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Luis Urzúa after his rescue from the San José Mine cave-in -
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| AD 54 – Claudius, the first Roman emperor to be born outside Italy, died mysteriously, most likely by poison administered by his wife Agrippina. | refimprove section |
| 1792 – The cornerstone for the Executive Mansion in Washington, D.C., later to be known as the White House, was laid. | already featured on November 1 |
| 1843 – B'nai B'rith (membership certificate pictured), the world's oldest continually operating Jewish service organization, was founded in New York City. | relies excessively on references to primary sources |
| 1881 – Determined to bring about the revival of Hebrew as a spoken language as a way of unifying Jews, Eliezer Ben-Yehuda had what is believed to be the first modern conversation in Hebrew while living in Paris. | refimprove section |
| 1885 – The Georgia Institute of Technology was established in Atlanta as part of Reconstruction plans to build an industrial economy in the Southern United States. | expansion |
| 1943 – World War II: With a new government led by General Pietro Badoglio, parts of Italy switched sides to the Allies and declared war on the Axis powers. | refimprove |
| 1958 – The first book featuring the English children's literature character Paddington Bear, created by Michael Bond and primarily illustrated by Peggy Fortnum, was published. | refimprove section |
| 1979 – Michael Jackson's "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" topped the Billboard Hot 100. | unreferenced section |
| 2000 – President Kim Dae-jung of South Korea became the first Korean winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. | refimprove section |
| 2010 – A live television audience of over one billion viewers watched as 33 miners were rescued following a cave-in at the San José Mine in the Atacama Desert of Chile. | refimprove section |
Eligible
- 1307 – Agents of King Philip IV of France launched a raid on the Knights Templar at dawn, arresting many members, subsequently torturing them into giving false confessions and burning them at the stake.
- 1710 – Queen Anne's War: French and Wabanaki forces surrendered to end the Siege of Port Royal, giving the British permanent possession of Nova Scotia.
- 1812 – War of 1812: British troops and Mohawk warriors repelled an American invasion from across the Niagara River at the Battle of Queenston Heights near Queenston, Ontario.
- 1814 – War of 1812: After three days of fighting, the beached U.S. Revenue Cutter Service vessel Eagle was captured by the Royal Navy.
- 1908 – British suffragette Margaret Travers Symons became the first woman to speak in the House of Commons when she escaped from her escort into the chamber and shouted at the assembly.
- 1911 – Prince Arthur, a son of Queen Victoria, became the first Governor General of Canada of royal descent, as well as the first Prince of Great Britain and Ireland to hold that position.
- 1921 – The Soviet republics of Russia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia signed the Treaty of Kars with the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, establishing the current borders between Turkey and the Caucasian states.
- 1972 – Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crashed into a remote area in the Andes mountains near the border of Chile and Argentina; the 16 remaining survivors were not rescued until more than two months later.
- 1994 – The Troubles: In a meeting at Fernhill House, Belfast, loyalist leader Gusty Spence announced that the Combined Loyalist Military Command would observe a ceasefire.
- 2011 – The Dragon King of Bhutan, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck (pictured) married Jetsun Pema at the Punakha Dzong.
- 2019 – At the Chicago Marathon, Kenyan runner Brigid Kosgei set the current marathon world record for women running in a mixed-sex race.
- Born/died: | Iyasu I |d|1706| Isaac Brock |d|1812|Rudolf Virchow |b|1821| Lillie Langtry |b|1853| Leon Leonwood Bean |b|1872| Raymond Pace Alexander |b|1897 Jackie Ronne |b|1919| Jamal Khashoggi |b|1958| Trevor Hoffman |b|1967| Paul Potts |b|1970|Antonio Berni |d|1981| Walter Houser Brattain |d|1987| Stephen Flynn|b|1988| Yuta Watanabe|b|1994
Notes
- Winnie the Pooh appears on October 14, so Paddington Bear should not appear in the same year.
October 13: Indigenous Peoples' Day in the United States (2025)
Whirlpool Galaxy
- 645 – Goguryeo–Tang War: Led by Emperor Taizong, the Tang army was forced to abandon a siege of Ansi Fortress.
- 1773 – French astronomer Charles Messier discovered the Whirlpool Galaxy (pictured), an interacting, grand design spiral galaxy located an estimated 31 million light-years away.
- 1917 – At least 30,000 people witnessed the Miracle of the Sun in the fields of Cova da Iria near Fátima, Portugal.
- 1961 – Newly elected Burundian prime minister Louis Rwagasore was assassinated by his political rivals.
- 2013 – During the Hindu festival of Navaratri at a temple in Madhya Pradesh, India, rumours about an impending bridge collapse caused a stampede that resulted in 115 deaths.
- Robert I, Count of Flanders (d. 1093)
- Bernard Bosanquet (b. 1877)
- Thomas White (d. 1957)
- Rebecca Clarke (d. 1979)
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