Page 7: Historical Events In October - 13
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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 this day in history gwen Wells, actress (Nashville), dies of cancer at 42 

1995 On this day in history golfredo Corradetti, conductor, dies at 79 

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

1997 On October - 13 adil Carcani, prime minister of Albania (1982-91), dies 

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

2005 Veselin Topalov wins the FIDE World Chess Championship 205 on this day in history. 

2006 On October - 13 ban Ki-moon (from South Korea) is elected as the new Secretary-General of the United Nations. 

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

2010 On this day in history thirty-three miners near Copiapó, 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 On October - 13 15 people are killed by a market suicide bombing in Darra Adam Khel, Pakistan 

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 this day in history. 

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

2018 Oldest known human remains from Poland at 115,000 years from revealed to be Neanderthal child from Ciemna Cave eaten by a large bird on this day in history. 

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

2019 On this day in history 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 

2019 The 2019 Polish parliamentary election takes place, for all 460 seats in the Sejm and all 100 seats in the Senate on this day in history. 

2021 On October - 13 william Shatner becomes the oldest person to reach space, travelling aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket on a 10 minute flight 

2023 After British regulators' approval, Microsoft closes its $68.7 billion USD acquisition of Activision Blizzard on October - 13. 

2024 SpaceX achieves the first successful return and capture of a Super Heavy booster from Starship, the biggest and most powerful rocket ever to fly on October - 13. 

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