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October 13 is the 286th day of the year (287th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus Events 3761 BC - The epoch (origin of the modern Hebrew calendar ( Proleptic Julian calendar) Events 314 - Roman Emperor Licinius is defeated by his colleague Constantine I at the Battle of Cibalae, and loses Events 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks. Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Events 1138 - A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria. 1531 - Huldrych Zwingli is killed Events 539 BC - The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon. Events 1066 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings - In England on Senlac Hill seven miles from Hastings, the forces Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western Events 539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal. Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony Events 1512 - Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg. Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus Events 4004 BC - Creation of the world begins according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher 42 BC - Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Events 740 - An Earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death Events 312 - Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine Events 437 - Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II Events 637 - Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of Iron bridge. Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common October 2007 is the tenth month of that year It began on a Monday and 31 days later ended on a Wednesday. October 2006 was a month that began on a Sunday The month was marked by a nuclear test by North Korea that prompted that passing of Resolution 1718 PortalCurrent events News collections and sources See WikipediaNews collections and sources. October 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October 13, 2003 October 2003 - please do not remove or delink the the date header October 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - October 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - October 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 79 days remaining until the end of the year.

Contents 1 Events 2 Future Events 3 Births 4 Deaths 5 Holidays and observances 6 External links

Events

• 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne
• 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees and appeared in Hispania. Year 54 was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Julian calendar. Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus ( December 15, 37 – June 9, 68) born Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus, also called Events By Place Western Roman Empire Constantine III 's general Gerontius revolts in Hispania, and elevates The Alans or Alani (occasionally but more rarely termed Alauni or Halani) were an Iranian nomadic group among the Sarmatian people The Pyrenees (Pirineos French: Pyrénées; Catalan: Pirineus; Occitan: Pirenèus; Aragonese: Perinés Hispania was the name given by the Romans to the whole of the Iberian Peninsula (modern Portugal, Spain, Andorra, Gibraltar
• 1282 - Nichiren Daishonin, founder of the Nichiren School of Buddhism, dies. Nichiren (日蓮 ( February 16, 1222 &ndash October 13, 1282) born, later, and finally Nichiren, was a Buddhist Nichiren (日蓮 ( February 16, 1222 &ndash October 13, 1282) born, later, and finally Nichiren, was a Buddhist Buddhism is a family of beliefs and practices His ashes are interred at Taisekiji Temple.
• 1307 - Hundreds of Knights Templar in France are simultaneously arrested by agents of Phillip the Fair, to be later tortured into "admitting" heresy. The Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon (Pauperes commilitones Christi Templique Solomonici commonly known as the Knights Templar or the Order This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Coercion (co-er-shion is the practice of compelling a person or manipulating them to behave in an involuntary way (whether through action or inaction by use of threats Heresy, as a blanket term describes a practice or belief that is labeled as unorthodox
• 1492 - Christopher Columbus and his crew land in the Bahamas
• 1582 - Because of the implementation of the Gregorian calendar this day does not exist in this year in Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain. Christopher Columbus (1451 &ndash May 20 1506 was an Italian Navigator, colonizer The Bahamas, officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is an independent sovereign English -speaking country consisting of two thousand Cays and The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.
• 1773 - The Whirlpool Galaxy was discovered by Charles Messier
• 1775 - The United States Continental Congress orders the establishment of the Continental Navy (later renamed the United States Navy). Year 1773 ( MDCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Whirlpool Galaxy (also known as Messier 51a, M51a, or NGC 5194) is an interacting Spiral galaxy located at a distance of Charles Messier ( June 26, 1730 &ndash April 12, 1817) was a French astronomer most notable for publishing an Year 1775 ( MDCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that became the governing body of the United States during the
• 1792 - In Washington, D.C., the cornerstone of the United States Executive Mansion (known as the White House since 1818) is laid. Year 1792 ( MDCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D The United States of America —commonly referred to as the See also Executive Office of the President of the United States The White House, formerly known as the Executive Mansion, is the Official residence Year 1818 ( MDCCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common
• 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. Year 1812 ( MDCCCXII) a leap year started on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The War of 1812 was fought between the United States of America and the British Empire, particularly Great Britain and her North American colonies The Battle of Queenston Heights was a British victory during the War of 1812 which took place on October 13, 1812, near Queenston The Niagara campaign was the final campaign launched by the United States to invade Canada during the War of 1812. Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Stephen Van Rensselaer III ( November 1 1764 &ndash January 26 1839) was Lieutenant Governor of New York as well Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Major-General Sir Isaac Brock KB (6 October 1769 – 13 October 1812 was a British Army officer and
• 1843 - In New York City, Henry Jones and 11 others found B'nai B'rith (the oldest Jewish service organization in the world). Year 1843 ( MDCCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common The City of New York Henry Jones, along with 11 others founded B'nai Brith, the oldest continually-operating Jewish service organization in the world in New York City in The Independent Order of B'nai B'rith ( IPA: /bəneɪ 'brɪθ/ Hebrew: בני ברית "Sons of the Covenant " is the oldest continually-operating PLEASE TAKE NOTE************
• 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. Year 1845 ( MDCCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Republic of Texas was a sovereign Nation in North America between the United States and Mexico that existed from 1836 to The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government
• 1870 - The Kappa Kappa Gamma fraternity is founded at Monmouth College in Monmouth, Illinois, by six pioneering women. Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Kappa Kappa Gamma ( ΚΚΓ) is a college women's fraternity, founded at Monmouth College, Illinois. Fraternities and sororities (from the Latin words la frater and la soror, meaning "brother" and "sister" respectively are fraternal Monmouth College is a four-year Coeducational private liberal arts college located in Monmouth Illinois, United States. Monmouth is the county seat of Warren County in the US state of Illinois.
• 1871 - The Delphic Fraternity is founded as the Delphic Society at the State Normal School in Geneseo, New York. Year 1871 ( MDCCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Delphic Society was founded in 1871 at the Geneseo State Normal School in upstate New York
• 1881 - Revival of the Hebrew language as Eliezer Ben-Yehuda and friends agree to use Hebrew exclusively in their conversations. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common For the street named for Eliezer Ben Yehuda in Jerusalem, Israel, see Ben Yehuda Street.
