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Events

Pre-1600

54 – Roman emperor Claudius dies from poisoning under mysterious circumstances. He is succeeded by his adopted son Nero, rather than by Britannicus, his son with Messalina.^[1]
409 – Vandals and Alans cross the Pyrenees and appear in Hispania.
1269 – The present church building at Westminster Abbey is consecrated.
1307 – Hundreds of the Knights Templar in France are arrested at dawn by King Philip the Fair, and later confess under torture to heresy.
1332 – Rinchinbal Khan becomes the Khagan of the Mongols and Emperor of the Yuan dynasty, reigning for only 53 days.
1399 – Coronation of Henry IV of England at Westminster Abbey.^[2]^[3]

1601–1900

1644 – A Swedish–Dutch fleet defeats the Danish fleet at Fehmarn and captures about 1,000 prisoners.
1710 – Port Royal, the capital of French Acadia, falls in a siege by British forces.
1775 – The Continental Congress establishes the Continental Navy (predecessor of the United States Navy).
1792 – In Washington, D.C., the cornerstone of the United States Executive Mansion (known as the White House since 1818) is laid.
1793 – French Revolutionary Wars: Austro-Prussian victory over Republican France at the First Battle of Wissembourg.
1812 – War of 1812: Sir Isaac Brock's British and native forces repel an invasion of Canada by General Rensselaer's United States forces.
1821 – The Declaration of Independence of the Mexican Empire is publicly proclaimed.
1843 – In New York City, B'nai B'rith, the oldest Jewish service organization in the world, is founded.
1881 – First known conversation in modern Hebrew by Eliezer Ben-Yehuda and friends.
1885 – The Georgia Institute of Technology is founded in Atlanta, Georgia.
1892 – Edward Emerson Barnard is first to discover a comet by photographic means.

1901–present

1903 – The Boston Red Sox win the first modern World Series, defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates in the eighth game.
1908 – Margaret Travers Symons bursts into the UK parliament and becomes the first woman to speak there.^[4]
1911 – Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, becomes the first Governor General of Canada of royal descent.
1915 – First World War: The Battle of the Hohenzollern Redoubt marks the end of the Battle of Loos.
1917 – The "Miracle of the Sun" is witnessed by an estimated 70,000 people in the Cova da Iria in Portugal.
1921 – Soviet republics sign the Treaty of Kars to formalize the borders between Turkey and the South Caucasus states.
1923 – Ankara becomes the capital of Turkey.
1943 – World War II: Marshal Pietro Badoglio announces that Italy has officially declared war on Germany.
1944 – World War II: The Soviet Riga Offensive captures the city.
1946 – France adopts the constitution of the Fourth Republic.
1962 – The Pacific Northwest experiences a cyclone the equal of a Category 3 hurricane, with winds above 150 mph. Forty-six people die.
1972 – Aeroflot Flight 217 crashes outside Moscow, killing 174.
1972 – Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crashes in the Andes mountains. Twenty-eight survive the crash. All but 16 succumb before rescue on December 23.^[5]
1972 – The flag of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, was officially adopted.^[6]
1976 – The first electron micrograph of an Ebola virus is taken at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention by Dr. F. A. Murphy.
1976 – A Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano Boeing 707 crashes after takeoff from El Trompillo Airport in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, killing 91.^[7]
1977 – Hijacking of Lufthansa Flight 181 by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine.
1983 – Ameritech Mobile Communications launches the first US cellular network in Chicago.
1990 – Syrian forces attack free areas of Lebanon, removing General Michel Aoun from the presidential palace.
1993 – At least 60 people die in eastern Papua New Guinea when a series of earthquakes rock the Finisterre Range, triggering massive landslides.^[8]
2010 – The mining accident in Copiapó, Chile ends as all 33 trapped miners arrive at the surface after a record 69 days underground.
2013 – A stampede occurs in India during the Hindu festival Navratri, killing 115 and injuring more than 110.
2016 – The Maldives announces its decision to withdraw from the Commonwealth of Nations.
2019 – Kenyan Brigid Kosgei sets a new world record for a woman runner with a time of 2:14:04 at the 2019 Chicago Marathon.^[9]

Births

Pre-1600

467 – Emperor Xiaowen of Northern Wei, emperor of Northern Wei (died 499)
1381 – Thomas FitzAlan, 12th Earl of Arundel, English politician, Lord High Treasurer of England (died 1415)^[10]
1453 – Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales, son and heir of Henry VI of England (died 1471)
1474 – Mariotto Albertinelli, Italian painter and educator (died 1515)
1499 – Claude of France (died 1524)
1563 – Francis Caracciolo, Italian Catholic priest (died 1608)^[11]
1566 – Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork, Irish politician, Lord High Treasurer of Ireland (died 1643)

