Historical Events In October - 13
Monday, 25 January 2021
1990 Hans Freudenthal, mathematician/director OW&OC (F Institution), dies on October - 13.
1991 On this day in history daniel Oduber Quiros, president of Costa Rica (1974-1978), dies
1992 On this day in history hughes Rudd, news anchor (CBS Morning News), dies of aneurysm at 71
1993 Gwen Wells, actress (Nashville), dies of cancer at 42 on this day in history.
1995 Golfredo Corradetti, conductor, dies at 79 on October - 13.
1996 Albert Hughes Williams, teacher/historian, dies at 89 on October - 13.
1997 On October - 13 adil Carcani, prime minister of Albania (1982-91), dies
2005 On October - 13 the Franco-Indian Lawyers Association is founded in Paris.
2005 Veselin Topalov wins the FIDE World Chess Championship 205 on this day in history.
2006 Ban Ki-moon (from South Korea) is elected as the new Secretary-General of the United Nations on October - 13.
2007 Local Government Elections are held in New Zealand on this day in history.
2010 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 on October - 13.
2012 On this day in history 15 people are killed by a market suicide bombing in Darra Adam Khel, Pakistan
2013 109 people are killed in a stampede on a bridge in Datia district, Madhya Pradesh, India on October - 13.
2017 On October - 13 archaeologists announce the discovery of Arabic characters "Allah” and “Ali” on Viking funeral costumes from a grave in Gamla Uppsala, Sweden
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 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 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 October - 13.
2019 The 2019 Polish parliamentary election takes place, for all 460 seats in the Sejm and all 100 seats in the Senate on October - 13.