
• 1793  - French Revolutionary Wars: Austro-Prussian victory over Republican France at the First Battle of Wissembourg.
• 1812  - War of 1812: Sir Isaac Brock's British and native forces repel an invasion of Canada by General Rensselaer's United States forces.
• 1821  - The Declaration of Independence of the Mexican Empire is publicly proclaimed.
• 1843  - In New York City, B'nai B'rith, the oldest Jewish service organization in the world, is founded.
• 1881  - First known conversation in modern Hebrew by Eliezer Ben-Yehuda and friends.
• 1885  - The Georgia Institute of Technology is founded in Atlanta, Georgia.
• 1892  - Edward Emerson Barnard is first to discover a comet by photographic means.

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.^[4]
• 1911  - Prince 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.
• 1923  - Ankara 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.^[5]
• 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.^[6]
• 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.^[7]
• 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.^[8]

Births

Pre-1600

• 467  - Emperor Xiaowen of Northern Wei, emperor of Northern Wei (d. 499)
• 1381  - Thomas FitzAlan, 12th Earl of Arundel, English politician, Lord High Treasurer of England (d. 1415)^[9]
• 1453  - Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales, son and heir of Henry VI of England (d. 1471)
• 1474  - Mariotto Albertinelli, Italian painter and educator (d. 1515)
• 1499  - Claude of France (d. 1524)
• 1563  - Francis Caracciolo, Italian Catholic priest (d. 1608)^[10]
• 1566  - Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork, Irish politician, Lord High Treasurer of Ireland (d. 1643)

1601–1900

• 1613  - Luisa 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)
• 1713  - Allan Ramsay, Scottish-English painter (d. 1784)^[11]
• 1756  - James 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)
• 1821  - Rudolf Virchow, German physician, biologist, and politician (d. 1902)
• 1825  - Charles 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)^[12]
• 1862  - Mary Kingsley, English explorer and author (d. 1900)
• 1867  - Jacques Inaudi, Italian calculating prodigy (d. 1950)^[13]
• 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)
• 1878  - Patrick Joseph Hartigan, Australian priest and author (d. 1952)
• 1879  - Edward Hennig, American gymnast (d. 1960)
• 1880  - Sasha Chorny, Russian poet and author (d. 1932)
• 1887  - Jozef Tiso, Slovak priest and politician, President of Slovakia (d. 1947)
• 1890  - Conrad Richter, American journalist and novelist (d. 1968)
• 1891  - Irene 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

