What Happened On October 13

10 odd things that happened on October 13

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  1892 First ever

  Edward Emerson Barnard is first to discover a comet by photographic means.

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  1908 First ever

  British suffragette Margaret Travers Symons became the first woman to speak in the House of Commons when she escaped from her escort into the chamber and shouted at the assembly.

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  1903 First ever

  The Boston Red Sox win the first modern World Series, defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates in the eighth game.

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  1881 First ever

  First known conversation in modern Hebrew by Eliezer Ben-Yehuda and friends.

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  1793 First ever

  French Revolutionary Wars: Austro-Prussian victory over Republican France at the First Battle of Wissembourg.

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  1307 Oddly true

  Hundreds of the Knights Templar in France are arrested at dawn by King Philip the Fair, and later confess under torture to heresy.

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  2019 Oddly true

  At the Chicago Marathon, Kenyan runner Brigid Kosgei (pictured) set the current marathon world record for women running in a mixed-sex race.

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  1911 First ever

  Prince Arthur, a son of Queen Victoria, became the first Governor General of Canada of royal descent, as well as the first Prince of Great Britain and Ireland to hold that position.

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  2019 Oddly true

  Kenyan Brigid Kosgei sets a new world record for a woman runner with a time of 2:14:04 at the 2019 Chicago Marathon.

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  2010 Oddly true

  The mining accident in Copiapó, Chile ends as all 33 trapped miners arrive at the surface after a record 69 days underground.

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Observed today

• Azerbaijani Railway Day (Azerbaijan)
• Christian feast day: Blessed Alexandrina of Balasar
• Christian feast day: Chelidonia
• Christian feast day: Edward the Confessor (translation)
• Christian feast day: Gerald of Aurillac
• Christian feast day: Blessed Maddalena Panattieri, (OP)
• Christian feast day: Theophilus of Antioch
• Christian feast day: October 13 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• Doi taikomatsuri October 13–15 (Shikokuchūō, Ehime, Japan)
• International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (international)
• Paramedics' Day (Poland)
• Rwagasore Day (Burundi)

• 2019Kenyan Brigid Kosgei sets a new world record for a woman runner with a time of 2:14:04 at the 2019 Chicago Marathon. Wikipedia →
• 2016The Maldives announces its decision to withdraw from the Commonwealth of Nations. Wikipedia →
• 2013A stampede occurs in India during the Hindu festival Navratri, killing 115 and injuring more than 110. Wikipedia →
• 2010The mining accident in Copiapó, Chile ends as all 33 trapped miners arrive at the surface after a record 69 days underground. Wikipedia →
• 1993At least 60 people die in eastern Papua New Guinea when a series of earthquakes rock the Finisterre Range, triggering massive landslides. Wikipedia →
• 1990Syrian forces attack free areas of Lebanon, removing General Michel Aoun from the presidential palace. Wikipedia →
• 1983Ameritech Mobile Communications launches the first US cellular network in Chicago. Wikipedia →
• 1977Hijacking of Lufthansa Flight 181 by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. Wikipedia →
• 1976The first electron micrograph of an Ebola virus is taken at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention by Dr. F. A. Murphy. Wikipedia →
• 1976A Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano Boeing 707 crashes after takeoff from El Trompillo Airport in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, killing 91. Wikipedia →
• 1972Aeroflot Flight 217 crashes outside Moscow, killing 174. Wikipedia →
• 1972Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crashes in the Andes mountains. Twenty-eight survive the crash. All but 16 succumb before rescue on December 23. Wikipedia →
• 1972The flag of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, was officially adopted. Wikipedia →
• 1962The Pacific Northwest experiences a cyclone the equal of a Category 3 hurricane, with winds above 150 mph. Forty-six people die. Wikipedia →
• 1946France adopts the constitution of the Fourth Republic. Wikipedia →
• 1944World War II: The Soviet Riga Offensive captures the city. Wikipedia →
• 1943World War II: Marshal Pietro Badoglio announces that Italy has officially declared war on Germany. Wikipedia →
• 1923Ankara becomes the capital of Turkey. Wikipedia →
• 1921Soviet republics sign the Treaty of Kars to formalize the borders between Turkey and the South Caucasus states. Wikipedia →
• 1917The "Miracle of the Sun" is witnessed by an estimated 70,000 people in the Cova da Iria in Portugal. Wikipedia →
• 1915First World War: The Battle of the Hohenzollern Redoubt marks the end of the Battle of Loos. Wikipedia →
• 1911Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, becomes the first Governor General of Canada of royal descent. Wikipedia →
• 1908Margaret Travers Symons bursts into the UK parliament and becomes the first woman to speak there. Wikipedia →
• 1903The Boston Red Sox win the first modern World Series, defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates in the eighth game. Wikipedia →
• 1892Edward Emerson Barnard is first to discover a comet by photographic means. Wikipedia →
• 1885The Georgia Institute of Technology is founded in Atlanta, Georgia. Wikipedia →
• 1881First known conversation in modern Hebrew by Eliezer Ben-Yehuda and friends. Wikipedia →
• 1843In New York City, B'nai B'rith, the oldest Jewish service organization in the world, is founded. Wikipedia →
• 1821The Declaration of Independence of the Mexican Empire is publicly proclaimed. Wikipedia →
• 1812War of 1812: Sir Isaac Brock's British and native forces repel an invasion of Canada by General Rensselaer's United States forces. Wikipedia →
• 1793French Revolutionary Wars: Austro-Prussian victory over Republican France at the First Battle of Wissembourg. Wikipedia →
• 1792In Washington, D.C., the cornerstone of the United States Executive Mansion (known as the White House since 1818) is laid. Wikipedia →
• 1775The Continental Congress establishes the Continental Navy (predecessor of the United States Navy). Wikipedia →
• 1710Port Royal, the capital of French Acadia, falls in a siege by British forces. Wikipedia →
• 1644A Swedish–Dutch fleet defeats the Danish fleet at Fehmarn and captures about 1,000 prisoners. Wikipedia →
• 1479Hungarian forces under Stephen V Báthory decisively defeat an invading Ottoman army in the battle of Breadfield. Wikipedia →
• 1399Coronation of Henry IV of England at Westminster Abbey. Wikipedia →
• 1332Rinchinbal Khan becomes the Khagan of the Mongols and Emperor of the Yuan dynasty, reigning for only 53 days. Wikipedia →
• 1307Hundreds of the Knights Templar in France are arrested at dawn by King Philip the Fair, and later confess under torture to heresy. Wikipedia →
• 1269The present church building at Westminster Abbey is consecrated. Wikipedia →
• 1259The Provisions of Westminster, a law reform programme resulting out of the conflict of king Henry III of England and his barons, are approved. Wikipedia →
• 409Vandals and Alans cross the Pyrenees and appear in Hispania. Wikipedia →
• 54Roman emperor Claudius dies from poisoning under mysterious circumstances. He is succeeded by his adopted son Nero, rather than by Britannicus, his son with Messalina. Wikipedia →