Historical Events In October - 13

1990  On this day in history hans Freudenthal, mathematician/director OW&OC (F Institution), dies  

1991  Daniel Oduber Quiros, president of Costa Rica (1974-1978), dies on this day in history.  

1992  On this day in history hughes Rudd, news anchor (CBS Morning News), dies of aneurysm at 71  

1993  On October - 13 gwen Wells, actress (Nashville), dies of cancer at 42  

1995  On October - 13 golfredo Corradetti, conductor, dies at 79  

1996  Albert Hughes Williams, teacher/historian, dies at 89 on this day in history.  

1997  Adil Carcani, prime minister of Albania (1982-91), dies on this day in history.  

2005  The Franco-Indian Lawyers Association is founded in Paris on this day in history.  

2005  On October - 13 veselin Topalov wins the FIDE World Chess Championship 205.  

2006  Ban Ki-moon (from South Korea) is elected as the new Secretary-General of the United Nations on this day in history.  

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2007  Local Government Elections are held in New Zealand on October - 13.  

2010  On October - 13 thirty-three miners near CopiapÃ�, Chile, trapped 700 metres underground in a mining accident in San José Mine, are brought back to the surface after surviving for a record 69 days.  

2012  15 people are killed by a market suicide bombing in Darra Adam Khel, Pakistan on this day in history.  

2013  On this day in history 109 people are killed in a stampede on a bridge in  Datia district, Madhya Pradesh, India  

2017  Archaeologists announce the discovery of Arabic characters "Allah” and “Ali” on Viking funeral costumes from a grave in Gamla Uppsala, Sweden on October - 13.  

2017  Hungry bear crisis due to over-fishing leaves 2 people dead and 83 hostile bears shot on Sakhalin Island, Eastern Russia on October - 13.  

2018  On October - 13 oldest known human remains from Poland at 115,000 years from revealed to be Neanderthal child from Ciemna Cave eaten by a large bird  

2018  On this day in history pope Francis defrocks two Chilean bishops for alleged sexual abuse of minors  

2019  Simone Biles becomes the most decorated gymnast in history when she wins record 25th medal, for the balance beam, at the world championships in Stuttgart, Germany on this day in history.  

2019  On October - 13 the 2019 Polish parliamentary election takes place, for all 460 seats in the Sejm and all 100 seats in the Senate.  

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

1244  Jaques de Molay, Grand Master of the Knights Templars (d. 1314) was born on this day in history.  

1474  On this day in history birth of mariotto di Bigio di Bindo Albertinelli, Italian painter  

1537  On this day in history birth of jane Grey, Queen of England for 9 days  

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

1566  On this day in history birth of richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork, Irish politician (d. 1643)  

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 this day in history claudius, Roman Emperor, dies of poison mushrooms at 63  

1093  Robrecht I, the Fries, Count of Flanders, dies on this day in history.  

1282  On October - 13 death of nichiren Japanese founder of Nichiren Buddhism (b. 1222)  

1311  Gwijde van Names, Flemish marshal (Golden Track), dies at 35 on October - 13.  

1415  Death of Thomas FitzAlan, 12th Earl of Arundel, English military leader (b. 1381) on October - 13.  

1508  On October - 13 death of edmund de Ros, 11th Baron de Ros, English politician (b. 1446)  

1601  On this day in history tycho Brahe, greatest naked-eye observer, dies in Prague  

1605  Death of Theodore Beza, French theologian (b. 1519) on October - 13.