Historical Events In October - 13

1963  On October - 13 "Beatlemania" is coined after Beatles appear at Palladium   

1963  Henry Daniell, English actor (Woman in Green, Body Snatchers), dies on October - 13.   

1964  The world's first Russian three man spacecraft returns safely to Earth on October - 13.   

1964  Voskhod 1 crew returns on this day in history.   

1964  On October - 13 at Plesman airport, Curacao, 125.5 mm rainfalls (record)   

1965  Paul H Muller, Swiss chemist (DDT-Nobel 1948), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1966  173 US airplanes bomb North-Vietnam on October - 13.   

1966  On October - 13 clifton Webb, actor (Laura, Razor's Edge), dies of heart attack at 72   

1967  CBS radio cancels "House Party" on this day in history.   

1968  Tinker Creek Gorge of Cleveland Metroparks is dedicated on this day in history.   

1968  On October - 13 bea Benaderet, actress (Petticoat Junction), dies of lung cancer at 62   

1969  Soyuz 8 is launched on October - 13.   

1969  1st time 7 people in space on October - 13.   

1970  On October - 13 angela Davis arrested in NYC   

1970  Julia Culp, mezzo-soprano, dies at 90 on this day in history.   

1971  On this day in history 1st World Series night game (Pittsburgh 4-Baltimore 3)   

1972  Aeroflot Il-62 crashes in large pond outside Moscow, 176 die on October - 13.   

1972  Uruguay to Chile plane crashes in Andes Mountain, (12/23 rescue) on October - 13.   

1972  "Hurry, Harry" closes at Ritz Theater NYC after 2 performances on October - 13.   

1974  On October - 13 ed Sullivan, TV host (Ed Sullivan Show, Toast of the Town), dies at 73   

1978  On this day in history james Earl Ray, assassin of Martin Luther King weds Anna Sandhu   

1978  On this day in history tiros N, US's First 3rd generation weather satellite, is launched   

1979  Clarence Muse, actor (Sam-Casablanca), dies at 90 on this day in history.   

1981  On October - 13 vice President Hosni Mubarak elected president of Egypt   

1981  On this day in history nils Asther, actor (Son of Lassie, Wild Orchids), dies at 84   

1982  On October - 13 iOC restores 2 gold medals from 1912 Olympics to Jim Thorpe   

1985  On this day in history jack Wilson, cricketer (Test for Australia, 0-39 & 1-25, DNB), dies   

1987  On October - 13 costa Rican Pres Oscar Arias wins Nobel Peace Prize   

1987  On this day in history first military use of trained dolphins (US Navy in Persian Gulf)   

1987  Shares on the 'Wall Street' stock exchange plunge to record lows on October - 13.   

1987  Walter H Brattain, US physicist (transistors, Nobel 1956), dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1988  On this day in history concert at Masada ends Israel's 40th-anniversary fest   

1988  Mike Venezia, jockey, dies in 5th-race fall at Belmont Race Track, NY on this day in history.   

1989  Dow Jones down 190.58 points on October - 13.   

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

1244  On October - 13 birth of jaques de Molay, Grand Master of the Knights Templars (d. 1314)   

1474  On October - 13 birth of mariotto di Bigio di Bindo Albertinelli, Italian painter   

1537  On October - 13 birth of jane Grey, Queen of England for 9 days   

1563  Francesco Caracciolo, Italian religious founder/saint (Caracciolini) was born on October - 13.   

1566  Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork, Irish politician (d. 1643) was born on October - 13.   

1613  On October - 13 birth of luisa of Medina-Sidonia, queen of Portugal (d. 1666)   

1652  On October - 13 birth of johann Heinrich Kittel, composer   

0054  Claudius, Roman Emperor, dies of poison mushrooms at 63 on October - 13.   

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

1282  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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  On this day in history death of theodore Beza, French theologian (b. 1519)