1601–1900

1613 – Luisa de Guzmán, Spanish-Portuguese wife of John IV of Portugal (died 1666)
1696 – John Hervey, 2nd Baron Hervey, English courtier and politician, Lord Privy Seal (died 1743)
1703 – Andrea Belli, Maltese architect and businessman (died 1772)
1713 – Allan Ramsay, Scottish-English painter (died 1784)^[12]
1756 – James Gambier, 1st Baron Gambier, English admiral and politician, 36th Commodore Governor of Newfoundland (died 1833)
1768 – Jacques Félix Emmanuel Hamelin, French admiral and explorer (died 1839)
1820 – John William Dawson, Canadian geologist and academic (died 1899)
1821 – Rudolf Virchow, German physician, biologist, and politician (died 1902)
1825 – Charles Frederick Worth, English fashion designer, founded House of Worth (died 1895)
1844 – Ernest Myers, English poet and author (died 1921)
1853 – Lillie Langtry, English actress and singer (died 1929)^[13]
1862 – Mary Kingsley, English explorer and author (died 1900)
1867 – Jacques Inaudi, Italian calculating prodigy (died 1950)^[14]
1870 – Albert Jay Nock, American theorist, author, and critic (died 1945)
1872 – Leon Leonwood Bean, American hunter, businessman, and author, founded L.L.Bean (died 1967)
1873 – Georgios Kafantaris, Greek politician and Prime Minister of Greece (died 1946)
1874 – József Klekl, Slovene-Hungarian priest and politician (died 1948)
1876 – Rube Waddell, American baseball player (died 1914)
1878 – Patrick Joseph Hartigan, Australian priest and author (died 1952)
1879 – Edward Hennig, American gymnast (died 1960)
1880 – Sasha Chorny, Russian poet and author (died 1932)
1887 – Jozef Tiso, Slovak priest and politician, President of Slovakia (died 1947)
1890 – Conrad Richter, American journalist and novelist (died 1968)
1891 – Irene Rich, American actress (died 1988)
1893 – Kurt Reidemeister, German mathematician connected to the Vienna Circle (died 1971)
1895 – Mike Gazella, American baseball player and manager (died 1978)
1899 – Piero Dusio, Italian footballer, businessman and racing driver (died 1975)
1900 – Gerald Marks, American composer (died 1997)