• 1885 - The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is founded in Atlanta, Georgia. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Georgia Institute of Technology, commonly known as Georgia Tech, or Tech, is a public, Coeducational Research university in
• 1884 - Greenwich established as universal time meridian of longitude. Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Greenwich ( ˈɡrɛnɪtʃ GREN-itch /ˈɡrɛnɪdʒ/ GREN-idge or /ˈɡrɪnɪdʒ/ GRIN-idge is a district in south-east London,
• 1890 - The Delta Chi fraternity is founded by 11 law students at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Delta Chi ( ΔΧ) (del-ta kai or D-Chi is an international secret letter college social Fraternity formed on October 13, 1890, at Cornell Fraternities and sororities (from the Latin words la frater and la soror, meaning "brother" and "sister" respectively are fraternal The City of Ithaca (named for the Greek island of Ithaca) sits on the southern shore of Cayuga Lake, in Central New York
• 1892 - Edward Emerson Barnard discovers D/1892 T1 (Barnard 3), the first comet discovered by photographic means, on the night of October 13-14. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Edward Emerson Barnard ( December 16, 1857 – February 6, 1923) was an American Astronomer. P/1892 T1 = P/2008 T3 (Barnard-Boattini was the first comet to be discovered by Photographic means A comet is a small Solar System body that orbits the Sun and when close enough to the Sun exhibits a visible coma (atmosphere or a tail —
• 1917 - The "Miracle of the Sun" is witnessed by an estimated 70,000 people in the Cova da Iria in Fátima, Portugal. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The Miracle of the Sun is an alleged miraculous event witnessed by as many as 100000 people on 13 October 1917 in the Cova da Iria fields near Fátima ( ˈfatimɐ is a city in Portugal famous for the religious visions that took place there in 1917
• 1918 - Mehmed Talat Pasha and the Young Turk (C. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Mehmed Talat (Mehmet Tâlât (1874-1921 also known as Talat Pasha was one of the first important members of the Committee of Union and Progress. The Young Turks ( Turkish: Jön Türkler (plural from French: Jeunes Turcs) were a coalition of various groups favoring reforming the U. P. ) ministry resign and sign an armistice, ending Ottoman participation in World War I. The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923 ( Old Ottoman Turkish: دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه Devlet-i Âliye-yi Osmâniyye, Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All
• 1923 - Ankara replaces Istanbul as the capital of Turkey. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ankara is the capital of Turkey and the country's second largest city after İstanbul. Istanbul (historically Byzantium and later Constantinople; see the other Names of Istanbul) is the largest city of Turkey Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches
• 1943 - World War II: The new government of Italy sides with the Allies and declares war on Germany. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest In general allies are people groups or nations that have joined together in an association for mutual benefit or to achieve some common purpose Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.
• 1944 - World War II: Riga, the capital of Latvia is seized by the Red Army. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Riga (Rīga riːga) the Capital of Latvia, is situated on the Baltic Sea coast on the mouth of the river Daugava. Latvia ( Latvija officially the Republic of Latvia (Latvijas Republika is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region. The Red Army ( Russian: Рабоче-Крестьянская Красная Армия R aboche- K rest'yanskaya K rasnaya A rmiya
• 1946 - France adopts the constitution of the Fourth Republic. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The founding of the Fourth Republic (1944-47 See also Three Parties, Third Force (France European Unity The creation of the
• 1958 - Burial of Eugenio Pacelli, Pope Pius XII on the 41st anniversary of the "Miracle of the Sun". Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Pope The Miracle of the Sun is an alleged miraculous event witnessed by as many as 100000 people on 13 October 1917 in the Cova da Iria fields near
• 1960 - 1960 World Series: Pittsburgh Pirates second baseman Bill Mazeroski becomes the first person to end a World Series with a home run, as the Pirates beat the New York Yankees, four games to three. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The 1960 World Series was played between the Pittsburgh Pirates (NL and New York Yankees (AL from October 5 to October 13, 1960 The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Second base, or 2B, is the second of four stations on a Baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a base runner in order to score a run for that William Stanley Mazeroski (born September 5 1936 in Wheeling West Virginia) nicknamed "Maz" is a former Major League Baseball player who spent his entire For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation. The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York.
• 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. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. The American Basketball Association ( ABA) was a professional Basketball league founded in 1967, and eventually merged in part with the National Anaheim Amigos were a charter member of the American Basketball Association, playing during the league's inaugural 1967-1968 season The Virginia Squires was a basketball franchise in the former American Basketball Association that existed from 1967 through 1976 Oakland (ˈoʊklənd founded in 1852 is the eighth-largest city in the U
• 1971 - 1971 World Series: The first night game in World Series history is played at Pittsburgh's Three Rivers Stadium between the Baltimore Orioles and Pittsburgh Pirates. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. The 1971 World Series matched the defending champion Baltimore Orioles against the Pittsburgh Pirates, with the Pirates winning in seven games For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation. Three Rivers Stadium was a Multi-purpose stadium located in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania from 1970 to 2000 The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
• 1972 - An Aeroflot Ilyushin Il-62 crashed outside Moscow killing 176. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. OJSC "AeroflotRussian Airlines" (ОАО «АэрофлотРоссийские авиалинии» () or Aeroflot (Аэрофлот as the airline is commonly WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of
• 1972 - Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crashes in the Andes mountains, in between the borders of Argentina and Chile. Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, also known less formally as the Andes flight disaster, was an airline flight carrying 45 people that crashed in the The Andes form the world's longest exposed Mountain range. They lie as a continuous chain of highland along the western coast of South America. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. Chile, officially the Republic of Chile ( Spanish:) is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow Coastal strip wedged between the By December 23, 1972 only 16 out of 45 people lived long enough to be rescued. Events 962 - Byzantine-Arab Wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops stormed the city Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
• 1976 - A Bolivian Boeing 707 cargo jet crashes in Santa Cruz, Bolivia killing 100 (97, mostly children, killed on the ground). Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Santa Cruz de La Sierra, commonly known as Santa Cruz, is the capital city of the Santa Cruz department in eastern Bolivia.
• 1976 - The first electron micrograph of an Ebola viral particle was obtained by Dr. F.A. Murphy, now at U.C. Davis, who was then working at the C.D.C.. An electron microscope is a type of Microscope that uses Electrons to illuminate a specimen and create an enlarged image Ebola is the common term for a group of Viruses belonging to genus Ebolavirus, family Filoviridae, and for the disease which they A virus (from the Latin virus meaning Toxin or Poison) is a sub-microscopic infectious agent that is unable Dr Frederick A Murphy is internationally known for for his work on Rabies, Encephalitis and hemorrhagic fevers with more than 250 articles published on the subject The University of California Davis, commonly known as UC Davis, or just UCD, is a public coeducational university located in the city of Davis, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (or CDC) is an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services based in unincorporated
• 1977 - Four Palestinians hijack Lufthansa Flight 181 to Somalia and demand release of 11 members of the Red Army Faction. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Palestinian people or Palestinians ( الشعب الفلسطيني, ash-sha`b al-filasTīni; الفلسطينيون, al-filasTīnīyyūn Lufthansa Flight 181, commonly known as The Landshut (ˈlants Somalia ( Soomaaliya; الصومال) officially the Somali Republic ( Jamhuuriyadda Soomaaliya, جمهورية الصومال) and formerly known The Red Army Faction or RAF ( German Rote Armee Fraktion) (in its early stages commonly known as Baader-Meinhof Group ''Gang'' was one
• 1983 - Ameritech Mobile Communications (now Cingular) launched the first US cellular network in Chicago, Illinois. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Ameritech Mobile Communications LLC was the first company in the United States to provide cellular Mobile phone service to the general public AT&T Mobility LLC (usually branded AT&T, and formerly named Cingular Wireless LLC) is the wholly owned wireless subsidiary of AT&T Inc A cellular network is a Radio network made up of a number of radio cells (or just cells) each served by a fixed transmitter known as a Cell Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States.