• 1902  - Arna Bontemps, American librarian, author, and poet (d. 1973)^[14]
• 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)^[15]
• 1905  - Coloman Braun-Bogdan, Romanian footballer and manager (d. 1983)
• 1909  - Herblock, American author and illustrator (d. 2001)^[16]
• 1909  - Art Tatum, American jazz pianist (d. 1956)^[17]
• 1911  - Ashok Kumar, Indian film actor (d. 2001)
• 1911  - Millosh Gjergj Nikolla, Albanian poet and author (d. 1938)
• 1912  - Cornel 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)^[18]
• 1917  - George Osmond, American talent manager (d. 2007)
• 1918  - Robert Walker, American actor (d. 1951)
• 1920  - Laraine Day, American actress (d. 2007)
• 1921  - Yves Montand, Italian-French actor and singer (d. 1991)^[19]
• 1922  - Nathaniel Clifton, American athlete (d. 1990)
• 1922  - Gilberto Mendes, Brazilian composer (d. 2016)^[20]
• 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)^[21]
• 1925  - Gustav Winckler, Danish singer-songwriter (d. 1979)
• 1926  - Ray 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)^[22]
• 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 (d. 2022)
• 1929  - Walasse Ting, Chinese-American painter and poet (d. 2010)
• 1930  - Bruce Geller, American screenwriter and producer (d. 1978)
• 1931  - Raymond 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)
• 1934  - Nana Mouskouri, Greek singer and politician
• 1935  - Etterlene DeBarge, American singer-songwriter (d. 2024)
• 1935  - Bruce Morrow, American radio host and actor
• 1936  - Chitti Babu, Indian veena player and composer (d. 1996)
• 1938  - Shirley 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)
• 1941  - Neil Aspinall, Welsh-English record producer and manager (d. 2008)
• 1941  - Jim Price, American baseball player (d. 2023)^[23]
• 1941  - Paul Simon, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer^[24]
• 1941  - John Snow, English cricketer
• 1942  - Rutanya 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
• 1945  - Dési 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)^[25]
• 1946  - Levon Ananyan, Armenian journalist and author (d. 2013)
• 1946  - Edwina Currie, English politician^[26]
• 1946  - Lacy J. Dalton, American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1947  - Joe Dolce, American-Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1947  - Sammy Hagar, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
• 1948  - Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Pakistani musician (d. 1997)
• 1949  - Tom Mees, American sportscaster (d. 1996)
• 1949  - Patrick Nève, Belgian racing driver (d. 2017)
• 1950  - Mollie 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
• 1952  - Mundo 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 (d. 2023)
• 1954  - Claude Ribbe, French historian and academic
• 1956  - Chris Carter, American director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1956  - Sinan Sakić, Serbian singer (d. 2018)
• 1956  - Joseph Toal, Scottish bishop
• 1957  - Reggie Theus, American basketball player and coach
• 1958  - Maria Cantwell, American lawyer and politician
• 1958  - Jair-Rôhm Parker Wells, American bassist and composer
• 1959  - Marie 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^[27]
• 1961  - Doc Rivers, American basketball player and coach
• 1962  - T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh, American actress and author
• 1962  - Kelly Preston, American actress (d. 2020)
• 1962  - Jerry Rice, American football player
• 1963  - Colin 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
• 1967  - Aleksander Čeferin, Slovenian lawyer and football administrator, 7th president of UEFA^[28]
• 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
• 1968  - Tisha Campbell-Martin, American actress and singer
• 1969  - Nancy 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
• 1971  - Sacha 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
• 1973  - Brian 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
• 1978  - Jermaine O'Neal, American basketball player
• 1979  - Wes Brown, English footballer
• 1979  - Mamadou Niang, Senegalese footballer
• 1980  - Ashanti, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
• 1980  - David Haye, English boxer^[29]
• 1980  - Magne Hoseth, Norwegian footballer^[30]
• 1980  - Scott Parker, English footballer^[31]
• 1981  - Taylor Buchholz, American baseball player^[32]
• 1982  - Antonio Pavanello, Italian rugby player^[33]
• 1982  - Ian Thorpe, Australian swimmer^[34]
• 1985  - Brian Hoyer, American football player^[35]
• 1985  - Andrej Meszároš, Slovak ice hockey player^[36]
• 1986  - Gabriel Agbonlahor, English footballer^[37]
• 1986  - Sergio Pérez Moya, Mexican footballer^[38]
• 1987  - Adrian Poparadu, Romanian footballer^[39]
• 1987  - Tochinoshin Tsuyoshi, Georgian sumo wrestler^[40]
• 1988  - Norris Cole, American basketball player^[41]
• 1988  - Scott Jamieson, Australian footballer^[42]
• 1989  - Brace Belden, American communist and trade union activist, volunteer in the People's Protection Units^[43]
• 1989  - Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, American politician^[44]
• 1989  - Clive Rose, Australian cricketer^[45]
• 1990  - Andrej Rendla, Slovak footballer^[46]
• 1990  - Adrián Sardinero, Spanish footballer^[47]
• 1990  - Jakob Silfverberg, Swedish ice hockey player^[48]
• 1992  - Igor Ozhiganov, Russian ice hockey player^[49]
• 1992  - Shelby Rogers, American tennis player^[50]
• 1993  - Tiffany Trump, American socialite^[51]
• 1994  - Ryan Matterson, Australian rugby league player^[52]
• 1994  - Yuta Watanabe, Japanese basketball player^[53]
• 1995  - Jimin, South Korean singer^[54]
• 1996  - Joshua Wong, Hong Kong pro-democracy activist^[55]
• 1999  - Andrew Capobianco. American diver^[56]
• 2001  - Caleb McLaughlin, American actor
• 2001  - Cam Thomas, American basketball player^[57]