1901–present

1902 – Arna Bontemps, American librarian, author, and poet (died 1973)^[15]
1902 – Karl Leichter, Estonian musicologist and academic (died 1987)
1904 – Wilfred Pickles, English actor and radio host (died 1978)
1905 – Yves Allégret, French director and screenwriter (died 1987)
1905 – John Rinehart Blue, American military officer, educator, businessperson, and politician (died 1965)^[16]
1905 – Coloman Braun-Bogdan, Romanian footballer and manager (died 1983)
1909 – Herblock, American author and illustrator (died 2001)^[17]
1909 – Art Tatum, American jazz pianist (died 1956)^[18]
1911 – Ashok Kumar, Indian film actor (died 2001)
1911 – Millosh Gjergj Nikolla, Albanian poet and author (died 1938)
1912 – Cornel Wilde, Slovak-American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1989)
1913 – Igor Torkar, Slovenian poet and playwright (died 2004)
1915 – Terry Frost, English painter and academic (died 2003)
1917 – Reed Erickson, American philanthropist (died 1992)^[19]
1917 – George Osmond, American talent manager (died 2007)
1918 – Robert Walker, American actor (died 1951)
1920 – Laraine Day, American actress (died 2007)
1921 – Yves Montand, Italian-French actor and singer (died 1991)^[20]
1922 – Nathaniel Clifton, American athlete (died 1990)
1922 – Gilberto Mendes, Brazilian composer (died 2016)^[21]
1923 – John C. Champion, American screenwriter and producer (died 1994)
1923 – Rosemary Anne Sisson, English author and playwright (died 2017)
1923 – Faas Wilkes, Dutch footballer (died 2006)
1924 – Terry Gibbs, American vibraphone player and bandleader
1924 – Moturu Udayam, Indian activist and politician (died 2002)
1924 – Roberto Eduardo Viola, Argentinian general and politician, 44th President of Argentina (died 1994)
1925 – Lenny Bruce, American comedian and actor (died 1966)
1925 – Armand Mouyal, Algerian-French fencer and police officer (died 1988)
1925 – Margaret Thatcher, English chemist and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (died 2013)^[22]
1925 – Gustav Winckler, Danish singer-songwriter (died 1979)
1926 – Ray Brown, American bassist and cellist (died 2002)
1926 – Killer Kowalski, American wrestler (died 2008)
1926 – Tommy Whittle, Scottish-English saxophonist (died 2013)
1926 – Eddie Yost, American baseball player and coach (died 2012)
1927 – Anita Kerr, American singer and arranger (died 2022)^[23]
1927 – Lee Konitz, American saxophonist and composer (died 2020)
1927 – Turgut Özal, Turkish engineer and politician, 8th President of Turkey (died 1993)
1929 – Richard Howard, American poet, critic, and translator (died 2022)
1929 – Walasse Ting, Chinese-American painter and poet (died 2010)
1930 – Bruce Geller, American screenwriter and producer (died 1978)
1931 – Raymond Kopa, French footballer (died 2017)
1931 – Eddie Mathews, American baseball player and manager (died 2001)
1932 – Johnny Lytle, American vibraphone player and drummer (died 1995)
1932 – Liliane Montevecchi, French-Italian actress, dancer and singer (died 2018)
1933 – Thomas Bingham, Baron Bingham of Cornhill, English lawyer and judge, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales (died 2012)
1933 – Raynald Fréchette, Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician (died 2007)
1934 – Nana Mouskouri, Greek singer and politician
1935 – Etterlene DeBarge, American singer-songwriter (died 2024)
1935 – Bruce Morrow, American radio host and actor
1936 – Chitti Babu, Indian veena player and composer (died 1996)
1938 – Shirley Caesar, American gospel singer-songwriter
1938 – Hugo Young, English journalist and author (died 2003)
1939 – Larry Bowie, American football player (died 2012)
1939 – Melinda Dillon, American actress (died 2023)^[24]
1940 – Chris Farlowe, English rock, blues, and soul singer
1940 – Pharoah Sanders, American saxophonist and bandleader (died 2022)
1941 – Neil Aspinall, Welsh-English record producer and manager (died 2008)
1941 – Jim Price, American baseball player (died 2023)^[25]
1941 – Paul Simon, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer^[24]
1941 – John Snow, English cricketer
1942 – Rutanya Alda, Latvian-American actress
1942 – Bob Bailey, American baseball player and manager (died 2018)
1942 – Jerry Jones, American businessman^[17]
1942 – Walter McGowan, Scottish boxer (died 2016)
1943 – Peter Sauber, Swiss businessman, founded the Sauber F1 Team
1944 – Robert Lamm, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer^[24]
1945 – Dési Bouterse, Surinamese general and politician, 9th President of Suriname (died 2024)^[26]
1945 – Poure Puobe VII Paramount Chief of Nandom in the Upper East Region of Ghana (died 2019)^[27]
1946 – Levon Ananyan, Armenian journalist and author (died 2013)
1946 – Edwina Currie, English politician^[28]
1946 – Lacy J. Dalton, American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist^[24]
1947 – Joe Dolce, American-Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
1947 – Sammy Hagar, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer^[24]
1948 – Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Pakistani musician (died 1997)
1949 – Tom Mees, American sportscaster (died 1996)
1949 – Patrick Nève, Belgian racing driver (died 2017)
1950 – Mollie Katzen, American chef and author