• 1990 - End of the Lebanese war. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) The Lebanese Civil War (1975–1990 was a multifaceted Civil war whose antecedents can be traced back to the conflicts and political compromises reached after the end Syrian forces launch an attack on the free areas of Lebanon removing General Michel Aoun from the presidential palace. Syria ( سوريّة or) officially the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic ar الجمهورية العربية السورية Lebanon (ˈlɛbənɒn Arabic: ar لبنان Lubnān) officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic (ar الجمهورية اللبنانية Michel Naim Aoun ( Arabic: ميشال عون (born 19 february 1935 in Haret Hreik, Lebanon) is a former Lebanese
• 1992 - An Antonov An-124 operated by Antonov Airlines registered CCCP-82002, crashed near Kiev, Ukraine. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Antonov Airlines (Antonov Design Bureau is a cargo Airline based in Kiev, Ukraine. Kiev, also known as Kyiv ( Ukrainian:, Kyiv, ˈkɪjiw Russian:, Kiyev; see also Cities' alternative names) is the Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe.
• 1993 - Captured American Pilot Mike Durant is filmed in an interview in captivity by a CNN camera crew. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Michael 'Mike' J Durant (born July 23, 1961) is the American pilot who was held prisoner after a raid in Mogadishu Somalia Cable News Network, usually referred to by its Initialism CNN, is a major English language Television network founded in 1980 by Ted Turner
• 1999 - The United States Senate rejects ratification of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT). Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT bans all nuclear explosions in all environments for military or civilian purposes

Future Events

• 5th millennium - The Mayan Calendar will end on October 13, 4772. The fifth millennium is a period of time that will begin on 1 January, 4001, and will end on 31 December 5000. The Maya calendar is a system of distinct Calendars and Almanacs used by the Maya civilization of Pre-Columbian Mesoamerica, and by

Births

• 1162 - Leonora of England, Queen of Castile (d. For other Eleanors of England see Eleanor of England (disambiguation Princess Eleanor of England and Aquitaine (later Leonora 1214)
• 1474 - Mariotto Albertinelli, Italian painter (d. Mariotto di Bigio di Bindo Albertinelli ( October 13, 1474 - November 5, 1515) was a High Renaissance Italian painter 1515)
• 1566 - Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork, Irish politician (d. Richard Boyle 1st Earl of Cork, also known as the Great Earl of Cork (13 October 1566 &ndash 15 September 1643 was Lord High Treasurer of the Kingdom of Ireland. 1643)
• 1613 - Luisa of Medina-Sidonia, queen of Portugal (d. Luisa de Guzmán (Luísa de Gusmão ( Sanlúcar de Barrameda, October 31 1613 &ndash February 27 1666) was Queen Consort of 1666)
• 1696 - John Hervey, Lord Hervey, English statesman and writer (d. John Hervey 2nd Baron Hervey ( October 13, 1696 &ndash August 5, 1743) English courtier and political writer and memoirist was 1743)
• 1713 - Allan Ramsay, Scottish painter (d. Year 1743 ( MDCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1713 ( MDCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Allan Ramsay (13 October 1713 &ndash 10 August 1784 was a Scottish portrait- painter. 1784)
• 1714 - Pieter Burmann the Younger, Dutch philologist (d. Year 1784 ( MDCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1714 ( MDCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Pieter Burman (Petrus Burmannus often cited as Burmann October 23, 1713 &ndash June 24, 1778) called by himself the Younger ( 1778)
• 1768 - Jacques Félix Emmanuel Hamelin, French explorer (d. Year 1778 ( MDCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Year 1768 ( MDCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Baron Jacques Félix Emmanuel Hamelin ( October 13 1768 – April 23 1839) was a Rear admiral of the French navy and later 1839)
• 1820 - John William Dawson, Canadian geologist (d. Year 1839 ( MDCCCXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1820 ( MDCCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Sir John William Dawson, CMG, FRS, FRSC ( October 13 1820 &ndash November 19 1899) was a Canadian 1899)
• 1821 - Rudolf Virchow, German physician, pathologist, biologist, and politician (d. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1821 ( MDCCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Rudolf Ludwig Karl Virchow ( 13 October 1821 &ndash 5 September 1902) was a German doctor, anthropologist, public health 1902)
• 1853 - Lillie Langtry, British actress (d. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1853 ( MDCCCLIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Lillie Langtry ( 13 October 1853 &ndash 12 February 1929) born Emilie Charlotte Le Breton, was a highly successful British 1929)
• 1862 - Mary Kingsley, English writer and explorer (d. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday Mary Henrietta Kingsley ( October 13, 1862 &ndash June 3, 1900) was an English Writer and explorer who greatly 1900)
• 1876 - Rube Waddell, American baseball player (d. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year George Edward Waddell (October 13 1876 - April 1 1914 was an American left-handed Pitcher in Major League Baseball. 1914)
• 1878 - Patrick Joseph Hartigan, Australian Roman Catholic priest (d. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Monsignor Patrick Joseph Hartigan ( 13 October 1878 - 27 December 1952) was an Australian Roman Catholic Priest 1952)
• 1880 - Sasha Cherny, Russian poet (d. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Sasha Cherny (Саша Чёрный real name Alexander Mikhailovich Glickberg, (Александр Михайлович Гликберг ( October 13 1932)
• 1887 - Jozef Tiso, Slovak politician (d. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Monsignor Jozef Tiso Th D ( October 13, 1887 – April 18, 1947) was a Slovak Politician of the 1947)
• 1890 - Conrad Richter, American novelist and short story writer (d. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Conrad Michael Richter ( October 13 1890 - October 30 1968) was a Pulitzer Prize -winning American novelist whose lyrical work 1968)
• 1895 - Mike Gazella, American baseball player (d. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Mike Gazella ( October 13, 1895 - September 11, 1978) was an American major league Baseball player who played 1978)
• 1900 - Gerald Marks, American songwriter (All of Me) (d. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Gerald Marks ( October 13, 1900 - January 27, 1997) was an American composer most well known for the song ''All of Me'' which he co-wrote " All Of Me " is a Popular song and Jazz standard written by Gerald Marks and Seymour Simons in 1931 1997)
• 1902 - Arna Wendell Bontemps, American writer (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Arna Wendell Bontemps ( October 13, 1902 - June 4, 1973) was an American Poet and a noted member of the Harlem 1973)
• 1904 - Wilfred Pickles, English actor and broadcaster (d. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Wilfred Pickles OBE ( 13 October 1904 &ndash 26 March 1978) was an English Actor and Radio presenter 1978)
• 1907 - Yves Allégret, French film director (d. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Yves Allégret ( October 13, 1907 - January 31, 1987) was a French Film director in the Film noir genre 1987)
