Major Events
- 54 Agrippina the Younger murders her husband, Roman Emperor Claudius, with poison to secure the line of succession for her son Nero
- 1307 French King Philip IV has Grand Master Jacques de Molay and Knights Templar arrested and charged with idolatry and corruption
- 1884 International Meridian Conference in Washington DC establishes Greenwich in London, England as the universal time meridian of longitude
- 1924 Mecca falls without struggle to Saudi forces led by Abdulaziz Ibn Saud
- 1943 Italy declares war on former Axis partner Germany
- 1944 US 1st army begins battle of Aachen, first German city captured during World War II
- 2010 Copiapó mining accident in Chile comes to a happy end as all 33 miners arrive at the surface after surviving a record 69 days underground
Oct 13 in Film & TV
Oct 13 in Music
- 1966 Jimi Hendrix Experience rock trio debuts with American guitarist Jimi Hendrix, British bassist Noel Redding and British drummer Mitch Mitchell in Évreux, Normandy, France
- 2016 American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan is named as recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature
Oct 13 in Sport
- 1903 1st Baseball World Series: Boston Americans beat Pittsburgh Pirates, 3-0 in Game 8 at Huntington Avenue for a 5-3 series victory
- 2019 Simone Biles becomes the most decorated gymnast in history when she wins her record 25th medal at the World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany
Did You Know?
First electron micrograph of an Ebola viral particle obtained by Dr. F.A. Murphy, working at the C.D.C.
Fun Fact About October 13
First military use of trained dolphins (US Navy in Persian Gulf)
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