Deaths

Pre-1600

• 54  - Claudius, Roman emperor (b. 10 BC)
• 807  - Simpert, bishop of Augsburg
• 982  - Jing Zong, emperor of the Liao Dynasty (b. 948)
• 1093  - Robert I, count of Flanders (b. 1035)
• 1100  - Guy I, count of Ponthieu
• 1195  - Gualdim Pais, Portuguese crusader (b. 1118)
• 1282  - Nichiren, Japanese Buddhist priest (b. 1222)
• 1382  - Peter II, king of Cyprus
• 1415  - Thomas FitzAlan, 12th Earl of Arundel, English politician, Lord High Treasurer of England (b. 1381)
• 1435  - Hermann II, count of Croatia
• 1562  - Claudin de Sermisy, French composer (b. 1495)

1601–1900

• 1605  - Theodore Beza, French theologian and scholar (b. 1519)
• 1673  - Christoffer Gabel, German-Danish accountant and politician (b. 1617)
• 1687  - Geminiano Montanari, Italian astronomer and lens maker (b. 1633)
• 1694  - Samuel von Pufendorf, German historian, economist, and jurist (b. 1632)
• 1706  - Iyasu I, emperor of Ethiopia (b. 1654)
• 1715  - Nicolas Malebranche, French priest and philosopher (b. 1638)
• 1759  - John Henley, English clergyman and author (b. 1692)
• 1788  - Robert Nugent, 1st Earl Nugent, Irish poet and politician (b. 1702)
• 1812  - Isaac Brock, English general and politician, Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada (b. 1769)
• 1815  - Joachim Murat, French general (b. 1767)
• 1822  - Antonio Canova, Italian sculptor (b. 1757)
• 1825  - Maximilian I Joseph, king of Bavaria (b. 1756)
• 1841  - Patrick Campbell, Scottish admiral (b. 1773)
• 1869  - Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve, French poet, author, and critic (b. 1804)
• 1882  - Arthur de Gobineau, French philosopher and author (b. 1816)
• 1890  - Samuel Freeman Miller, American lawyer and jurist (b. 1816)