• 1909 - Art Tatum, American jazz pianist (d. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Arthur Tatum Jr ( October 13, 1909 – November 5, 1956) was an American Jazz Pianist and Virtuoso. 1956)
• 1909 - Herbert Block, American cartoonist (d. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Herbert Lawrence Block commonly known as Herblock ( October 13, 1909 &ndash October 7, 2001) was an American 2001)
• 1911 - Ashok Kumar, Indian actor (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Sanjay Ashok Kumar ( Hindi: अशोक कुमार Urdu: اَشوک کُمار ( October 13, 1911 &ndash December 10, 2001)
• 1915 - Terry Frost, English artist (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Sir Terry Frost (born Terence Ernest Manitou Frost) ( October 13, 1915 – September 1, 2003) was an English artist noted 2003)
• 1915 - Cornel Wilde, American actor (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Cornelius Louis Wilde ( October 13, 1915 &ndash October 16, 1989) was an American Actor and film director 1989)
• 1917 - George Virl Osmond, Osmond family patriarch (d. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) George Virl Osmond ( October 13 1917 &ndash November 6 2007) was the Patriarch of the Osmond family. 2007)
• 1917 - Burr Tillstrom, American puppeteer (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Franklin Burr Tillstrom ( October 13, 1917 in Chicago, Illinois - December 6, 1985 in Palm Springs California 1985)
• 1918 - Robert Hudson Walker, American actor (d. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Robert Hudson Walker ( October 13 1918  &ndash August 28 1951) was an American Actor. 1951)
• 1920 - Laraine Day, American actress (d. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Laraine Day ( October 13 1920 &ndash November 10 2007) was an American actress. 2007)
• 1921 - Yves Montand, Italian-born singer and actor (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Yves Montand (iv mɔ̃ˈtɑ̃ in French ( 13 October 1921 &ndash 9 November 1991) was an Italian -born French 1991)
• 1923 - Cyril Shaps, English actor (d. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Cyril Shaps ( 13 October 1923 – 1 January 2003) was an English Actor. 2003)
• 1923 - Faas Wilkes, Dutch footballer (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Servaas ("Faas" Wilkes ( October 13, 1923, Rotterdam &mdash August 15, 2006, Rotterdam) was a Dutch 2006)
• 1925 - Lenny Bruce, American comedian (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lenny Bruce (October 13 1925 &ndash August 3 1966 born Leonard Alfred Schneider, was an American Stand-up comedian, Writer, social 1966)
• 1925 - Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
• 1925 - Gustav Winckler, Danish singer (d. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Margaret Hilda Thatcher Baroness Thatcher LG, OM, PC, FRS (born 13 October 1925 The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom Gustav Frands Wilzeck Winckler ( October 13, 1925 - January 20, 1979) was a popular Danish singer composer and music publisher 1979)
• 1926 - Ray Brown, American jazz bassist (d. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Raymond Matthews Brown ( October 13 1926 &ndash July 2 2002) was an American Jazz Double bassist. 2002)
• 1927 - Lee Konitz, American jazz saxophonist
• 1931 - Eddie Mathews, American baseball player (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lee Konitz (b October 13, 1927) is an American Jazz Composer and alto saxophonist born in Chicago Illinois Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Edwin Lee "Eddie" Mathews ( October 13 1931 – February 18 2001) was a Hall of Fame Third baseman in Major 2001)
• 1931 - Raymond Kopa, French footballer
• 1932 - Jack Colvin, American actor (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Raymond Kopa (born October 13, 1931 in Noeux-les-Mines, Pas-de-Calais) originally Raymond Kopaszewski, is a French former Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Jack Colvin ( October 13, 1934 - December 1, 2005) was an American character actor of theater film and TV known for the role of the snoopy tabloid 2005)
• 1933 - Raynald Frechette, Quebec politician and judge (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Raynald Fréchette was a Quebec lawyer judge and political figure 2007)
• 1933 - Queen Narriman, second and last wife of King Farouk and mother of their only child King Fuad (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mena Narriman Sadek ( Arabic: ناريمان صادق or Nariman Sadiq) ( October 31 1933 - February 16 2005) was Farouk I of Egypt ( Arabic: فاروق الأول Fārūq al-Awwal) ‎ (February 11 1920 &ndash March 18 1965 was the tenth ruler from the Muhammad Fuad II King of Egypt and the Sudan – (الملك فؤاد الثاني – was born prince Ahmad Fuad on 16 January, 1952. 2005)
• 1933 - Baron Bingham of Cornhill, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
• 1934 - Nana Mouskouri, Greek singer and politician
• 1937 - Sami Frey, French actor
• 1938 - Hugo Young, English journalist (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nana Mouskouri (in Greek Nάνα Μούσχουρη) born as Ioanna Mouskhouri on October 13 1934, in Chania, Crete, Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sami Frey (born October 13, 1937) is a French actor With his acting Frey has shown different shades of life Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hugo John Smelter Young ( 13 October 1938 &ndash 22 September 2003) was a British Journalist and columnist and senior political 2003)
• 1939 - T. J. Cloutier, American poker player
• 1939 - Melinda Dillon, American actress
• 1940 - Pharoah Sanders, American saxophonist
• 1941 - Paul Simon, American singer and musician (Simon and Garfunkel)
• 1942 - Jerry Jones, American football team owner
• 1942 - Pamela Tiffin, American film actress
• 1942 - Bob Bailey, American baseball player
• 1943 - Mike Barnicle, American newspaper columnist
• 1944 - Robert Lamm, American musician (Chicago)
• 1945 - Christophe, French singer
• 1945 - Dési Bouterse, Surinam politician
• 1946 - Edwina Currie, British politician
• 1947 - Sammy Hagar, American singer (Van Halen)
• 1947 - Jerry Trupiano, American sports broadcaster
• 1947 - Alan Wakeman, English saxophonist (Soft Machine)
• 1948 - John Ford Coley, American musician
