Page 7: Historical Events In October - 13
Friday, 21 February 2025
1990 On October - 13 hans Freudenthal, mathematician/director OW&OC (F Institution), dies
1991 On this day in history daniel Oduber Quiros, president of Costa Rica (1974-1978), dies
1992 Hughes Rudd, news anchor (CBS Morning News), dies of aneurysm at 71 on this day in history.
1993 Gwen Wells, actress (Nashville), dies of cancer at 42 on October - 13.
1995 Golfredo Corradetti, conductor, dies at 79 on October - 13.
1996 Albert Hughes Williams, teacher/historian, dies at 89 on this day in history.
1997 On this day in history adil Carcani, prime minister of Albania (1982-91), dies
2005 The Franco-Indian Lawyers Association is founded in Paris on October - 13.
2005 On October - 13 veselin Topalov wins the FIDE World Chess Championship 205.
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 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 on October - 13.
2012 15 people are killed by a market suicide bombing in Darra Adam Khel, Pakistan on this day in history.
2013 On this day in history 109 people are killed in a stampede on a bridge in  Datia district, Madhya Pradesh, India
2017 On this day in history archaeologists announce the discovery of Arabic characters "Allah†and “Ali†on Viking funeral costumes from a grave in Gamla Uppsala, Sweden
2017 On October - 13 hungry bear crisis due to over-fishing leaves 2 people dead and 83 hostile bears shot on Sakhalin Island, Eastern Russia
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 Pope Francis defrocks two Chilean bishops for alleged sexual abuse of minors on this day in history.
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 this day in history.
2021 On this day in history 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 this day in history.
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 this day in history.