# What happened on October 13 in history?

**Date:** October 13  
**Events recorded:** 41  
**Years spanned:** 54 – 2019  
**Full page:** https://thisday.info/events/october/13/

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## Featured Event

**1977** — Hijacking of Lufthansa Flight 181 by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine.

[Read more on Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lufthansa_Flight_181)

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## Events on this date

- **54** — Roman emperor Claudius dies from poisoning under mysterious circumstances. He is succeeded by his adopted son Nero, rather than by Britannicus, his son with Messalina. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AD_54))
- **409** — Vandals and Alans cross the Pyrenees and appear in Hispania. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vandals))
- **1269** — The present church building at Westminster Abbey is consecrated. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westminster_Abbey))
- **1307** — Hundreds of the Knights Templar in France are arrested at dawn by King Philip the Fair, and later confess under torture to heresy. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knights_Templar))
- **1332** — Rinchinbal Khan becomes the Khagan of the Mongols and Emperor of the Yuan dynasty, reigning for only 53 days. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rinchinbal_Khan))
- **1399** — Coronation of Henry IV of England at Westminster Abbey. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_IV_of_England))
- **1644** — A Swedish–Dutch fleet defeats the Danish fleet at Fehmarn and captures about 1,000 prisoners. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Fehmarn_(1644)))
- **1710** — Port Royal, the capital of French Acadia, falls in a siege by British forces. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Port_Royal_(1710)))
- **1775** — The Continental Congress establishes the Continental Navy (predecessor of the United States Navy). ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continental_Navy))
- **1792** — In Washington, D.C., the cornerstone of the United States Executive Mansion (known as the White House since 1818) is laid. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_House))
- **1793** — French Revolutionary Wars: Austro-Prussian victory over Republican France at the First Battle of Wissembourg. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Queenston_Heights))
- **1821** — The Declaration of Independence of the Mexican Empire is publicly proclaimed. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declaration_of_Independence_(Mexico)))
- **1843** — In New York City, B'nai B'rith, the oldest Jewish service organization in the world, is founded. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B'nai_B'rith))
- **1881** — First known conversation in modern Hebrew by Eliezer Ben-Yehuda and friends. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revival_of_the_Hebrew_language))
- **1885** — The Georgia Institute of Technology is founded in Atlanta, Georgia. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_Tech))
- **1892** — Edward Emerson Barnard is first to discover a comet by photographic means. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/206P%2FBarnard%E2%80%93Boattini))
- **1903** — The Boston Red Sox win the first modern World Series, defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates in the eighth game. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1903_World_Series))
- **1908** — Margaret Travers Symons bursts into the UK parliament and becomes the first woman to speak there. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Travers_Symons))
- **1911** — Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, becomes the first Governor General of Canada of royal descent. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Arthur%2C_Duke_of_Connaught_and_Strathearn))
- **1915** — First World War: The Battle of the Hohenzollern Redoubt marks the end of the Battle of Loos. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actions_of_the_Hohenzollern_Redoubt))
- **1917** — The "Miracle of the Sun" is witnessed by an estimated 70,000 people in the Cova da Iria in Portugal. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miracle_of_the_Sun))
- **1921** — Soviet republics sign the Treaty of Kars to formalize the borders between Turkey and the South Caucasus states. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Kars))
- **1923** — Ankara becomes the capital of Turkey. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ankara))
- **1943** — World War II: Marshal Pietro Badoglio announces that Italy has officially declared war on Germany. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pietro_Badoglio))
- **1944** — World War II: The Soviet Riga Offensive captures the city. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riga_offensive_(1944)))
- **1946** — France adopts the constitution of the Fourth Republic. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_1946_French_constitutional_referendum))
- **1962** — The Pacific Northwest experiences a cyclone the equal of a Category 3 hurricane, with winds above 150 mph. Forty-six people die. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbus_Day_storm_of_1962))
- **1972** — Aeroflot Flight 217 crashes outside Moscow, killing 174. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeroflot_Flight_217))
- **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. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguayan_Air_Force_Flight_571))
- **1972** — The flag of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, was officially adopted. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Okinawa_Prefecture))
- **1976** — The first electron micrograph of an Ebola virus is taken at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention by Dr. F. A. Murphy. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micrograph))
- **1976** — A Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano Boeing 707 crashes after takeoff from El Trompillo Airport in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, killing 91. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lloyd_A%C3%A9reo_Boliviano))
- **1977** — Hijacking of Lufthansa Flight 181 by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lufthansa_Flight_181))
- **1983** — Ameritech Mobile Communications launches the first US cellular network in Chicago. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ameritech_Cellular))
- **1990** — Syrian forces attack free areas of Lebanon, removing General Michel Aoun from the presidential palace. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michel_Aoun))
- **1993** — At least 60 people die in eastern Papua New Guinea when a series of earthquakes rock the Finisterre Range, triggering massive landslides. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1993_Finisterre_earthquakes))
- **2010** — The mining accident in Copiapó, Chile ends as all 33 trapped miners arrive at the surface after a record 69 days underground. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Copiap%C3%B3_mining_accident))
- **2013** — A stampede occurs in India during the Hindu festival Navratri, killing 115 and injuring more than 110. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_Madhya_Pradesh_stampede))
- **2016** — The Maldives announces its decision to withdraw from the Commonwealth of Nations. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maldives))
- **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. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brigid_Kosgei))

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## Notable births on October 13

- **2001** — **Caleb McLaughlin** — American actor ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caleb_McLaughlin))
- **2001** — **Cam Thomas** — American basketball player ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cam_Thomas_(basketball)))
- **2001** — **De'Von Achane** — American football player ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De'Von_Achane))
- **1999** — **Andrew Capobianco. American diver** ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Capobianco))
- **1996** — **Joshua Wong** — Hong Kong pro-democracy activist ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshua_Wong))
- **1995** — **Jimin** — South Korean singer ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimin))
- **1994** — **Ryan Matterson** — Australian rugby league player ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Matterson))
- **1994** — **Yuta Watanabe** — Japanese basketball player ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuta_Watanabe))
- **1993** — **Tiffany Trump** — American socialite ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiffany_Trump))
- **1992** — **Igor Ozhiganov** — Russian ice hockey player ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igor_Ozhiganov))

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## Notable deaths on October 13

- **2024** — **Mayra Gómez Kemp** — Cuban-Spanish television host and actress (born 1948) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayra_G%C3%B3mez_Kemp))
- **2024** — **Donal Murray** — Irish Catholic bishop (born 1940) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donal_Murray_(bishop)))
- **2023** — **Louise Glück** — American poet and essayist (born 1943) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louise_Gl%C3%BCck))
- **2018** — **Annapurna Devi** — Indian surbahar (bass sitar) player (born 1927) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annapurna_Devi))
- **2017** — **Albert Zafy** — Malagasy politician (born 1927) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Zafy))
- **2016** — **Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX)** — King of Thailand (born 1927) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhumibol_Adulyadej))
- **2016** — **Dario Fo** — Italian playwright, actor, director, and composer Nobel Prize laureate (born 1926) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dario_Fo))
- **2016** — **Jim Prentice** — Canadian lawyer and politician, 16th Premier of Alberta (born 1956) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Prentice))
- **2015** — **Rosalyn Baxandall** — American historian, author, and academic (born 1939) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosalyn_Baxandall))
- **2015** — **Bruce Hyde** — American academic and actor (born 1941) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Hyde_(ontologist)))

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