• 1948 - Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Pakistani musician and singer (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Thomas James Cloutier (born October 13 1939) is a professional Poker player from Albany California. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Melinda Rose Dillon (born October 13, 1939 in Hope, Arkansas) is an American actress Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Pharoah Sanders (born October 13, 1940 Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Paul Frederic Simon (born October 13 1941 is an American Songwriter, Musician, and member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Simon & Garfunkel are an American Singer-songwriter duo of Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jerral "Jerry" Jones (born October 13, 1942, in Los Angeles California) is the owner of the Dallas Cowboys NFL franchise Pamela Tiffin (born October 13 1942 in Oklahoma City Oklahoma) was an American Film actress. Robert Sherwood (Bob Bailey (born October 13, 1942 in Long Beach California) is an American former Third baseman in Major League Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Michael Barnicle (born 13 October 1943 in Worcester Massachusetts) is an American newspaper writer and has been a newspaper columnist for more Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert William Lamm (born October 13, 1944) is an American Keyboardist, Singer and Songwriter best known for being a founding Chicago is a Rock band formed in 1967 in Chicago Illinois. The band began as a politically charged sometimes experimental rock band and later moved to a predominately Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Desiré Delano Bouterse of Suriname (born October 13, 1945) has been a military sports instructor coup leader army leader and a Politician Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Edwina Currie Jones née Cohen (born 13 October 1946) is a former British Member of Parliament. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Samuel Roy "Sammy" Hagar (born October 13 1947) known as "The Red Rocker" is an American rock guitarist singer Van Halen is a Hard rock band formed in in 1972 They enjoyed success from the release of their self titled debut album in 1978 Jerome Michael Trupiano (born 13 October 1947 in St Louis Missouri) is a Radio Sportscaster and the former Play-by-play Alan Wakeman (born 13 October 1947, in Hammersmith, West London) is a saxophonist known for his work in Soft Machine during 1976 Soft Machine was an English rock band from Canterbury, named after the book The Soft Machine by William S Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Ford Coley (born John Edward Colley on October 13, 1948 in Dallas Texas) is a singer classically trained pianist guitarist Actor, and Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan ( نصرت فتح على خاں, born October 13 1948, died August 16, 1997) was a Pakistani 1997)
• 1948 - Ted Poe, American politician
• 1949 - Tom Mees, American sports broadcaster (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Lloyd "Ted" Poe (born September 10, 1948) is a Republican Politician currently representing Texas's 2nd congressional district Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Thomas E Mees (born October 13, 1949 - August 14, 1996) at Southington Connecticut, was an American sports broadcaster specializing 1996)
• 1949 - Patrick Nève, Belgian racing driver
• 1952 - John Lone, Hong Kong actor
• 1953 - Pat Day, American jockey
• 1954 - George Frazier, American baseball player
• 1954 - Claude Ribbe, French historian
• 1954 - Mordechai Vanunu, Israeli nuclear technician
• 1956 - Chris Carter, American television producer
• 1957 - Reggie Theus, American basketball player and head coach
• 1958 - Maria Cantwell, American politician, junior senator from Washington
• 1958 - Jair-Rohm Parker Wells, American musician and composer
• 1959 - Marie Osmond, American entertainer
• 1960 - Joey Belladonna, American musician (Anthrax)
• 1960 - Tim Brewster, American football coach
• 1960 - Ari Fleischer, former White House press secretary
• 1960 - Peter Keisler, acting United States attorney general
• 1961 - Doc Rivers, basketball player and head coach
• 1962 - T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh, American actress
• 1962 - Kelly Preston, American actress
• 1962 - Jerry Rice, American football star
• 1963 - Colin Channer, Jamaican writer
• 1963 - Chip Foose, renowned automotive designer and fabricator
• 1964 - Niè Hǎishèng, Chinese astronaut
• 1964 - Christopher Judge, American actor
• 1964 - Marco Travaglio, Italian journlaist
• 1965 - Johan Museeuw, Belgian cyclist
• 1967 - Scott Cooper, American baseball player
• 1967 - Trevor Hoffman, American baseball player
• 1967 - Steve Vickers, English footballer
• 1967 - Kate Walsh, American actress
• 1968 - Tisha Campbell-Martin, American actress and singer
• 1968 - Carlos Marin, Spanish baritone (Il Divo)
• 1969 - Rhett Akins, American country singer
• 1969 - Nancy Kerrigan, American figure skater
• 1969 - Cady McClain, American actress
• 1970 - Serena Altschul, American reporter
• 1970 - Mel Jackson, American actor and R&B musician
• 1970 - Paul Potts, British Opera singer and winner of Britain's Got Talent
• 1971 - Sacha Baron Cohen, English comedian
• 1971 - Billy Bush, American TV host
• 1971 - Pyrros Dimas, Greek weightlifter
• 1972 - Summer Sanders, American swimmer
• 1973 - Brian Dawkins, American football player
• 1973 - Peter Dumbreck, Scottish race car driver
• 1973 - Matt Hughes, American mixed martial artist
• 1973 - Nanako Matsushima, Japanese actress
• 1974 - Hawick Lau, Chinese actor and singer
• 1974 - Joseph Utsler, American rapper (Insane Clown Posse)
• 1975 - Tom Anderson, American entrepreneur
• 1975 - David Kennedy, American musician (Box Car Racer, Angels & Airwaves)
• 1977 - Gareth Batty, English cricketer
• 1977 - Paul Pierce, American basketball player
• 1977 - Kiele Sanchez, American actress
• 1978 - Jermaine O'Neal, American basketball player
• 1979 - Wes Brown, English footballer
• 1980 - Ashanti, American singer
• 1980 - Magne Hoseth, Norwegian footballer
• 1980 - Scott Parker, English footballer
• 1980 - Jon Micah Sumrall, American singer (Kutless)
• 1981 - Ryan Ashford, English footballer
• 1981 - Kele Okereke, lead singer of Bloc Party
• 1982 - Ian Thorpe, Australian swimmer
• 1984 - Frank Simek, American soccer player
• 1984 - Misono, Japanese singer (formerly Day After Tomorrow)

Deaths

• 54 - Claudius, Roman Emperor (b. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Patrick Marie Ghislain Pierre Simon Stanislas Nève de Mévergnies (born October 13, 1949 in Liège) is a former Racing driver from Belgium Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Lone ( born October 13, 1952 as 吳國良 is an American Actor. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For Melvin "Pat" Day the New Zealand artist see Melvin Day Patrick Alan "Pat" Day (born October 13, Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) George Frazier (born October 13, 1954 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) is a former professional Baseball player who pitched Claude Ribbe (born October 13, 1954) is a French writer and "human rights commissioner" of Caribbean origin Mordechai Vanunu (מרדכי ואנונו born in Marrakech, Morocco on October 13 1954 is an Israeli former nuclear Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Christopher Carl Carter (born October 13, 1956) is an American Screenwriter, Film director and producer, best known Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Reggie Wayne Theus (born October 13 1957 is an American retired Basketball player and is currently the head coach for the NBA 's Sacramento Kings, a position Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Maria E Cantwell (born October 13, 1958) is the junior United States Senator from the state of Washington and is a member of the Washington ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Jair-Rôhm Parker Wells ( October 13, 1958) is an American Free jazz Bassist ( Bass guitar and electric Upright bass The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Olive Marie Osmond (born October 13, 1959, in Ogden, Utah) is an American Actress, Singer, Doll Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Joey Belladonna (born Joseph Bellardini on October 13, 1960 in Oswego New York) is a heavy metal