13 October

Events

Pre-1600

* 54 – Roman emperor Claudius dies from poisoning under mysterious circumstances. He is succeeded by his adoptive son Nero, rather than by Britannicus, his son with Messalina.
* 409 – Vandals and Alans cross the Pyrenees and appear in Hispania.
*1269 – The present church building at Westminster Abbey is consecrated.
* 1307 – Hundreds of the Knights Templar in France are arrested at dawn by King Philip the Fair, and later confess under torture to heresy.
*1332 – Rinchinbal Khan becomes the Khagan of the Mongols and Emperor of the Yuan dynasty, reigning for only 53 days.
*1399 – Coronation of Henry IV of England at Westminster Abbey.

1601–1900

*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.
*1775 – The Continental Congress establishes the Continental Navy (predecessor of 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.
*1793 – French Revolutionary Wars: Austro-Prussian victory over Republican France at the First Battle of Wissembourg.
*1812 – War of 1812: Sir Isaac Brock's British and native forces repel an invasion of Canada by General Rensselaer's United States forces.
*1821 – The Declaration of Independence of the Mexican Empire is publicly proclaimed.
*1843 – In New York City, B'nai B'rith, the oldest Jewish service organization in the world, is founded.
*1881 – First known conversation in modern Hebrew by Eliezer Ben-Yehuda and friends.
*1885 – The Georgia Institute of Technology is founded in Atlanta, Georgia.
*1892 – Edward Emerson Barnard is first to discover a comet by photographic means.

1901–present

*1903 – The Boston Red Sox win the first modern World Series, defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates in the eighth game.
*1908 – Margaret Travers Symons bursts into the UK parliament and becomes the first woman to speak there.
*1911 – Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, becomes the first Governor General of Canada of royal descent.
*1915 – First World War: The Battle of the Hohenzollern Redoubt marks the end of the Battle of Loos.
*1917 – The "Miracle of the Sun" is witnessed by an estimated 70,000 people in the Cova da Iria in Portugal.
*1921 – Soviet republics sign the Treaty of Kars to formalize the borders between Turkey and the South Caucasus states.
*1923 – Ankara becomes the capital of Turkey.
*1943 – World War II: Marshal Pietro Badoglio announces that Italy has officially declared war on Germany.
*1944 – World War II: The Soviet Riga Offensive captures the city.
*1946 – France adopts the constitution of the Fourth Republic.
*1962 – The Pacific Northwest experiences a cyclone the equal of a Category 3 hurricane, with winds above 150 mph. Forty-six people die.
*1972 – Aeroflot Flight 217 crashes outside Moscow, killing 174.
* 1972 – Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crashes in the Andes mountains. Twenty-eight survive the crash. All but 16 succumb before rescue on December 23.
*1976 – The first electron micrograph of an Ebola virus is taken at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention by Dr. F. A. Murphy.
*1976 – A Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano Boeing 707 crashes after takeoff from El Trompillo Airport in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, killing 91.
*1977 – Hijacking of Lufthansa Flight 181 by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine.
*1983 – Ameritech Mobile Communications launches the first US cellular network in Chicago.
*1990 – Syrian forces attack free areas of Lebanon, removing General Michel Aoun from the presidential palace.
*1993 – At least 60 people die in eastern Papua New Guinea when a series of earthquakes rock the Finisterre Range, triggering massive landslides.
*2010 – The mining accident in Copiapó, Chile ends as all 33 trapped miners arrive at the surface after a record 69 days underground.
*2013 – A stampede occurs in India during the Hindu festival ''Navratri'', killing 115 and injuring more than 110.
*2016 – The Maldives announces its decision to withdraw from the Commonwealth of Nations.
*2019 – Kenyan Brigid Kosgei sets a new world record for a woman runner with a time of 2:14:04 at the 2019 Chicago Marathon.