1950 – Simon Nicol, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1950 – Annegret Richter, German sprinter
1951 – Stephen Bayley, Welsh journalist, author, and critic
1952 – Mundo Earwood, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2014)
1952 – Beverly Johnson, American model, actress, and singer^[24]
1952 – John Lone, Hong Kong-American actor^[24]
1953 – Pat Day, American jockey^[17]
1954 – George Frazier, American baseball player and sportscaster (died 2023)
1954 – Claude Ribbe, French historian and academic
1956 – Chris Carter, American director, producer, and screenwriter^[24]
1956 – Sinan Sakić, Serbian singer (died 2018)
1956 – Joseph Toal, Scottish bishop
1957 – Reggie Theus, American basketball player and coach
1958 – Maria Cantwell, American lawyer and politician
1958 – Jair-Rôhm Parker Wells, American bassist and composer
1959 – Marie Osmond, American singer, actress, and television spokesperson^[24]
1960 – Joey Belladonna, American singer and songwriter^[24]
1960 – Eric Joyce, Scottish soldier and politician
1961 – Rachel De Thame, English gardener and television presenter
1961 – Derek Harper, American basketball player^[29]
1961 – Doc Rivers, American basketball player and coach
1962 – T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh, American actress and author^[24]
1962 – Kelly Preston, American actress (died 2020)^[17]
1962 – Jerry Rice, American football player^[17]
1963 – Colin Channer, Jamaican-American author and academic
1963 – Chip Foose, American engineer and television host
1964 – Fanie de Villiers, South African cricketer
1964 – Doug Emhoff, American lawyer and second gentlemen of the United States^[30]
1964 – Nie Haisheng, Chinese general, pilot, and astronaut
1964 – Christopher Judge, American actor and producer^[24]
1964 – Marco Travaglio, Italian journalist and author
1964 – Matt Walsh, American actor and comedian^[24]
1965 – Johan Museeuw, Belgian cyclist
1966 – Larry Collmus, American sportscaster
1966 – Baja Mali Knindža, Serbian singer
1966 – John Regis, English sprinter
1967 – Aleksander Čeferin, Slovenian lawyer and football administrator, 7th president of UEFA^[31]
1967 – Scott Cooper, American baseball player
1967 – Trevor Hoffman, American baseball player
1967 – Javier Sotomayor, Cuban high jumper^[17]
1967 – Steve Vickers, English footballer
1967 – Kate Walsh, American actress and producer^[24]
1968 – Tisha Campbell-Martin, American actress and singer^[24]
1969 – Nancy Kerrigan, American figure skater and actress^[17]
1969 – Cady McClain, American actress and singer
1970 – Serena Altschul, American journalist
1970 – Rob Howley, Welsh rugby player and coach
1970 – Paul Potts, English tenor
1971 – Sacha Baron Cohen, English comedian, actor, and screenwriter^[24]
1971 – Billy Bush, American television journalist and radio host^[24]
1971 – Pyrros Dimas, Albanian-Greek weightlifter and politician
1972 – Summer Sanders, American swimmer and sportscaster
1973 – Brian Dawkins, American football player and coach
1973 – Matt Hughes, American wrestler and mixed martial artist
1977 – Gareth Batty, English cricketer
1977 – Benjamin Clapp, American drummer
1977 – Antonio Di Natale, Italian footballer
1977 – Justin Peroff, Canadian drummer and actor
1977 – Paul Pierce, American basketball player
1977 – Kiele Sanchez, American actress^[24]
1978 – Jermaine O'Neal, American basketball player
1979 – Wes Brown, English footballer
1979 – Mamadou Niang, Senegalese footballer
1980 – Ashanti, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress^[24]
1980 – David Haye, English boxer^[32]
1980 – Magne Hoseth, Norwegian footballer^[33]
1980 – Scott Parker, English footballer^[34]
1981 – Taylor Buchholz, American baseball player^[35]
1981 – Kele Okereke, English singer, songwriter, and musician^[36]
1982 – Antonio Pavanello, Italian rugby player^[37]
1982 – Ian Thorpe, Australian swimmer^[38]
1985 – Brian Hoyer, American football player^[39]
1985 – Andrej Meszároš, Slovak ice hockey player^[40]
1986 – Gabriel Agbonlahor, English footballer^[41]
1986 – Sergio Pérez Moya, Mexican footballer^[42]
1987 – Adrian Poparadu, Romanian footballer^[43]
1987 – Tochinoshin Tsuyoshi, Georgian sumo wrestler^[44]
1988 – Norris Cole, American basketball player^[45]
1988 – Scott Jamieson, Australian footballer^[46]
1989 – Brace Belden, American communist and trade union activist, volunteer in the People's Protection Units^[47]
1989 – Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, American politician^[48]
1989 – Clive Rose, Australian cricketer^[49]
1990 – Andrej Rendla, Slovak footballer^[50]
1990 – Adrián Sardinero, Spanish footballer^[51]
1990 – Jakob Silfverberg, Swedish ice hockey player^[52]
1992 – Igor Ozhiganov, Russian ice hockey player^[53]
1992 – Shelby Rogers, American tennis player^[54]
1993 – Tiffany Trump, American socialite^[55]
1994 – Ryan Matterson, Australian rugby league player^[56]
1994 – Yuta Watanabe, Japanese basketball player^[57]
1995 – Jimin, South Korean singer^[58]
1996 – Joshua Wong, Hong Kong pro-democracy activist^[59]
1999 – Andrew Capobianco. American diver^[60]
2001 – Caleb McLaughlin, American actor^[24]
2001 – Cam Thomas, American basketball player^[61]
2001 – De'Von Achane, American football player^[62]

