Sunday October 13, 2024
A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.

October 13: Day of the Week

October 13, 2024 is the 287th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 79 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Sunday.

If you are trying to learn Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is domingo.

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Here’s the October calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.

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Zodiac & Birthstone

Libra is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Opal is the modern birthstone for this month. Jasper is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

October 13 Historical Event(s)

54
Roman Emperor Claudius is poisoned to death under mysterious circumstances. His 17-year-old stepson Nero succeeds him to the Roman throne
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.
1881
Revival of the Hebrew language as Eliezer Ben-Yehuda and friends agree to use Hebrew exclusively in their conversations.
1892
Edward Emerson Barnard discovers D/1892 T1, the first comet discovered by photographic means, on the night of October 13–14.
1915
The Battle for 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.
1943
World War II: The new government of Italy sides with the Allies and declares war on Germany.
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.
1972
Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crashes in the Andes mountains, near the border between Argentina and Chile. By December 23, 1972, only 16 out of 45 people lived long enough to be rescued.

Who were born on October 13?

1878
Patrick Joseph Hartigan, Australian Roman Catholic priest (d. 1952)
1904
Wilfred Pickles, English actor and broadcaster (d. 1978)
1909
Art Tatum, American jazz pianist (d. 1956)
1921
Yves Montand, Italian singer and actor (d. 1991)
1952
Beverly Johnson, American supermodel
1954
Frank Dunn, American artist
1961
Doc Rivers, American basketball player and coach
1962
T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh, American actress
1965
Johan Museeuw, Belgian cyclist
1977
Kiele Sanchez, American actress

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