13 October - Today in History - Important historical events happened on this day in India and World History
According to Gregory calendar, on October 13, the day number in a year is 286 and if it is a leap year then the day number is 287. October 13 has a special significance in India and world history, because many such incidents have occurred on this day which have been recorded forever in the pages of history. Let's know some such important events which will increase your general knowledge. The facts collected will be as follows: People born on this day, demise of famous people, war treaty, freedom of any country, invention of new technologies, change of power, important National and International Day etc.
October 13 in History - Top Historical Events
Year | Event / Incidence / Incident |
54 | Claudius, the first Roman emperor to be born outside Italy, died mysteriously, most likely by poison administered by his wife Agrippina. |
1307 | Agents of King Philip IV of France launched a dawn raid, simultaneously arresting many members of the Knights Templar, and subsequently torturing them into 'admitting' heresy. |
1710 | Queen Anne's War-The French surrender ending the Siege of PortRoyal gave the British permanent possession of Nova Scotia. |
1716 | The soldiers of the Hungarian Emperor Karel 6 captured Temesaver. |
1760 | Russia and Austrian forces withdrew from Germany's capital Berlin. |
1773 | Charles Messier discovered the Whirlpool Galaxy. |
1773 | The Whirlpool galaxy was discovered by Charles Messier. |
1807 | The Geological Society of London was founded. |
1812 | War of 1812-British troops and Mohawk warriors repelled anAmerican invasion from across the Niagara River at the Battle ofQueenston Heights near Queenston, Ontario. |
1843 | B'nai B'rith, the oldest continually operating Jewish serviceorganization in the world, was founded in New York City. |
1857 | Terror of 1857: New York's banks were not opened until December 12. |
1881 | Determined to bring about the revival of Hebrew as a spoken language as a way of unifying Jews, Eliezer Ben-Yehuda had what isbelieved to be the first modern conversation in Hebrew while living inParis. |
1884 | Today, it was decided that Greenwich Mean Time would be the world's standard time. Greenwich is part of South East London. |
1885 | The Georgia Institute of Technology was established in Atlantaas part of Reconstruction plans to build an industrial economy in thepost-Civil War Southern United States. |
1892 | Edward Emerson Bernard first discovered the tail star, called D-1892T1, through photographs. |
1895 | The first Test captain of India's cricket team, C.K. Naidu was born. |
1911 | Prince Arthur, a son of Queen Victoria, became the only Governor General of Canada of royal descent. |
1914 | Garrett Morgan discovered and painted a gas mask. |
1917 | At least 30,000 people in the Cova da Iria fields near Fátima,Portugal, witnessed the 'Miracle of the Sun'. |
1919 | Aerial Navigation signed the Convention relating to regulation. |
1921 | The Soviet republics of Russia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, andGeorgia signed the Treaty of Kars with the Grand National Assembly ofTurkey to establish the contemporary borders between Turkey and theSouth Caucasus states. |
1933 | The romantic comedy drama film Bomshell starring Jean Harlow and Lee Tracy was published. |
1943 | Italy declared war on Germany, which was once its ally, and was also referred to as co-belligerent by the United Nations. |
1943 | World War II-With a new government led by General PietroBadoglio, parts of Italy switched sides to the Allies and declared waron the Axis powers. |
1943 | Italy declared a fight against Germany's former Allies. |
1948 | Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, a famous singer of Sufi devotional music and qawwali was born. |
1952 | Concerns have increased regarding the mounting public debt, which is forecasted to reach 268 billion dollars by the end of the financial year. |
1958 | The first book featuring the English children's literaturecharacter Paddington Bear 'from darkest Peru' was published. |
1972 | Plane crash survivors admit having resorting to cannibalism in order to stay alive after being lost in the Andes for two months. They ate the flesh of their dead companions. |
1976 | A chartered Boeing 707 crashed into a busy street in Santa Cruz, a city in Bolivia, crashing into buildings and people leaving more than 100 dead. |
1976 | A Boeing jet plane crashed in Bolivia, killing about 100 people. |
1983 | The first cellular mobile phone service has been provided by, Ameritech Mobile Communications to the general public in Chicago, United states. |
1987 | Famous playback singer, actor and producer-director Kishore Kumar passed away. |
1988 | The US conducted a nuclear test in Nevada. |
1999 | Atal Bihari Vajpayee became the Prime Minister of India for the third time. |
1999 | The United States Senate rejected the approval of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT). |
2002 | The horrific explosion at Bali nightclub in Indonesia killed 200 people and injured over 300 people. |
2005 | The dangerous presence of the H5N1 avian influenza virus is confirmed in dead birds found in Turkey. |
2006 | Veterinarians are stated to use vasectomies in order to control elephant overpopulation in Africa. At Kruger National Park, their numbers have increased drastically over the last decade. |
2007 | Around 11 people are confirmed dead and 23 injured after a natural gas explosion takes place in a building in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine. |
2008 | The ban on Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko and 6 other administrators has been temporarily lifted by the European Union in an attempt to encourage democratic developments in that country. |
2009 | La Bella Principessa a painting that was previously not recognized has been credited to Leonardo da Vinci on the evidence of fingerprint. |
2013 | A stampede in Datia district of Madhya Pradesh killed 109 people. |
Famous Birthdays of October 13:
Year | Name / Profession / Country |
1921 | Yves Montand / Actor / Italy |
1902 | Arna Bontemps / Author / United States of America |
1973 | Brian Dawkins / Footballer / United States of America |
1950 | Annegret Richter / Sprinter / Germany |
1933 | Raynald Fréchette / Lawyer / Canada |
1873 | Georgios Kafantaris / Politician / Greece |
1931 | Raymond Kopa / Footballer / France |
1944 | Robert Lamm / Writer / United States of America |
1929 | Richard Howard / Poet / United States of America |
1876 | Rube Waddell / Baseball Player / United States of America |
1932 | Johnny Lytle / Drummer / United States of America |
1964 | Fanie de Villiers / Cricketer / South Africa |
1964 | Marco Travaglio / Author / Italy |
1990 | Emma Flood / Tennis Player / Norway |
1957 | Chris Carter / Producer / United States of America |
1924 | Roberto Eduardo Viola / Politician / Argentina |
1988 | Enrique Pérez / Footballer / Mexico |
1613 | Luisa de Guzmán / Queen / Spain |
1962 | Jerry Rice / Footballer / United States of America |
1978 | Jermaine O'Neal / Basketball Player / United States of America |
1474 | Mariotto Albertinelli / Painter / Italy |
1980 | Magne Hoseth / Footballer / Norway |
1870 | Albert Jay Nock / Author / United States of America |
1902 | Karl Leichter / Academic / Estonia |
1941 | Paul Simon / Writer / United States of America |
1926 | Ray Brown / Bassist / United States of America |
1947 | Sammy Hagar / Writer / United States of America |
1960 | Tim Brewster / Footballer / United States of America |
1923 | Faas Wilkes / Footballer / Netherlands |
1844 | Ernest Myers / Poet / United Kingdom |
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Read in Hindi : 13 अक्टूबर की प्रमुख ऐतिहासिक घटनाएं