Deaths

Pre-1600

54 – Claudius, Roman emperor (born 10 BC)^[1]
807 – Simpert, bishop of Augsburg
982 – Jing Zong, emperor of the Liao Dynasty (born 948)
1093 – Robert I, count of Flanders (born 1035)
1100 – Guy I, count of Ponthieu
1195 – Gualdim Pais, Portuguese crusader (born 1118)
1282 – Nichiren, Japanese Buddhist priest (born 1222)
1382 – Peter II, king of Cyprus
1415 – Thomas FitzAlan, 12th Earl of Arundel, English politician, Lord High Treasurer of England (born 1381)
1435 – Hermann II, count of Croatia
1562 – Claudin de Sermisy, French composer (born 1495)

1601–1900

1605 – Theodore Beza, French theologian and scholar (born 1519)
1673 – Christoffer Gabel, German-Danish accountant and politician (born 1617)
1687 – Geminiano Montanari, Italian astronomer and lens maker (born 1633)
1694 – Samuel von Pufendorf, German historian, economist, and jurist (born 1632)
1706 – Iyasu I, emperor of Ethiopia (born 1654)
1715 – Nicolas Malebranche, French priest and philosopher (born 1638)
1759 – John Henley, English clergyman and author (born 1692)
1788 – Robert Nugent, 1st Earl Nugent, Irish poet and politician (born 1702)
1796 – William B. Whiting, New York politician (born 1731)^[63]
1812 – Isaac Brock, English general and politician, Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada (born 1769)
1815 – Joachim Murat, French general (born 1767)
1822 – Antonio Canova, Italian sculptor (born 1757)
1825 – Maximilian I Joseph, king of Bavaria (born 1756)
1841 – Patrick Campbell, Scottish admiral (born 1773)
1869 – Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve, French poet, author, and critic (born 1804)
1882 – Arthur de Gobineau, French philosopher and author (born 1816)
1890 – Samuel Freeman Miller, American lawyer and jurist (born 1816)

1901–present

1904 – Pavlos Melas, French-Greek captain (born 1870)
1905 – Henry Irving, English actor and manager (born 1838)
1909 – Francesc Ferrer i Guàrdia, Spanish philosopher and academic (born 1849)
1911 – Sister Nivedita, Irish-Indian social worker, author, and educator (born 1867)
1917 – Florence La Badie, American actress (born 1888)
1919 – Karl Adolph Gjellerup, Danish author and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1857)
1926 – Hans E. Kinck, Norwegian philologist and author (born 1865)
1930 – T. Alexander Harrison, American painter and educator (born 1853)
1931 – Ernst Didring, Swedish author (born 1868)
1938 – E. C. Segar, American cartoonist, created Popeye (born 1894)
1945 – Milton S. Hershey, American businessman, founded The Hershey Company (born 1857)
1950 – Ernest Haycox, American soldier and author (born 1899)
1955 – Manuel Ávila Camacho, Mexican general and politician, 45th President of Mexico (born 1897)
1956 – Cahit Sıtkı Tarancı, Turkish poet and author (born 1910)
1961 – Prince Louis Rwagasore, Burundi politician, Prime Minister of Burundi (born 1932)
1966 – Clifton Webb, American actor and dancer (born 1889)
1968 – Bea Benaderet, American actress and voice artist (born 1906)
1973 – Cevat Şakir Kabaağaçlı, Turkish ethnographer and author (born 1886)
1973 – Albert Mandler, Austrian-Israeli general (born 1929)
1974 – Otto Binder, American author (born 1911)
1974 – Anatoli Kozhemyakin, Soviet footballer (born 1953)
1974 – Ed Sullivan, American journalist and talk show host (born 1901)
1979 – Rebecca Clarke, English viola player and composer (born 1886)
1981 – Antonio Berni, Argentinian painter, illustrator, and engraver (born 1905)