singer and drummer best known as former Anthrax is a New York City -based heavy metal band that released its first full-length album in 1984 Tim Brewster (born October 13, 1960, in Phillipsburg New Jersey) is the head football coach at the University of Minnesota and the Lawrence Ari Fleischer (born October 13 1960) was the press secretary for U Peter D Keisler (born October 13, 1960 in Hempstead New York) is an American Lawyer who has become embroiled in controversy In most Common law jurisdictions the Attorney General, or Attorney-General, is the main legal advisor to the government and in some jurisdictions may in addition Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Glenn Anton Rivers (born October 13 1961 in Chicago, Illinois) commonly referred to as Doc Rivers, is a retired American Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh (born October 13, 1962) is an American Actress, Writer, director, producer and Kelly Preston (born October 13, 1962) is an American actress and former model married to John Travolta since 1991 Jerry Lee Rice (born October 13, 1962 in Crawford Mississippi) is a former football Wide receiver in the NFL. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Colin Channer is a Jamaican writer often referred to as " Bob Marley with a pen" due to the spiritual sensual social themes presented from a literary Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Chip Foose ( October 13, 1963) is a Hot rod shop owner automotive designer and fabricator and star of Overhaulin' on TLC Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Colonel Niè Hǎishèng ( (born October 13, 1964) is a Chinese military pilot and CNSA Astronaut ( yuhangyuan) Douglas Christopher Judge (born October 13 1964 in Los Angeles California) is an American Actor of African American Marco Travaglio (born 13 October 1964) is an Italian investigative journalist, Writer and commenter Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Johan Museeuw (born October 13, 1965 in Varsenare) is a retired Belgian professional Road bicycle racer. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Scott Cooper may refer to Scott Cooper (baseball, former third baseman who played for the Boston Red Sox St Trevor William Hoffman ( October 13, 1967 in Bellflower California) is a closer in Major League Baseball who has played for the Stephen "Steve" Vickers (born 13 October 1967) is an English former Association footballer who played as a central defender Kathleen Erin Walsh (born October 13, 1967) is an American Film and Television actress, currently known for her role as Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Not to be confused with Tisha Martin Tisha Campbell-Martin (born Tisha Michelle Campbell on October 13, 1968) is an American Carlos Marín (born October 13, 1968) is a Spanish Baritone and member of the Operatic pop musical quartet Il Divo Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rhett Akins (born October 13 1969 in Valdosta Georgia) is an American Country music artist Nancy Kerrigan (born October 13, 1969 in Stoneham Massachusetts) is a two-time American Olympic Figure skating medalist Cady McClain (born Katie McClain on October 13 1969) is a two-time Emmy Award -winning American actress singer and author Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Serena Altschul (born October 13 1970 in New York New York) is an American broadcast Journalist, well known for her work at MTV News. Melton Jackson (born on October 13, 1970 in Chicago Illinois, U Paul Robert Potts (born 13 October 1970 Bristol, England) is a British tenor who in 2007 became the winner of the first series of ITV 's Britain's Got Talent is a British television show on ITV (also on TV3 in Ireland and part of the Got Talent series Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Sacha Noam Baron Cohen (born 13 October 1971 is a British Jewish Comedian, Writer and Golden Globe -winning Actor most noted William Hall "Billy" Bush (born October 13 1971) was the chief host/announcer of the syndicated NBC Universal TV show Pyrros Dimas (Πύρρος Δήμας Pirro Dhima born October 13, 1971) is a Greek weightlifter and three-time Olympic champion Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Summer Elisabeth Sanders (born October 13 1972 in Roseville California) is a sports broadcaster Actress and retired Olympic Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Brian Patrick Dawkins Sr (born October 13 1973 in Jacksonville Florida) is an American football player and six-time Pro Bowl selection who currently plays Peter Dumbreck (born 13 October 1973 in Kirkcaldy) is a racing driver from Scotland Matthew Allen Hughes (born on October 13, 1973, in Hillsboro Illinois) is a professional Mixed martial arts fighter and former 2-time is a Japanese actress and model She is known outside Japan for her role in the horror film Ring. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Hawick Lau Hoi Wai (劉愷威 (b October 13 1974 Hong Kong SAR is a Chinese actor and singer most famous for his performances in the TVB series Joseph William "Joey" Utsler (born October 14, 1974) better known as Shaggy 2 Dope is one half of the Insane Clown Posse, along with Insane Clown Posse is an American hip hop duo from Delray Detroit. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Thomas "Tom" Anderson is the President of the social networking website MySpace. David James Kennedy (born July 8, 1976) is an American guitarist songwriter and performer Box Car Racer was a side-project from two members of the band Blink-182, featuring guitarist Tom DeLonge and drummer Travis Barker. Angels & Airwaves (also known as "AVA" is an Alternative rock group fronted by former Blink-182 and Box Car Racer guitarist/vocalist Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Gareth Jon Batty (born October 13, 1977 in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England) is an English Cricketer, more specifically Paul Anthony Pierce (born October 13 1977 in Oakland, California) nicknamed The Truth, is an American professional Basketball player for the Kiele Sanchez (pronounced kee -lee born October 13 1977) is an American actress who starred as the second-eldest Sorelli sister Anne a therapist Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Jermaine Lee O'Neal (born October 13 1978, in Columbia South Carolina) is an American professional Basketball player who plays Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Wesley Michael "Wes" Brown (born 13 October 1979 in Longsight, Manchester) is an English football player who plays as a defender for Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Ashanti Shequoiya Douglas (born October 13 1980 is an American Singer-songwriter, Record producer, actress, Dancer and Magne Hoseth (born Magne Hoset on October 13, 1980) is a Norwegian football player currently playing for Molde. Scott Matthew Parker (born 13 October 1980) is an English footballer who currently plays for West Ham United. Jon Micah Sumrall is the Lead vocalist of the Christian rock band Kutless. Kutless is a Christian / Alternative rock band formed in 2000 Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Ryan Ashford (born October 13, 1981) is an English former professional footballer. Kele Okereke (born Kelechukwu Rowland Okereke on 13 October 1981 in Liverpool) is the vocalist and Guitarist for English Indie rock Bloc Party are a British Indie rock band composed of Kele Okereke on vocals and Rhythm guitar, Russell Lissack on Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Ian James Thorpe OAM (born 13 October 1982 in Sydney, New South Wales) also known as the Thorpedo or Thorpey Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Franklin "Frank" or "Frankie" Simek (born October 13, 1984 in St misono (also known as みその (born on October 13, 1984 in Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese singer Day After Tomorrow (also known as DAT) was a 3-member J-pop band under the Avex label Year 54 was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Julian calendar. Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus or Claudius I ( August 1, 10 BC &ndash October 13, AD 54 ( Tiberius Claudius Drusus from birth to The Roman Emperor was the ruler of the Roman State during the imperial period (starting at about 27 BC 10 BC)
