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What happened in history on this day: October 13?
On October 13 in ...
- 1775 - The Continental Congress orders construction of a naval fleet (establishment of the Continental Navy).
- 1792 - President George Washington lays cornerstone of the Executive Mansion (White House).
- 1812 - Battle of Queenston Heights, Canada.
- 1843 - B'nai B'rith founded in New York, USA.
- 1845 - Texas ratifies a state constitution.
- 1860 - First aerial photo taken in US (from a balloon), Boston, Massachusetts.
- 1919 - Race riot at Elaine, Arkansas.
- 1944 - US 1st Army begins battle of Aachen.
- 1959 - In Hamlet, Indiana, USA a building is hit by a falling meteorite.
- 1960 - Third US presidential debate with Richard Nixon in Hollywood and John Kennedy in New York.
- 1962 - At the Riverside International Raceway in California, the Los Angeles Times Three-Hour Invitational Grand Prix race is held. 1963 model production Corvettes make their racing debut, as does the Ford-powered Cobra. Finishing 1st overall is the Mickey Thompson #119 black Corvette Z06, driven by Doug Hooper. He averages 84-mph over the 250-mile course. The 260-ci Cobra leads by about one mile after one hour of racing when its rear suspension fails.
- 1969 - US President Richard Nixon puts America's nuclear forces on high alert.
- 1978 - Tiros N, America's first third-generation weather satellite, is launched.
- 1982 - The Ford Sierra automobile is launched in Europe. It replaces the Ford Cortina.
- 1987 - First military use of trained dolphins (US Navy in Persian Gulf).
- 1989 - The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunges 190.58 points, or 6.91 percent, to close at 2,569.26 most likely after the junk bond market collapses. This mini-crash becomes known as the Friday the 13th mini-crash.
- 1999 - The United States Senate rejects ratification of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT).
- 2008 - The Dow Jones Industrial Average rebounds 936.42 points, nearly doubling the largest daily point gain in history, bringing the index back above 9,000 points. Stocks worldwide add more than US$1.7 trillion in value, based on a record 9.3 percent gain in the MSCI world equity index.
- 2021 - Blue Origin New Shepard capsule blasts off with William Shatner aboard. Oldest person into space, age 90.
Births on October 13
- 1885 - Birth of Harry Hershfield in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA; cartoonist (Can You Top This?).
- 1891 - Birth of Irene Rich in Buffalo, New York, USA; actress (Beau Brummell, Champ).
- 1902 - Birth of Arna Bontemps in Louisiana, USA; black author (100 years of negro freedom).
- 1911 - Birth of Ticker Freeman in Paterson, New Jersey, USA; pianist (Dinah Shore Show).
- 1917 - Birth of Burr Tillstrom in Chicago, Illinois, USA; puppeteer (Kukla, Fran and Ollie).
- 1917 - Birth of Laraine Day in Roosevelt, Utah, USA; actress (Dr Kildare, I've Got a Secret).
- 1920 - Birth of Nipsey Russell in Atlanta, Georgia, USA; comedian (Car 54, Barefoot in the Park).
- 1921 - Birth of Harper MacKay in Boston, Massachusetts, USA; orchestra leader (NBC Follies).
- 1922 - Birth of Alan Scott in Haddonfield, New Jersey, USA; TV host/songwriter (Spin the Picture).
- 1924 - Birth of Terry Gibbs in Brooklyn, New York, USA; orchestra leader (Steve Allen Comedy Hour).
- 1927 - Birth of Anita Kerr in Memphis, Tennessee, USA; singer (Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour).
- 1936 - Birth of Jim McMullan in Long Beach, New York, USA; actor, starred in hundreds of films and TV shows. Films include The Incredible Shrinking Woman, Downhill Racer and The Assassination. Guest actor on McGyver, Doogie Howser, The Six Millon Dollar Man, Hart to Hart, The A-Team, 9 to 5 and Bay Watch.
- 1936 - Birth of Cliff Gorman in Jamaica, New York, USA; actor (Boys in the Band, Angel).
- 1939 - Birth of Melinda Dillon in Hope, Arkansas, USA; actress (Close Encounters, Slap Shot).
- 1942 - Birth of Pamela Tiffin in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA; actress (Viva Max!).
- 1942 - Birth of Paul Simon in Newark, New Jersey, USA; singer/actor ("Kodachrome", "One Trick Pony").
- 1946 - Birth of Demond Wilson in Valdosta, Georgia, USA; actor (Sanford and Son, Baby I'm Back).
- 1948 - Birth of Leona Mitchell in Enid, Oklahoma, USA; soprano (Musetta-La Bohéme).
- 1959 - Birth of Marie Osmond in Ogden, Utah, USA; singer/actress (Paper Roses, Goin' Coconuts).
- 1962 - Birth of Kelly Preston in Hawaii, USA; actress (Mischief, Twins, A Tiger's Tale).
- 1969 - Birth of Cady McClain in Burbank, California, USA; actress (Dixie Martin - All My Children).
Deaths on October 13
- 1886 - Death of Mahlon Loomis in Terra Alta, West Virginia, USA; obtained patent for wireless technology (radio), first wireless telegrapher.
- 1979 - Death of Clarence Muse at age 90, American actor (Sam - Casablanca) (born 1889).
- 1987 - Death of Walter Brattain, American physicist (co-inventor of transistor), Nobel Prize laureate (born 1902).
- 1999 - Death of Van Arsdale France in Newport Beach, California; trained Disneyland employees, established Disney University, created Backstage Disneyland magazine for cast members, established Disneyland Alumni Club, retired 1978, named Disney Legend in 1994.
- 2008 - Death of Frank "Lefty" Rosenthal, gambler and ganster, at age 79 in Miami, Florida, USA.
- 2017 - Death of William Lombardy, American chess grandmaster (born 1937).
- 2022 - Death of James McDivitt at age 93 in Tucson, Arizona, USA; astronaut (Gemini IV, Apollo 9).
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