Births

Pre-1600

* 467 – Emperor Xiaowen of Northern Wei, emperor of Northern Wei (died 499)
*1381 – Thomas FitzAlan, 12th Earl of Arundel, English politician, Lord High Treasurer of England (died 1415)
*1453 – Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales, son and heir of Henry VI of England (died 1471)
*1474 – Mariotto Albertinelli, Italian painter and educator (died 1515)
*1499 – Claude of France (died 1524)
*1563 – Francis Caracciolo, Italian Catholic priest (died 1608)
*1566 – Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork, Irish politician, Lord High Treasurer of Ireland (died 1643)

1601–1900

*1613 – Luisa de Guzmán, Spanish-Portuguese wife of John IV of Portugal (died 1666)
*1696 – John Hervey, 2nd Baron Hervey, English courtier and politician, Lord Privy Seal (died 1743)
*1703 – Andrea Belli, Maltese architect and businessman (died 1772)
*1713 – Allan Ramsay, Scottish-English painter (died 1784)
*1756 – James Gambier, 1st Baron Gambier, English admiral and politician, 36th Commodore Governor of Newfoundland (died 1833)
*1768 – Jacques Félix Emmanuel Hamelin, French admiral and explorer (died 1839)
*1820 – John William Dawson, Canadian geologist and academic (died 1899)
*1821 – Rudolf Virchow, German physician, biologist, and politician (died 1902)
*1825 – Charles Frederick Worth, English fashion designer, founded House of Worth (died 1895)
*1844 – Ernest Myers, English poet and author (died 1921)
*1853 – Lillie Langtry, English actress and singer (died 1929)
*1862 – Mary Kingsley, English explorer and author (died 1900)
*1867 – Jacques Inaudi, Italian calculating prodigy (died 1950)
*1870 – Albert Jay Nock, American theorist, author, and critic (died 1945)
*1872 – Leon Leonwood Bean, American hunter, businessman, and author, founded L.L.Bean (died 1967)
*1873 – Georgios Kafantaris, Greek politician and Prime Minister of Greece (died 1946)
*1874 – József Klekl, Slovene-Hungarian priest and politician (died 1948)
*1876 – Rube Waddell, American baseball player (died 1914)
*1878 – Patrick Joseph Hartigan, Australian priest and author (died 1952)
*1879 – Edward Hennig, American gymnast (died 1960)
*1880 – Sasha Chorny, Russian poet and author (died 1932)
*1887 – Jozef Tiso, Slovak priest and politician, President of Slovakia (died 1947)
*1890 – Conrad Richter, American journalist and novelist (died 1968)
*1891 – Irene Rich, American actress (died 1988)
*1893 – Kurt Reidemeister, German mathematician connected to the Vienna Circle (died 1971)
*1895 – Mike Gazella, American baseball player and manager (died 1978)
*1899 – Piero Dusio, Italian footballer, businessman and racing driver (died 1975)
*1900 – Gerald Marks, American composer (died 1997)

