October 13th, 1743

Born on October 13th, 1743

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What happened on October 13th?

October 13th, 2019

At the Chicago Marathon, Kenyan runner Brigid Kosgei (pictured) set the current marathon world record for women running in a mixed-sex race.

October 13th, 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.

October 13th, 2011

The Dragon King of Bhutan, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck (pictured) married Jetsun Pema at the Punakha Dzong.

October 13th, 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.

October 13th, 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.

October 13th, 1961

Newly elected Burundian prime minister Louis Rwagasore was assassinated by his political rivals.

October 13th, 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.

October 13th, 1917

At least 30,000 people witnessed the Miracle of the Sun in the fields of Cova da Iria near Fátima, Portugal.

October 13th, 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.

October 13th, 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.

October 13th, 1843

B'nai B'rith (membership certificate pictured), the world's oldest continually operating Jewish service organization, was founded in New York City.

October 13th, 1814

War of 1812: After three days of fighting, the beached U.S. Revenue Cutter Service vessel Eagle was captured by the Royal Navy.

October 13th, 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.

October 13th, 1773

French astronomer Charles Messier discovered the Whirlpool Galaxy (pictured), an interacting, grand design spiral galaxy located an estimated 31 million light-years away.

October 13th, 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.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on October 13th

Same year
Born in 1743

83

Thomas Jefferson

President of the United States from 1801 to 1809

*April 13th, 1743, Shadwell †July 4th, 1826, Monticello

50

Antoine Lavoisier

French chemist

*August 26th, 1743, Paris †May 8th, 1794, place de la Concorde

80

Louise von Lengefeld

Hofmeisterin at the court of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt and mother-in-law of Friedrich Schiller

*July 27th, 1743, Wolkramshausen †December 11th, 1823, Rudolstadt

50

Jean-Paul Marat

Politician and journalist during the French Revolution (1743-1793)

*May 24th, 1743, Boudry †July 13th, 1793, Paris

63

David Roentgen

German cabinetmaker (1743-1807)

*August 11th, 1743, Herrnhaag †February 12th, 1807, Wiesbaden

59

Toussaint Louverture

Haitian national hero

*May 20th, 1743, Cap-Haïtien †April 7th, 1803, Fort de Joux

50

Jean-Antoine-Nicolas de Caritat de Condorcet

French philosopher, mathematician, and political scientist (1743-1794)

*September 17th, 1743, Ribemont †March 28th, 1794, Bourg-la-Reine

79

René Just Haüy

French mineralogist

*February 28th, 1743, Saint-Just-en-Chaussée †June 3rd, 1822, Paris

84

Carl Peter Thunberg

Swedish naturalist (1743-1828)

*November 11th, 1743, Jönköping †August 8th, 1828, Uppsala Cathedral Assembly

77

William I, Elector of Hesse

Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel 1785 – 1821

*June 3rd, 1743, Kassel †February 27th, 1821, Kassel

84

Willem Jacob Herreyns

Flemish painter, draughtsman and art teacher (1743–1827)

*June 10th, 1743, Antwerp †August 10th, 1827, Antwerp

61

Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh

British duke and field marshal

*November 25th, 1743, London †August 25th, 1805, London

61

Valentin Adamberger

German opera singer

*July 6th, 1743, Munich †August 24th, 1804, Vienna

78

William Hindman

American politician (1743-1822)

*April 1st, 1743, Dorchester County †January 19th, 1822, Baltimore

67

Charles-Louis Tarieu de Lanaudière

Canadian politician (1743-1811)

*October 14th, 1743, Quebec City †October 2nd, 1811, Quebec

77

Johann Georg Meusel

German historian and lexicographer (1743-1820)

*March 17th, 1743, Eyrichshof †September 19th, 1820, Erlangen

74

Giuseppe Gazzaniga

Italian composer

*October 5th, 1743, Verona †February 1st, 1818, Crema

47

Ignazio Gaetano Boncompagni-Ludovisi

Italian cardinal of the Roman Curia, cardinal and economist (1743-1790)

*January 18th, 1743, Rome †August 9th, 1790, Bagni di Lucca

74

Christoph Bernhard Verspoell

German catholic priest and writer,publisher of a hymnal for which he wrote texts, melodies and organ settings (1743–1818)

*May 15th, 1743, Münster †January 5th, 1818, Münster

67

Henricus Aeneae

Dutch scientist (1743-1810)

*August 19th, 1743, Oudemirdum †November 1st, 1810, The Hague

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No: With 365 days 1743 is a normal year and no leap year.

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