1985 – Tage Danielsson, Swedish author, actor, and director (born 1928)
1987 – Walter Houser Brattain, American physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1902)
1987 – Kishore Kumar, Indian singer-songwriter, producer, actor, and director (born 1929)
1987 – Nilgün Marmara, Turkish poet and author (born 1958)
1990 – Hans Namuth, German-American photographer (born 1915)
1990 – Lê Đức Thọ, Vietnamese general and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1911)
1992 – James Marshall, American author and illustrator (born 1942)
1993 – Otmar Gutmann, German filmmaker (born 1937)
1996 – Beryl Reid, English actress (born 1919)
1998 – Dmitry Nikolayevich Filippov, Russian businessman and politician (born 1944)
1999 – Michael Hartnett, Irish poet (born 1941)
2000 – Jean Peters, American actress (born 1926)
2001 – Peter Doyle, Australian singer-songwriter (born 1949)
2002 – Stephen Ambrose, American historian and author (born 1936)
2002 – Keene Curtis, American actor (born 1923)
2003 – Bertram Brockhouse, Canadian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1918)
2004 – Enrique Fernando, Filipino lawyer and jurist, 13th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines (born 1915)
2004 – Bernice Rubens, Welsh author (born 1928)
2005 – Vivian Malone Jones, American activist (born 1942)
2006 – Wang Guangmei, Chinese philanthropist and politician, 2nd Spouse of the President of the People's Republic of China (born 1921)
2007 – Bob Denard, French soldier and academic (born 1929)
2008 – Alexei Cherepanov, Russian ice hockey player (born 1989)
2009 – Stephen Barnett, American scholar and academic (born 1935)
2010 – Vernon Biever, American photographer (born 1923)
2011 – Barbara Kent, Canadian-born American actress (born 1907)
2012 – Stuart Bell, English lawyer and politician (born 1938)
2012 – Gary Collins, American actor (born 1938)
2012 – Tomonobu Imamichi, Japanese philosopher and academic (born 1922)
2013 – Martin Drewes, German soldier and pilot (born 1918)
2013 – Joe Meriweather, American basketball player and coach (born 1953)
2013 – Tommy Whittle, Scottish-English saxophonist (born 1926)
2013 – Takashi Yanase, Japanese poet and illustrator, created Anpanman (born 1919)
2014 – John Bradfield, English biologist and businessman, founded Cambridge Science Park (born 1925)
2014 – Antonio Cafiero, Argentinian accountant and politician, Governor of Buenos Aires Province (born 1922)
2014 – Margaret Hillert, American author and poet (born 1920)
2014 – Mohammad Sarengat, Indonesian sprinter (born 1939)
2014 – Pontus Segerström, Swedish footballer (born 1981)
2015 – Rosalyn Baxandall, American historian, author, and academic (born 1939)
2015 – Bruce Hyde, American academic and actor (born 1941)
2015 – Michael J. H. Walsh, English general (born 1927)
2016 – Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX), King of Thailand (born 1927)
2016 – Dario Fo, Italian playwright, actor, director, and composer Nobel Prize laureate (born 1926)
2016 – Jim Prentice, Canadian lawyer and politician, 16th Premier of Alberta (born 1956)
2017 – Albert Zafy, Malagasy politician (born 1927)
2018 – Annapurna Devi, Indian surbahar (bass sitar) player (born 1927)
2023 – Louise Glück, American poet and essayist (born 1943)^[64]
2024 – Mayra Gómez Kemp, Cuban-Spanish television host and actress (born 1948)^[65]
2024 – Donal Murray, Irish Catholic bishop (born 1940)^[66]

