Page 6: Historical Events In October - 13

1963  "Beatlemania" is coined after Beatles appear at Palladium on this day in history.   

1963  On this day in history henry Daniell, English actor (Woman in Green, Body Snatchers), dies   

1964  The world's first Russian three man spacecraft returns safely to Earth on October - 13.   

1964  On this day in history voskhod 1 crew returns   

1964  On this day in history at Plesman airport, Curacao, 125.5 mm rainfalls (record)   

1965  Paul H Muller, Swiss chemist (DDT-Nobel 1948), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1966  On this day in history 173 US airplanes bomb North-Vietnam   

1966  Clifton Webb, actor (Laura, Razor's Edge), dies of heart attack at 72 on this day in history.   

1967  CBS radio cancels "House Party" on this day in history.   

1968  Tinker Creek Gorge of Cleveland Metroparks is dedicated on this day in history.   

1968  On October - 13 bea Benaderet, actress (Petticoat Junction), dies of lung cancer at 62   

1969  On October - 13 soyuz 8 is launched   

1969  1st time 7 people in space on this day in history.   

1970  On this day in history angela Davis arrested in NYC   

1970  On October - 13 julia Culp, mezzo-soprano, dies at 90   

1971  1st World Series night game (Pittsburgh 4-Baltimore 3) on this day in history.   

1972  On this day in history aeroflot Il-62 crashes in large pond outside Moscow, 176 die   

1972  Uruguay to Chile plane crashes in Andes Mountain, (12/23 rescue) on October - 13.   

1972  "Hurry, Harry" closes at Ritz Theater NYC after 2 performances on this day in history.   

1974  Ed Sullivan, TV host (Ed Sullivan Show, Toast of the Town), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1978  On October - 13 james Earl Ray, assassin of Martin Luther King weds Anna Sandhu   

1978  On October - 13 tiros N, US's First 3rd generation weather satellite, is launched   

1979  Clarence Muse, actor (Sam-Casablanca), dies at 90 on this day in history.   

1981  On October - 13 vice President Hosni Mubarak elected president of Egypt   

1981  On this day in history nils Asther, actor (Son of Lassie, Wild Orchids), dies at 84   

1982  On October - 13 iOC restores 2 gold medals from 1912 Olympics to Jim Thorpe   

1985  On October - 13 jack Wilson, cricketer (Test for Australia, 0-39 & 1-25, DNB), dies   

1987  On this day in history costa Rican Pres Oscar Arias wins Nobel Peace Prize   

1987  On this day in history first military use of trained dolphins (US Navy in Persian Gulf)   

1987  Shares on the 'Wall Street' stock exchange plunge to record lows on October - 13.   

1987  On this day in history walter H Brattain, US physicist (transistors, Nobel 1956), dies at 85   

1988  On October - 13 concert at Masada ends Israel's 40th-anniversary fest   

1988  Mike Venezia, jockey, dies in 5th-race fall at Belmont Race Track, NY on October - 13.   

1989  Dow Jones down 190.58 points on this day in history.   

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1162  Leonora of England, Queen of Castile (d. 1214) was born on October - 13.   

1244  On October - 13 birth of jaques de Molay, Grand Master of the Knights Templars (d. 1314)   

1474  On October - 13 birth of mariotto di Bigio di Bindo Albertinelli, Italian painter   

1537  Jane Grey, Queen of England for 9 days was born on this day in history.   

1563  On this day in history birth of francesco Caracciolo, Italian religious founder/saint (Caracciolini)   

1566  Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork, Irish politician (d. 1643) was born on October - 13.   

1613  On this day in history birth of luisa of Medina-Sidonia, queen of Portugal (d. 1666)   

1652  On October - 13 birth of johann Heinrich Kittel, composer   

0054  On October - 13 claudius, Roman Emperor, dies of poison mushrooms at 63   

1093  On this day in history robrecht I, the Fries, Count of Flanders, dies   

1282  Death of Nichiren Japanese founder of Nichiren Buddhism (b. 1222) on October - 13.   

1311  Gwijde van Names, Flemish marshal (Golden Track), dies at 35 on this day in history.   

1415  On October - 13 death of thomas FitzAlan, 12th Earl of Arundel, English military leader (b. 1381)   

1508  Death of Edmund de Ros, 11th Baron de Ros, English politician (b. 1446) on October - 13.   

1601  Tycho Brahe, greatest naked-eye observer, dies in Prague on October - 13.   

1605  On October - 13 death of theodore Beza, French theologian (b. 1519)