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The following events took place on October 13. The list is arranged in chronological order.

Found 41 events. Showing 1 - 30.

• 54

  Roman emperor Claudius is poisoned to death under mysterious circumstances. His 17-year-old stepson Nero succeeds him.
• 409

  Vandals and Alans cross the Pyrenees and appear in Hispania.
• 1307

  Hundreds of Knights Templar in France are simultaneously arrested by agents of Phillip the Fair, to be later tortured into a “confession” of heresy.
• 1332

  Rinchinbal Khan, Emperor Ningzong of Yuan, becomes the Khagan of the Mongols and Emperor of the Yuan dynasty, reigning for only 53 days.
• 1582

  Because of the adoption of the Gregorian calendar, this day does not exist in this year in Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain.
• 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.
• 1773

  The Whirlpool Galaxy is discovered by Charles Messier.
• 1775

  The United States’ Continental Congress orders the establishment of the Continental Navy (later renamed 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.
• 1812

  War of 1812: Battle of Queenston Heights: As part of the Niagara campaign in Ontario, Canada, United States forces under General Stephen Van Rensselaer are repulsed from invading Canada by British and native troops led by Sir Isaac Brock.
• 1843

  In New York City, Henry Jones and 11 others found B'nai B'rith (the oldest Jewish service organization in the world).
• 1845

  A majority of voters in the Republic of Texas approve a proposed constitution that, if accepted by the U.S. Congress, will make Texas a U.S. state.
• 1881

  First known conversation in modern Hebrew by Eliezer Ben-Yehuda and friends.
• 1885

  The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is founded in Atlanta, United States.
• 1892

  Edward Emerson Barnard discovers D/1892 T1, the first comet discovered by photographic means, on the night of October 13–14.
• 1911

  Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, becomes the first Governor General of Canada of royal descent.
• 1914

  In Major League Baseball’s World Series, the Boston Braves defeat the Philadelphia Athletics, 4 games to 0, at Fenway Park in Boston, completing the first World Series sweep in history.
• 1915

  The Battle of the Hohenzollern Redoubt marks the end of the Battle of Loos in northern France, World War I.
• 1917

  The “Miracle of the Sun” is witnessed by an estimated 70,000 people in the Cova da Iria in Fátima, Portugal.
• 1921

  The Soviet republics of Russia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia sign the Treaty of Kars with the Grand National Assembly of Turkey to establish the contemporary borders between Turkey and the South Caucasus states.
• 1923

  Ankara replaces Istanbul as the capital of Turkey.
• 1929

  Jože Plečnik unveils his memorial to Napoleon on the Square of French Revolution, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
• 1943

  World War II: The new government of Italy sides with the Allies and declares war on Germany.
• 1944

  World War II: Riga, the capital of Latvia is occupied by the Red Army.
• 1946

  France adopts the constitution of the Fourth Republic.
• 1958

  Paddington Bear, a character from English children’s literature, makes his debut.
• 1962

  The Pacific Northwest experiences a cyclone the equal of a Cat 3 hurricane. Winds measured above 150 mph at several locations; 46 people died.
• 1967

  The first game in the history of the American Basketball Association is played as the Anaheim Amigos lose to the Oakland Oaks 134–129 in Oakland, California.
• 1970

  Fiji joins the United Nations.

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