Holidays and observances

Azerbaijani Railway Day (Azerbaijan)
Christian feast day:
- Blessed Alexandrina of Balasar
- Daniel and companions, of Ceuta
- Edward the Confessor (translation)^[67]
- Gerald of Aurillac
- Blessed Maddalena Panattieri (OP)
- Theophilus of Antioch
- October 13 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Doi taikomatsuri October 13–15 (Shikokuchūō, Ehime, Japan)
International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (international)^[68]
Paramedics' Day (Poland)
Rwagasore Day (Burundi)

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 ==Events==
 ===Pre-1600===
-*[[AD 54|54]] &ndash; Roman emperor [[Claudius]] dies from poisoning under mysterious circumstances. He is succeeded by his adoptive son [[Nero]], rather than by [[Britannicus]], his son with [[Messalina]].<ref name=Claudius>{{cite web |title=History – Claudius |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/claudius.shtml |website=BBC |access-date=8 February 2020}}</ref>
+*[[AD 54|54]] &ndash; Roman emperor [[Claudius]] dies from poisoning under mysterious circumstances. He is succeeded by his adopted son [[Nero]], rather than by [[Britannicus]], his son with [[Messalina]].<ref name=Claudius>{{cite web |title=History – Claudius |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/claudius.shtml |website=BBC |access-date=8 February 2020}}</ref>
 * [[409]] &ndash; [[Vandals]] and [[Alans]] cross the Pyrenees and appear in [[Hispania]].
 *[[1269]] &ndash; The present church building at [[Westminster Abbey]] is consecrated.
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 ===1901–present===
 *[[1903]] &ndash; The Boston Red Sox win the [[1903 World Series|first modern World Series]], defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates in the eighth game.
-*[[1908]] &ndash; [[Margaret Travers Symons]] bursts into the UK parliament and becomes the first woman to speak there.<ref name="Crawf2003">{{cite book|author=Elizabeth Crawford|title=The Women's Suffrage Movement: A Reference Guide 1866–1928|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=a2EK9P7-ZMsC&pg=PA669|year= 2003|publisher=Routledge|isbn=1-135-43402-6|pages=669–670}}</ref>
+*[[1908]] &ndash; [[Margaret Travers Symons]] bursts into the UK parliament and becomes the first woman to speak there.<ref name="Crawf2003">{{cite book |author=Crawford |first=Elizabeth |author-link=Elizabeth Crawford (historian) |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=a2EK9P7-ZMsC&pg=PA669 |title=The Women's Suffrage Movement: A Reference Guide 1866–1928 |publisher=Routledge |year=2003 |isbn=1-135-43402-6 |pages=669–670}}</ref>
 *[[1911]] &ndash; [[Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn]], becomes the first Governor General of Canada of royal descent.
 *[[1915]] &ndash; First World War: The [[Battle of the Hohenzollern Redoubt]] marks the end of the Battle of Loos.
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 *[[1972]] &ndash; [[Aeroflot Flight 217]] crashes outside Moscow, killing 174.
 *  1972   &ndash; [[Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571]] crashes in the Andes mountains. Twenty-eight survive the crash. All but 16 succumb before rescue on December 23.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.viven.com.uy/571/eng/historia.asp|title=Alive: The Andes Accident 1972|website=viven.com.uy|access-date=2017-04-10|archive-date=2008-07-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080723173545/http://www.viven.com.uy/571/eng/historia.asp|url-status=dead}}</ref>
+*  1972   &ndash; The [[flag of Okinawa Prefecture]], Japan, was officially adopted.<ref>{{cite web |script-title=ja:沖縄県章の制定 |trans-title=Establishment of the Flag of Okinawa Prefecture |url=http://www.pref.okinawa.jp/reiki/34790250013500000000/34790250013500000000/34790250013500000000_blk0.html |publisher=Okinawa Prefectural Government |date=October 13, 1972 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110518031846/http://www.pref.okinawa.jp/reiki/34790250013500000000/34790250013500000000/34790250013500000000_blk0.html |archive-date=May 18, 2011 |url-status=dead |access-date=December 17, 2024 |language=ja}}</ref>
 *[[1976]] &ndash; The first [[electron micrograph]] of an Ebola virus is taken at the [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]] by Dr. [[F. A. Murphy]].
-*1976   &ndash; A [[Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano]] [[Boeing 707]] [[1976 Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano Boeing 707 crash|crashes]] after takeoff from [[El Trompillo Airport]] in [[Santa Cruz de la Sierra]], Bolivia, killing 91.<ref name="ASN">{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 707-131F N730JP Santa Cruz-El Trompillo Airport (SRZ) |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19761013-0 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050415155829/http://aviation-safety.net:80/database/record.php?id=19761013-0 |archive-date=15 April 2005 |access-date=2021-12-26 |website=aviation-safety.net |publisher=[[Aviation Safety Network]]}}</ref>
+*1976   &ndash; A [[Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano]] [[Boeing 707]] [[1976 Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano Boeing 707 crash|crashes]] after takeoff from [[El Trompillo Airport]] in [[Santa Cruz de la Sierra]], Bolivia, killing 91.<ref name="ASN">{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 707-131F N730JP Santa Cruz-El Trompillo Airport (SRZ) |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19761013-0 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050415155829/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19761013-0 |archive-date=2005-04-15 |access-date=2021-12-26 |website=aviation-safety.net |publisher=[[Aviation Safety Network]] }}</ref>
 *[[1977]] &ndash; Hijacking of [[Lufthansa Flight 181]] by the [[Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine]].
 *[[1983]] &ndash; [[Ameritech Mobile Communications]] launches the first US cellular network in Chicago.