1901–present

*1902 – Arna Bontemps, American librarian, author, and poet (died 1973)
* 1902 – Karl Leichter, Estonian musicologist and academic (died 1987)
*1904 – Wilfred Pickles, English actor and radio host (died 1978)
*1905 – Yves Allégret, French director and screenwriter (died 1987)
* 1905 – John Rinehart Blue, American military officer, educator, businessperson, and politician (died 1965)
* 1905 – Coloman Braun-Bogdan, Romanian footballer and manager (died 1983)
*1909 – Herblock, American author and illustrator (died 2001)
* 1909 – Art Tatum, American jazz pianist (died 1956)
*1911 – Ashok Kumar, Indian film actor (died 2001)
* 1911 – Millosh Gjergj Nikolla, Albanian poet and author (died 1938)
*1912 – Cornel Wilde, Slovak-American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1989)
*1913 – Igor Torkar, Slovenian poet and playwright (died 2004)
*1915 – Terry Frost, English painter and academic (died 2003)
*1917 – Reed Erickson, American philanthropist (died 1992)
* 1917 – George Osmond, American talent manager (died 2007)
*1918 – Robert Walker, American actor (died 1951)
*1920 – Laraine Day, American actress (died 2007)
*1921 – Yves Montand, Italian-French actor and singer (died 1991)
*1922 – Nathaniel Clifton, American athlete (died 1990)
* 1922 – Gilberto Mendes, Brazilian composer (died 2016)
*1923 – John C. Champion, American screenwriter and producer (died 1994)
* 1923 – Rosemary Anne Sisson, English author and playwright (died 2017)
* 1923 – Faas Wilkes, Dutch footballer (died 2006)
*1924 – Terry Gibbs, American vibraphone player and bandleader
* 1924 – Moturu Udayam, Indian activist and politician (died 2002)
* 1924 – Roberto Eduardo Viola, Argentinian general and politician, 44th President of Argentina (died 1994)
*1925 – Lenny Bruce, American comedian and actor (died 1966)
* 1925 – Armand Mouyal, Algerian-French fencer and police officer (died 1988)
* 1925 – Margaret Thatcher, English chemist and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (died 2013)
* 1925 – Gustav Winckler, Danish singer-songwriter (died 1979)
*1926 – Ray Brown, American bassist and cellist (died 2002)
* 1926 – Killer Kowalski, American wrestler (died 2008)
* 1926 – Tommy Whittle, Scottish-English saxophonist (died 2013)
* 1926 – Eddie Yost, American baseball player and coach (died 2012)
*1927 – Anita Kerr, American singer and arranger (died 2022)
* 1927 – Lee Konitz, American saxophonist and composer (died 2020)
* 1927 – Turgut Özal, Turkish engineer and politician, 8th President of Turkey (died 1993)
*1929 – Richard Howard, American poet, critic, and translator (died 2022)
* 1929 – Walasse Ting, Chinese-American painter and poet (died 2010)
*1930 – Bruce Geller, American screenwriter and producer (died 1978)
*1931 – Raymond Kopa, French footballer (died 2017)
* 1931 – Eddie Mathews, American baseball player and manager (died 2001)
*1932 – Johnny Lytle, American vibraphone player and drummer (died 1995)
* 1932 – Liliane Montevecchi, French-Italian actress, dancer and singer (died 2018)
*1933 – Thomas Bingham, Baron Bingham of Cornhill, English lawyer and judge, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales (died 2012)
* 1933 – Raynald Fréchette, Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician (died 2007)
*1934 – Nana Mouskouri, Greek singer and politician
*1935 – Etterlene DeBarge, American singer-songwriter (died 2024)
* 1935 – Bruce Morrow, American radio host and actor
*1936 – Chitti Babu, Indian veena player and composer (died 1996)
*1938 – Shirley Caesar, American gospel singer-songwriter
* 1938 – Hugo Young, English journalist and author (died 2003)
*1939 – Larry Bowie, American football player (died 2012)
* 1939 – Melinda Dillon, American actress (died 2023)
*1940 – Chris Farlowe, English rock, blues, and soul singer
* 1940 – Pharoah Sanders, American saxophonist and bandleader (died 2022)
*1941 – Neil Aspinall, Welsh-English record producer and manager (died 2008)
* 1941 – Jim Price, American baseball player (died 2023)
* 1941 – Paul Simon, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
* 1941 – John Snow, English cricketer
*1942 – Rutanya Alda, Latvian-American actress
* 1942 – Bob Bailey, American baseball player and manager (died 2018)
* 1942 – Jerry Jones, American businessman
* 1942 – Walter McGowan, Scottish boxer (died 2016)
*1943 – Peter Sauber, Swiss businessman, founded the Sauber F1 Team
*1944 – Robert Lamm, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer
*1945 – Dési Bouterse, Surinamese general and politician, 9th President of Suriname (died 2024)
* 1945 – Poure Puobe VII Paramount Chief of Nandom in the Upper East Region of Ghana (died 2019)
*1946 – Levon Ananyan, Armenian journalist and author (died 2013)
* 1946 – Edwina Currie, English politician
* 1946 – Lacy J. Dalton, American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist
*1947 – Joe Dolce, American-Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
* 1947 – Sammy Hagar, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
*1948 – Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Pakistani musician (died 1997)
*1949 – Tom Mees, American sportscaster (died 1996)
* 1949 – Patrick Nève, Belgian racing driver (died 2017)