• 1093 - Robert I, Count of Flanders
• 1282 - Nichiren Japanese founder of Nichiren Buddhism (b. Robert I of Flanders (b between 1029 and 1032–13 October 1093 Kassel) known as Robert the Frisian, was Count of Flanders from 1071 to 1092 Nichiren (日蓮 ( February 16, 1222 &ndash October 13, 1282) born, later, and finally Nichiren, was a Buddhist 1222)
• 1415 - Thomas FitzAlan, 12th Earl of Arundel, English military leader (b. Thomas Fitzalan 12th Earl of Arundel KG (October 13 1381 – October 13 1415 was an English nobleman one of the principals of the deposition of Richard II, and 1381)
• 1508 - Edmund de Ros, 11th Baron de Ros, English politician (b. Edmund de Ros 11th Baron de Ros (1446 &ndash October 13, 1508) was a follower of the House of Lancaster during the Wars of the Roses, and regained 1446)
• 1605 - Theodore Beza, French theologian (b. Theodore Beza ( Théodore de Bèze or de Besze) ( June 24, 1519 &ndash October 13, 1605) was a French 1519)
• 1673 - Kristoffer Gabel, Danish statesman (b. Christoffer Gabel ( January 6, 1617 &ndash October 13, 1673) was a Danish statesman 1617)
• 1687 - Geminiano Montanari, Italian astronomer (b. Geminiano Montanari ( June 1 1633 - October 13 1687) was an Italian astronomer, lens -maker and proponent of the 1633)
• 1694 - Samuel von Pufendorf, German jurist (b. Baron Samuel von Pufendorf ( January 8, 1632 &ndash October 13, 1694) was a German Jurist, political Philosopher 1632)
• 1706 - Iyasus the Great, Emperor of Ethiopia (b. Year 1706 ( MDCCVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Iyasu I (or Joshua I, Ge'ez ኢያሱ) also known as Iyasu the Great, was {{IPA|nəgusä nägäst}} (throne name Adyam Sagad The Emperor ( Ge'ez: ንጉሠ ነገሥት nəgusä nägäst " King of Kings " of Ethiopia was the hereditary 1682)
• 1715 - Nicolas Malebranche, French philosopher (b. Year 1715 ( MDCCXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a "Malebranche" redirects here For the fictional demons see Malebolge. 1638)
• 1759 - John Henley, English minister (b. Year 1759 ( MDCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year John Henley ( August 3, 1692 – October 13, 1759) English Clergyman, commonly known as 'Orator Henley' and one of the first 1692)
• 1788 - Robert Nugent, 1st Earl Nugent, Irish politician and poet (b. Year 1788 ( MDCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Robert Craggs-Nugent 1st Earl Nugent PC ( 1702 - October 13, 1788) Irish Politician and Poet, son of Michael 1702)
• 1812 - Sir Isaac Brock, British general (killed in battle) (b. Year 1702 ( MDCCII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1812 ( MDCCCXII) a leap year started on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Major-General Sir Isaac Brock KB (6 October 1769 – 13 October 1812 was a British Army officer and 1769)
• 1815 - Joachim Murat, French marshal and King of Naples (executed) (b. Year 1769 ( MDCCLXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1815 ( MDCCCXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Joachim-Napoléon Murat (born Joachim Murat) ( Gioacchino Napoleone Murat) ( March 25 1767 &ndash October 13 1815) 1767)
• 1825 - King Maximilian I of Bavaria (b. Year 1767 ( MDCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1825 ( MDCCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Maximilian I (also known as Maximilian Joseph) ( May 27, 1756 &ndash October 13, 1825) was Prince-elector of 1756)
• 1869 - Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve, French literary critic (b. Year 1756 ( MDCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Saint Beuve redirects here For the eponymous saint see Beuve Abbess of Saint Pierre de Reims. 1804)
• 1882 - Arthur de Gobineau, French philosopher (b. Year 1804 ( MDCCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Joseph Arthur Comte de Gobineau ( July 14, 1816 — October 13, 1882) was a French Aristocrat, novelist and man of 1816)
• 1890 - Samuel Freeman Miller, U. Year 1816 ( MDCCCXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Samuel Freeman Miller ( April 5, 1816 &ndash October 13, 1890) was an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court, 1862&ndash1890 S. Supreme Court Justice (b. 1816)
• 1904 - Pavlos Melas, Greek officer who organized and participated in the Greek Struggle for Macedonia (b. Year 1816 ( MDCCCXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Pavlos Melas (Παύλος Μελάς ( March 29 1870 – October 13 1904) was an officer of the Hellenic Army, and he was among The Greek Struggle for Macedonia 1904-1908 (in Greek language: Μακεδονικός Ἀγῶν " Macedonian Struggle " is how the Greeks describe 1870)
• 1905 - Sir Henry Irving, the first British actor to be knighted (b. Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Sir Henry Irving ( February 6 1838 &ndash October 13 1905) born John Henry Brodribb was an English stage actor in the Victorian era 1838)
• 1909 - Francisco Ferrer Guardia, Spanish free-thinker (b. Year 1838 ( MDCCCXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Francesc Ferrer i Guàrdia ( January 10 1859 - October 12 1909) (known as Francisco Ferrer y Guardia in Spanish and often 1849)
• 1917 - Florence La Badie, American actress
• 1919 - Karl Adolph Gjellerup, Danish writer, Nobel laureate (b. Year 1849 ( MDCCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Florence ML La Badie (born possibly April 27, 1888 &ndash October 13, 1917) was a stage and Film actress in the Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Karl Gjellerup ( June 2, 1857 &ndash October 13, 1919) was a Danish poet and Novelist who together with his The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred 1857)
• 1926 - Hans E. Kinck, Norwegian author and philologist (b. Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hans Ernst Kinck (ˈçɪŋk ( 11 October 1865 – 13 October 1926) was a Norwegian Author and philologist 1865)
• 1931 - Ernst Didring, Swedish author (b. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ernst Didring was an early 20th century author who wrote mainly of life in his home country of Sweden ( October 18 1868, Stockholm - October 1868)
• 1938 - E.C. Segar, American cartoonist (Popeye) (b. Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Elzie Crisler Segar ( December 8, 1894 &ndash October 13, 1938) was an American Cartoonist, best known as the creator of Popeye the Sailor Man is a fictional hero famous for appearing in comic strips and animated films as well as numerous TV shows 1894)
