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October 13

Few dates reach as far back as October 13: its recorded history runs unusually deep, stretching to 54. Its center of gravity is the 20th century.

♎ZodiacLibra ◈BirthstoneOpal ❀Birth flowerMarigold

Libra is the sign for October 13 — read more on the Libra page, or see October's birthstone & birth flower.

Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed September 6, 2026

What happened on October 13?

October 13 is the 286th day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 54 and 2016. Famous people born on October 13 include Paul Simon, Margaret Thatcher and Maria Cantwell.

Released on October 13

Movies, games, albums & shows

2025

  • Game Spindle

2023

  • Game Lords of the Fallen
  • TV The Amazing Digital Circus

2022

  • Game Sunday Gold
  • Game Cultic
  • Game Nickelodeon Kart Racers 3: Slime Speedway

2021

  • Game Junkyard Simulator
  • Game Monark

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 54

    AD 54

  2. 1269

    Westminster Abbey

  3. 1307

    Knights Templar

  4. 1332

    Rinchinbal Khan

  5. 1792

    White House

  6. 1911

    Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn

  7. 1917

    Miracle of the Sun

  8. 1923

    Ankara

  9. 1972

    Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571

  10. 2016

    Maldives

Famous birthday twins

Born on October 13

Paul Simon

b. 1941

Margaret Thatcher

b. 1925

Maria Cantwell

b. 1958

Sacha Baron Cohen

b. 1971

Dési Bouterse

b. 1945

Annegret Richter

b. 1950

Kurt Reidemeister

b. 1893

Rudolf Virchow

b. 1821

Deaths

  • 2016Dario Fo
  • 1961Louis Rwagasore
  • 1822Antonio Canova
  • 1812Isaac Brock
  • 982Emperor Jingzong of Liao

Holidays & observances

  • —Azerbaijani Railway Day (Azerbaijan)
  • —Christian feast day: Blessed Alexandrina of Balasar
  • —Christian feast day: Daniel and companions, of Ceuta
  • —Christian feast day: Edward the Confessor (translation)
  • —Christian feast day: Gerald of Aurillac
  • —Christian feast day: Blessed Maddalena Panattieri (OP)
  • —Christian feast day: Theophilus of Antioch
  • —Christian feast day: October 13 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

The factual record above — event titles, dates, names, and observances — is drawn from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) license. DateLore adds curation, structure, and original editorial commentary. DateLore is not affiliated with the Wikimedia Foundation.

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