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 *  1980   &ndash; [[Magne Hoseth]], Norwegian footballer<ref>{{cite web |title=Magne Hoseth – Player Profile –Football |url=https://www.eurosport.co.uk/football/magne-hoseth_prs182078/person.shtml |website=Eurosport UK |access-date=13 January 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
 *  1980   &ndash; [[Scott Parker]], English footballer<ref>{{cite web |title=Scott Parker: Why I just had to leave Chelsea |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/scott-parker-why-i-just-had-to-leave-chelsea-319938.html |website=The Independent |access-date=13 January 2022 |language=en |date=15 October 2005}}</ref>
 *[[1981]] &ndash; [[Taylor Buchholz]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Taylor Buchholz |url=https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/taylor-buchholz/ |website=Society for American Baseball Research |access-date=13 January 2022}}</ref>
+*  1981   &ndash; [[Kele Okereke]], English singer, songwriter, and musician<ref>{{AllMusic | id=kele-okereke-mn0000670594 |title=Kele Okereke |access-date=13 October 2025}}</ref>
 *[[1982]] &ndash; [[Antonio Pavanello]], Italian rugby player<ref>{{cite web |title=Antonio Pavanello – Player Profile – Rugby |url=https://www.eurosport.co.uk/rugby/antonio-pavanello_prs54170/person.shtml |website=Eurosport UK |access-date=13 January 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
 *  1982   &ndash; [[Ian Thorpe]], Australian swimmer<ref>{{cite web |title=Ian Thorpe {{!}} Australian swimmer {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ian-Thorpe |website=www.britannica.com |access-date=13 January 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
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 *[[2001]] &ndash; [[Caleb McLaughlin]], American actor<ref name="AP" />
 *  2001   &ndash; [[Cam Thomas (basketball)|Cam Thomas]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Cam Thomas |url=https://www.nba.com/player/1630560/cam-thomas |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=11 October 2023}}</ref>
+*  2001   &ndash; [[De'Von Achane]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title =De'Von Achane |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/stats/_/id/4429160 |publisher=[National Football League]] |access-date=3 November 2025}}</ref>
 ==Deaths==
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 *[[1759]] &ndash; [[John Henley (clergyman)|John Henley]], English clergyman and author (born 1692)
 *[[1788]] &ndash; [[Robert Nugent, 1st Earl Nugent]], Irish poet and politician (born 1702)
+*[[1796]] &ndash; [[William B. Whiting]], New York politician (born 1731)<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Colton |first=Walter Raymond |date=July 1899 |title=Notes on the Whiting Ancestry of Walter R. Colton |url=https://archive.org/details/oldnorthwestgene02oldn/page/106 |journal=The "Old Northwest" Genealogical Quarterly |volume=2 |pages=106–109 |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref>
 *[[1812]] &ndash; [[Isaac Brock]], English general and politician, [[List of lieutenant governors of Ontario|Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada]] (born 1769)
 *[[1815]] &ndash; [[Joachim Murat]], French general (born 1767)
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 *[[2018]] &ndash; [[Annapurna Devi]], Indian surbahar (bass sitar) player (born 1927)
 *[[2023]] &ndash; [[Louise Glück]], American poet and essayist (born 1943)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Andrew |first=Scottie |date=2023-10-13 |title=Poet and Nobel Laureate Louise Gluck dies at 80 |url=https://www.cnn.com/style/louise-gluck-dies-poet-nobel-prize-cec/index.html |access-date=2023-10-15 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref>
-*[[2024]] &ndash; [[Mayra Gómez Kemp]], Cuban-Spanish television host and actress (born 1948)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-13 |title=Muere a los 76 años Mayra Gómez Kemp, presentadora histórica del ‘Un, dos, tres...’ |url=https://www.lavanguardia.com/gente/20241013/10017796/muere-mayra-gomez-kemp-76-anos.html |access-date=2024-10-17 |website=La Vanguardia |language=es}}</ref>
+*[[2024]] &ndash; [[Mayra Gómez Kemp]], Cuban-Spanish television host and actress (born 1948)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-13 |title=Muere a los 76 años Mayra Gómez Kemp, presentadora histórica del 'Un, dos, tres...' |url=https://www.lavanguardia.com/gente/20241013/10017796/muere-mayra-gomez-kemp-76-anos.html |access-date=2024-10-17 |website=La Vanguardia |language=es}}</ref>
-*2024 &ndash; [[Donal Murray (bishop)|Donal Murray]], Irish Catholic bishop (born 1940)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Donal Murray, former bishop of Limerick, dies aged 84 |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2024/10/14/donal-murray-former-bishop-of-limerick-dies-aged-84/ |access-date=2024-10-17 |website=The Irish Times |language=en}}</ref>
+*2024 &ndash; [[Donal Murray (bishop)|Donal Murray]], Irish Catholic bishop (born 1940)<ref>{{Cite news |title=Donal Murray, former bishop of Limerick, dies aged 84 |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2024/10/14/donal-murray-former-bishop-of-limerick-dies-aged-84/ |access-date=2024-10-17 |newspaper=The Irish Times |language=en}}</ref>
 ==Holidays and observances==
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 ==External links==
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-* {{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/october/13 |title=On This Day |publisher=BBC}}
+* {{cite web |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/october/13/ |title=On This Day |publisher=BBC}}
 * {{NYT On this day|month=10|day=13}}
 * {{cite web |url=https://www.onthisday.com/events/october/13 |title=Historical Events on October 13 |publisher=OnThisDay.com}}

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