*1950 – Mollie Katzen, American chef and author
* 1950 – Simon Nicol, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
* 1950 – Annegret Richter, German sprinter
*1951 – Stephen Bayley, Welsh journalist, author, and critic
*1952 – Mundo Earwood, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2014)
* 1952 – Beverly Johnson, American model, actress, and singer
* 1952 – John Lone, Hong Kong-American actor
*1953 – Pat Day, American jockey
*1954 – George Frazier, American baseball player and sportscaster (died 2023)
* 1954 – Claude Ribbe, French historian and academic
*1956 – Chris Carter, American director, producer, and screenwriter
* 1956 – Sinan Sakić, Serbian singer (died 2018)
* 1956 – Joseph Toal, Scottish bishop
*1957 – Reggie Theus, American basketball player and coach
*1958 – Maria Cantwell, American lawyer and politician
* 1958 – Jair-Rôhm Parker Wells, American bassist and composer
*1959 – Marie Osmond, American singer, actress, and television spokesperson
*1960 – Joey Belladonna, American singer and songwriter
* 1960 – Eric Joyce, Scottish soldier and politician
*1961 – Rachel De Thame, English gardener and television presenter
* 1961 – Derek Harper, American basketball player
* 1961 – Doc Rivers, American basketball player and coach
*1962 – T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh, American actress and author
* 1962 – Kelly Preston, American actress (died 2020)
* 1962 – Jerry Rice, American football player
*1963 – Colin Channer, Jamaican-American author and academic
* 1963 – Chip Foose, American engineer and television host
*1964 – Fanie de Villiers, South African cricketer
* 1964 – Doug Emhoff, American lawyer and second gentlemen of the United States
* 1964 – Nie Haisheng, Chinese general, pilot, and astronaut
* 1964 – Christopher Judge, American actor and producer
* 1964 – Marco Travaglio, Italian journalist and author
* 1964 – Matt Walsh, American actor and comedian
*1965 – Johan Museeuw, Belgian cyclist
*1966 – Larry Collmus, American sportscaster
* 1966 – Baja Mali Knindža, Serbian singer
* 1966 – John Regis (athlete), John Regis, English sprinter
*1967 – Aleksander Čeferin, Slovenian lawyer and football administrator, 7th president of UEFA
* 1967 – Scott Cooper (baseball), Scott Cooper, American baseball player
* 1967 – Trevor Hoffman, American baseball player
* 1967 – Javier Sotomayor, Cuban high jumper
* 1967 – Steve Vickers (footballer), Steve Vickers, English footballer
* 1967 – Kate Walsh (actress), Kate Walsh, American actress and producer
*1968 – Tisha Campbell-Martin, American actress and singer
*1969 – Nancy Kerrigan, American figure skater and actress
* 1969 – Cady McClain, American actress and singer
*1970 – Serena Altschul, American journalist
* 1970 – Rob Howley, Welsh rugby player and coach
* 1970 – Paul Potts, English tenor
*1971 – Sacha Baron Cohen, English comedian, actor, and screenwriter
* 1971 – Billy Bush, American television journalist and radio host
* 1971 – Pyrros Dimas, Albanian-Greek weightlifter and politician
*1972 – Summer Sanders, American swimmer and sportscaster
*1973 – Brian Dawkins, American football player and coach
* 1973 – Matt Hughes (fighter), Matt Hughes, American wrestler and mixed martial artist
*1977 – Gareth Batty, English cricketer
* 1977 – Benjamin Clapp, American drummer
* 1977 – Antonio Di Natale, Italian footballer
* 1977 – Justin Peroff, Canadian drummer and actor
* 1977 – Paul Pierce, American basketball player
* 1977 – Kiele Sanchez, American actress
*1978 – Jermaine O'Neal, American basketball player
*1979 – Wes Brown, English footballer
* 1979 – Mamadou Niang, Senegalese footballer
*1980 – Ashanti (singer), Ashanti, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
* 1980 – David Haye, English boxer
* 1980 – Magne Hoseth, Norwegian footballer
* 1980 – Scott Parker, English footballer
*1981 – Taylor Buchholz, American baseball player
*1982 – Antonio Pavanello, Italian rugby player
* 1982 – Ian Thorpe, Australian swimmer
*1985 – Brian Hoyer, American football player
* 1985 – Andrej Meszároš, Slovak ice hockey player
*1986 – Gabriel Agbonlahor, English footballer
* 1986 – Sergio Pérez Moya, Mexican footballer
*1987 – Adrian Poparadu, Romanian footballer
* 1987 – Tochinoshin Tsuyoshi, Georgian sumo wrestler
*1988 – Norris Cole, American basketball player
* 1988 – Scott Jamieson, Australian footballer
*1989 – Brace Belden, American communist and trade union activist, volunteer in the People's Protection Units
* 1989 – Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, American politician
* 1989 – Clive Rose (cricketer), Clive Rose, Australian cricketer
*1990 – Andrej Rendla, Slovak footballer
* 1990 – Adrián Sardinero, Spanish footballer
* 1990 – Jakob Silfverberg, Swedish ice hockey player
*1992 – Igor Ozhiganov, Russian ice hockey player
* 1992 – Shelby Rogers, American tennis player
*1993 – Tiffany Trump, American socialite
*1994 – Ryan Matterson, Australian rugby league player
* 1994 – Yuta Watanabe, Japanese basketball player
*1995 – Jimin, South Korean singer
*1996 – Joshua Wong, Hong Kong pro-democracy activist
*1999 – Andrew Capobianco. American diver
*2001 – Caleb McLaughlin, American actor
* 2001 – Cam Thomas (basketball), Cam Thomas, American basketball player

