Top Historical Events That Happened on October 13
Tuesday, 03 November 2026
1930 Peter J Clase, S African minister of Education/Culture (1985- ). 

1931 Musical "Everybody's Welcome" with T/J Dorsey premieres in NYC. 

1931 Ed Matthews, Hall of Famer/Milwaukee Brave/HR hitter (512). 

1933 JDJ Boularan's "Tovarich," premieres in Paris. 

1936 Explosion caused by leaking gas rips out section 12 of Cleve Stadium 

1937 A recorded trace of snow in Central Park NYC. 

1941 Nazi's kill 11000 Jewish children/old people. 

1941 GJ Berenschot, general/supreme commander Dutch East Indies army, dies. 

1942 Paul Simon, singer (Simon and Garfunkel) is born. 

1943 Italy declares war on former ally Germany. 

1943 Of 600 prisoners in Sobibor's Camp #1 who revolt and try to escape, most eventually are caught and killed. 

1943 Italy declares war on former Axis partner Germany. 

1944 US inaugural army begins battle of Aachen 

1944 Riga Latvia freed. 

1947 "Kukla, Fran and Ollie" premieres. 

1947 Sydney Webb, England, writer/husband of Beatrice Potter, dies 

1948 Samuel S Hinds, actor (Raven, Test Pilot), dies at 73 

1949 "Touch and Go" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 176 performances 

1951 W G (Billy) Quaife, cricketer (7 Tests for England, 228 runs), dies 

1953 Burglar alarm-ultrasonic or radio waves-patented-Samuel Bagno 

1953 Millard Mitchell, actor (12 O'Clock High, Gunfighter), dies at 50 

1954 RP Smith/M Shulman's "Tender Trap," premieres in NYC 

1955 In this year, 1st edition of L'express publishes in Paris 

1956 WAGM TV channel 8 in Presque Isle, ME (CBS/NBC/ABC) begins. 

1957 German Dem Rep recalls the East Mark and issues new currency. 

1957 German Dem Rep recalls East Mark and issues new currency. 

1958 Burial of Eugenio Pacelli, Pope Pius XII on the 41st anniversary of the "Miracle of the Sun" 

1958 Alexander Moiseyevich Veprik, composer, dies at 59 

1959 K Rudolf Mengelberg, Dutch composer (Concert Amsterdam), dies at 67. 

1960 3rd presidential debate with Nixon in Hollywood and Kennedy in NY 

1962 "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" opens on Broadway, with Uta Hagen. 

1963 "Beatlemania" is coined after the Beatles appear at the Palladium. 

1963 "Beatlemania" is coined after Beatles appear at Palladium 

1963 Henry Daniell, English actor (Woman in Green, Body Snatchers), dies 

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