• 1945 - Milton S. Hershey, American chocolate tycoon (b. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Milton Snavely Hershey ( September 13, 1857 &ndash October 13, 1945) was a confectioner philanthropist and founder of The Hershey Chocolate 1857)
• 1950 - Ernest Haycox, American writer (b. Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ernest James Haycox ( October 1, 1899 – October 13, 1950) was an American writer of Western fiction. 1899)
• 1955 - Manuel Ávila Camacho, President of Mexico (b. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Manuel Ávila Camacho ( April 24, 1897 &ndash October 13, 1955) served as the President of Mexico from 1940 to 1946 The Constitutional Citizen President of the United Mexican States (the official title in Spanish is Ciudadano Presidente Constitucional de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos 1897)
• 1966 - Clifton Webb, American actor (b. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. for the New Zealand politician see Thomas Clifton Webb Clifton Webb ( November 19, 1889 – October 13, 1889)
• 1968 - Bea Benaderet, American actress (b. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bea Benaderet ( April 4, 1906 &ndash October 13, 1968) was an American actress born in New York City and raised in 1906)
• 1971 - Stafford Smythe, Canadian NHL executive (b. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Conn Stafford Smythe ( March 15 1921 – October 13, 1971) was the son of Conn Smythe and president of Maple Leaf Gardens The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America 1921)
• 1974 - Ed Sullivan, American television personality (b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Edward Vincent "Ed" Sullivan ( September 28, 1901 – October 13, 1974) was an American Entertainment Writer 1901)
• 1979 - Rebecca Helferich Clarke, English composer and violist (b. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section --> Rebecca Clarke (Friskin (27 August 1886 &ndash 13 October 1979 was an English classical 1886)
• 1987 - Walter Brattain, American physicist, Nobel laureate (b. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Walter Houser Brattain ( February 10, 1902 – October 13, 1987) was an American physicist at Bell Labs who along with The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 1902)
• 1987 - Kishore Kumar, Indian Singer (b. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Kishore Kumar ( Hindi: किशोर कुमार ( August 4, 1929 &ndash October 13, 1987) was an Indian film 1929)
• 1988 - Mike Venezia, jockey (b. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Michael Joseph Venezia ( May 5, 1945 &ndash October 13, 1988) was an American Thoroughbred horse racing Jockey 1945)
• 1990 - Lê Ðức Thọ, Vietnamese general and politician, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Lê Ðức Thọ ( ( October 14, 1911  &ndash October 13, 1990) was a Vietnamese Revolutionary, General The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor 1911)
• 1992 - Dantrell Davis, victim of gang crossfire in Cabrini-Green (b. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Dantrell Davis (born c1985 died October 13 1992) was a young boy killed in gang crossfire while walking to Jenner Elementary School with his mother in Cabrini-Green Cabrini-Green is a Chicago Housing Authority (CHA Public housing development on Chicago 's North Side, bordered by Evergreen Avenue 1985)
• 1995 - Ali Faik Zaghloul, Egyptian radio presenter
• 2000 - Jean Peters, American actress (b. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Ali Faik Zaghloul ( Arabic: علي فايق زغلول; b 3 March, 1924 - d This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. A radio personality (also known as a radio host or a radio presenter) is a person with an on-air position in radio broadcasting 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Elizabeth Jean Peters ( October 15, 1926 – October 13, 2000) was an American actress. 1926)
• 2001 - Peter Doyle, Australian pop singer (The New Seekers) (b. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. For other persons with this name see the Peter Doyle (disambiguation page The New Seekers were a British / German / Australian pop group, formed in 1969 by Keith Potger after the 1949)
• 2002 - Stephen Ambrose, American historian and biographer (b. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Stephen Edward Ambrose ( January 10, 1936 – October 13, 2002) was an American Historian and Biographer of U 1936)
• 2003 - Bertram Brockhouse, Canadian physicist, Nobel laureate (b. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Bertram Neville Brockhouse, CC, FRSC ( July 15, 1918 &ndash October 13, 2003) was a Canadian Physicist The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 1918)
• 2004 - Enrique Fernando, Chief Justice of the Philippine Supreme Court (b. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Enrique M Fernando ( July 24, 1915 - October 13, 2004) was the 13th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. 1915)
• 2005 - Vivian Malone Jones, American civil rights activist (b. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Vivian Juanita Malones Jones ( July 15, 1942, in Mobile Alabama - October 13, 2005 in Atlanta Georgia) was an 1942)
• 2006 - Wang Guangmei, Chinese first lady (b. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Wang Guangmei (王光美 Pinyin:Wáng Guāngmĕi 26 September 1921 - 13 October 2006) was a respected Chinese politician philanthropist 1921)
• 2007 - Bob Denard, French mercenary (b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. "Colonel" Bob Denard ( April 7, 1929 &ndash October 13, 2007) born Gilbert Bourgeaud, was one of the most famous and 1929)

Holidays and observances

• Roman festivals - Fontanalia: festival dedicated to Fontus
• Roman Catholic Saints - translation (1163) of Saint Edward the Confessor; memorial of Saint Gerald of Aurillac optional feast of Our Lady of Fatima
• French Republican Calendar - Pêche (Peach) Day, twenty-second day in the Month of Vendémiaire

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On This Day in Canada

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Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Roman holidays generally were celebrated to worship and celebrate a certain god or mythological occurrence and consisted of religious observances various festival traditions and usually In Roman mythology, Fontus (alternatively Fons) was the son of Juturna and Janus. The Calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organizing a Liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day with one or more Saints King Edward the Confessor (c 1003 &ndash 5 January 1066 son of Ethelred the Unready, was the penultimate Anglo-Saxon King of England and the last Gerald of Aurillac or Saint Gerald (c 855 – 909 is a French Saint of the Roman Catholic Church, also recognized by other Religious denominations Our Lady of Fátima (ˈfatimɐ is the title given to the Blessed Virgin Mary by those who believe that she appeared to three shepherd children at Fátima The French Republican Calendar or French Revolutionary Calendar was a Calendar proposed during the French Revolution, and used by the French government The peach ( Prunus persica) is a species of Prunus native to China that bears an edible juicy fruit also called a peach Vendémiaire was the first Month in the French Republican Calendar.

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