1901–present

• 1904  - Pavlos Melas, French-Greek captain (b. 1870)
• 1905  - Henry Irving, English actor and manager (b. 1838)
• 1909  - Francesc Ferrer i Guàrdia, Spanish philosopher and academic (b. 1849)
• 1911  - Sister Nivedita, Irish-Indian social worker, author, and educator (b. 1867)
• 1917  - Florence La Badie, American actress (b. 1888)
• 1919  - Karl Adolph Gjellerup, Danish author and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1857)
• 1926  - Hans E. Kinck, Norwegian philologist and author (b. 1865)
• 1930  - T. Alexander Harrison, American painter and educator (b. 1853)
• 1931  - Ernst Didring, Swedish author (b. 1868)
• 1938  - E. C. Segar, American cartoonist, created Popeye (b. 1894)
• 1945  - Milton S. Hershey, American businessman, founded The Hershey Company (b. 1857)
• 1950  - Ernest Haycox, American soldier and author (b. 1899)
• 1955  - Manuel Ávila Camacho, Mexican general and politician, 45th President of Mexico (b. 1897)
• 1956  - Cahit Sıtkı Tarancı, Turkish poet and author (b. 1910)
• 1961  - Prince Louis Rwagasore, Burundi politician, Prime Minister of Burundi (b. 1932)
• 1966  - Clifton Webb, American actor and dancer (b. 1889)
• 1968  - Bea Benaderet, American actress and voice artist (b. 1906)
• 1973  - Cevat Şakir Kabaağaçlı, Turkish ethnographer and author (b. 1886)
• 1973  - Albert Mandler, Austrian-Israeli general (b. 1929)
• 1974  - Otto Binder, American author (b. 1911)
• 1974  - Anatoli Kozhemyakin, Soviet footballer (b. 1953)
• 1974  - Ed Sullivan, American journalist and talk show host (b. 1901)
• 1979  - Rebecca Clarke, English viola player and composer (b. 1886)
• 1981  - Antonio Berni, Argentinian painter, illustrator, and engraver (b. 1905)
• 1985  - Tage Danielsson, Swedish author, actor, and director (b. 1928)
• 1987  - Walter Houser Brattain, American physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1902)
• 1987  - Kishore Kumar, Indian singer-songwriter, producer, actor, and director (b. 1929)
• 1987  - Nilgün Marmara, Turkish poet and author (b. 1958)
• 1990  - Hans Namuth, German-American photographer (b. 1915)
• 1990  - Lê Đức Thọ, Vietnamese general and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1911)
• 1992  - James Marshall, American author and illustrator (b. 1942)
• 1993  - Otmar Gutmann, German filmmaker (b. 1937)
• 1996  - Beryl Reid, English actress (b. 1919)
• 1998  - Dmitry Nikolayevich Filippov, Russian businessman and politician (b. 1944)
• 1999  - Michael Hartnett, Irish poet (b. 1941)
• 2000  - Jean Peters, American actress (b. 1926)
• 2001  - Peter Doyle, Australian singer-songwriter (b. 1949)
• 2002  - Stephen Ambrose, American historian and author (b. 1936)
• 2002  - Keene Curtis, American actor (b. 1923)
• 2003  - Bertram Brockhouse, Canadian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1918)
• 2004  - Enrique Fernando, Filipino lawyer and jurist, 13th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines (b. 1915)
• 2004  - Bernice Rubens, Welsh author (b. 1928)
• 2005  - Vivian Malone Jones, American activist (b. 1942)
• 2006  - Wang Guangmei, Chinese philanthropist and politician, 2nd Spouse of the President of the People's Republic of China (b. 1921)
• 2007  - Bob Denard, French soldier and academic (b. 1929)
• 2008  - Alexei Cherepanov, Russian ice hockey player (b. 1989)
• 2009  - Stephen Barnett, American scholar and academic (b. 1935)
• 2010  - Vernon Biever, American photographer (b. 1923)
• 2011  - Barbara Kent, Canadian-born American actress (b. 1907)
• 2012  - Stuart Bell, English lawyer and politician (b. 1938)
• 2012  - Gary Collins, American actor (b. 1938)
• 2012  - Tomonobu Imamichi, Japanese philosopher and academic (b. 1922)
• 2013  - Martin Drewes, German soldier and pilot (b. 1918)
• 2013  - Joe Meriweather, American basketball player and coach (b. 1953)
• 2013  - Tommy Whittle, Scottish-English saxophonist (b. 1926)
• 2013  - Takashi Yanase, Japanese poet and illustrator, created Anpanman (b. 1919)
• 2014  - John Bradfield, English biologist and businessman, founded Cambridge Science Park (b. 1925)
• 2014  - Antonio Cafiero, Argentinian accountant and politician, Governor of Buenos Aires Province (b. 1922)
• 2014  - Margaret Hillert, American author and poet (b. 1920)
• 2014  - Mohammad Sarengat, Indonesian sprinter (b. 1939)
• 2014  - Pontus Segerström, Swedish footballer (b. 1981)
• 2015  - Rosalyn Baxandall, American historian, author, and academic (b. 1939)
• 2015  - Bruce Hyde, American academic and actor (b. 1941)
• 2015  - Michael J. H. Walsh, English general (b. 1927)
• 2016  - Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX), King of Thailand (b. 1927)
• 2016  - Dario Fo, Italian playwright, actor, director, and composer Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1926)
• 2016  - Jim Prentice, Canadian lawyer and politician, 16th Premier of Alberta (b. 1956)
• 2017  - Albert Zafy, Malagasy politician (b. 1927)
• 2018  - Annapurna Devi, Indian surbahar (bass sitar) player (b. 1927)
• 2023  - Louise Glück, American poet and essayist (b. 1943)^[58]

Holidays and observances

• Azerbaijani Railway Day (Azerbaijan)
• Christian feast day:
  • Blessed Alexandrina of Balasar
  • Daniel and companions, of Ceuta
  • Edward the Confessor (translation)^[59]
  • Gerald of Aurillac
  • Blessed Maddalena Panattieri (OP)
  • Theophilus of Antioch
  • October 13 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• Doi taikomatsuri October 13–15 (Shikokuchūō, Ehime, Japan)
• International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (international)^[60]
• Paramedics' Day (Poland)
• Rwagasore Day (Burundi)

External links

• Web site: On This Day . BBC.
  • Web site: Historical Events on October 13 . OnThisDay.com.

Notes and References

1. Web site: History - Claudius . BBC . 8 February 2020.
2. Web site: Henry V of England. Wilde. Robert. March 17, 2019. ThoughtCo. October 5, 2019.
3. Web site: Henry IV. Westminster Abbey. October 5, 2019.
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