October 13th, 1957

Born on October 13th, 1957

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What happened on October 13th?

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.

October 13th, 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.

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

Born on October 13th, 1957

66

Reggie Theus

American basketball player and coach

*October 13th, 1957, Inglewood

60

Manfred Schaub

German politician (SPD) (1957-2018)

*October 13th, 1957, Altenbauna †May 20th, 2018

66

Arturo Brachetti

Italian magician

*October 13th, 1957, Turin

66

Christian Köckert

German politician

*October 13th, 1957

50

Miguel Galván

Mexican actor

*October 13th, 1957, Juan Aldama †April 14th, 2008, Mexico City

66

Marc Macaulay

American actor

*October 13th, 1957, Millinocket

Same Day
Who's birthday is on October 13th?

52

Billy Bush

American radio and television host (born 1971)

*October 13th, 1971, Los Angeles

30

Tiffany Trump

American research assistant and reality television personality

*October 13th, 1993, West Palm Beach

34

Slimane

French singer-songwiter of Algerian descent

*October 13th, 1989, Chelles

87

Laraine Day

American actress (1920–2007)

*October 13th, 1920, Roosevelt †November 10th, 2007, Ivins

87

Margaret Thatcher

British stateswoman and prime minister (1925–2013)

*October 13th, 1925, Grantham †April 8th, 2013, The Ritz London

67

Chris Carter

American television and film producer (born 1956)

*October 13th, 1956, Bellflower

74

Sven-Erik Magnusson

Swedish singer and musician

*October 13th, 1942, Säffle †March 22nd, 2017, Karlstad

62

Bill Camp

American actor

*October 13th, 1961, Massachusetts

67

Patrick Nève

Belgian racing driver

*October 13th, 1949, Liège †March 13th, 2017, Liège

41

Ian Thorpe

Australian swimmer

*October 13th, 1982, Sydney

34

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

United States Representative from New York since 2019

*October 13th, 1989, The Bronx

54

Nancy Kerrigan

American figure skater (born 1969)

*October 13th, 1969, Woburn

69

Silvio Micali

Italian-American computer scientist

*October 13th, 1954, Palermo

28

Jimin

South Korean singer and dancer

*October 13th, 1995, Busan

57

Kelly Preston

American actress (1962–2020)

*October 13th, 1962, Honolulu †July 12th, 2020, Clearwater

68

Detlef Michel

East German javelin thrower

*October 13th, 1955, Köpenick

82

Paul Simon

American singer-songwriter (born 1941)

*October 13th, 1941, Newark

52

Endrik Wottrich

German singer and opera singer

*October 13th, 1964, Celle †April 26th, 2017, Berlin

40

Lenny Bruce

American comedian and social critic (1925–1966)

*October 13th, 1925, Mineola †August 3rd, 1966, Hollywood

51

Krzysztof Surlit

Polish association football player (1955-2007)

*October 13th, 1955, Zelów †September 13th, 2007, Szczecin

Same year
Born in 1957

66

Julian Cope

Welsh musician, author, antiquarian, musicologist, poet and cultural commentator

*October 21st, 1957, Deri

66

John Kassir

American actor and comedian

*October 24th, 1957, Baltimore

66

Stephen Morris

British drummer

*October 28th, 1957, Macclesfield

66

Kristin Clemet

Norwegian politician

*April 20th, 1957, Harstad Municipality

54

Osama bin Laden

Saudi terrorist and co-founder of al-Qaeda (1957–2011)

*March 10th, 1957, Riyadh †May 2nd, 2011, Osama bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad

66

Dagfinn Høybråten

Norwegian politician

*December 2nd, 1957, Oslo

67

Peter Aude

Danish actor

*January 19th, 1957, Copenhagen

66

Klaus Augenthaler

German association football player and manager

*September 26th, 1957, Fürstenzell

66

Frances McDormand

American actress

*June 23rd, 1957, Gibson City

66

Stephen Fry

British comedian, actor, writer, presenter, and activist

*August 24th, 1957, Hampstead

41

Adrian Borland

English singer, songwriter, guitarist and record producer (1957–1999)

*December 6th, 1957, London †April 26th, 1999, Wimbledon

67

Henning Krautmacher

German singer and actor

*March 5th, 1957, Leverkusen

60

Alain Defossé

French writer and translator (1957-2017)

*February 11th, 1957, Nantes †May 14th, 2017, 19th arrondissement of Paris

67

Nick Hornby

English novelist

*April 17th, 1957, Redhill

67

Mari Maurstad

Norwegian actress

*March 17th, 1957, Oslo

67

Timothy Spall

English actor

*February 27th, 1957, London

66

Matthias Klinghardt

German Protestant theologian

*August 24th, 1957, Waldshut-Tiengen

66

Christian Michelides

Austrian psychotherapist

*July 19th, 1957, Graz

66

Daniel Day-Lewis

British-Irish actor

*April 29th, 1957, Kensington

67

John Turturro

American actor (born 1957)

*February 28th, 1957, Brooklyn

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1957 is a normal year and no leap year.

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