Deaths

Pre-1600

* 54 – Claudius, Roman emperor (born 10 BC)
* 807 – Simpert, bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Augsburg, Augsburg
* 982 – Emperor Jingzong of Liao, Jing Zong, emperor of the Liao dynasty, Liao Dynasty (born 948)
*1093 – Robert I, Count of Flanders, Robert I, count of County of Flanders, Flanders (born 1035)
*1100 – Guy I, Count of Ponthieu, Guy I, count of Ponthieu
*1195 – Gualdim Pais, Portuguese crusader (born 1118)
*1282 – Nichiren, Japanese Buddhist priest (born 1222)
*1382 – Peter II of Cyprus, Peter II, king of Kingdom of Cyprus, Cyprus
*1415 – Thomas FitzAlan, 12th Earl of Arundel, English politician, Lord High Treasurer of England (born 1381)
*1435 – Hermann II, Count of Celje, Hermann II, count of Croatia in union with Hungary, Croatia
*1562 – Claudin de Sermisy, French composer (born 1495)

1601–1900

*1605 – Theodore Beza, French theologian and scholar (born 1519)
*1673 – Christoffer Gabel, German-Danish accountant and politician (born 1617)
*1687 – Geminiano Montanari, Italian astronomer and lens maker (born 1633)
*1694 – Samuel von Pufendorf, German historian, economist, and jurist (born 1632)
*1706 – Iyasu I, emperor of Ethiopia (born 1654)
*1715 – Nicolas Malebranche, French priest and philosopher (born 1638)
*1759 – John Henley (clergyman), John Henley, English clergyman and author (born 1692)
*1788 – Robert Nugent, 1st Earl Nugent, Irish poet and politician (born 1702)
*1812 – Isaac Brock, English general and politician, List of lieutenant governors of Ontario, Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada (born 1769)
*1815 – Joachim Murat, French general (born 1767)
*1822 – Antonio Canova, Italian sculptor (born 1757)
*1825 – Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria, Maximilian I Joseph, king of Electorate of Bavaria, Bavaria (born 1756)
*1841 – Patrick Campbell (Royal Navy officer), Patrick Campbell, Scottish admiral (born 1773)
*1869 – Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve, French poet, author, and critic (born 1804)
*1882 – Arthur de Gobineau, French philosopher and author (born 1816)
*1890 – Samuel Freeman Miller, American lawyer and jurist (born 1816)

1901–present

*1904 – Pavlos Melas, French-Greek captain (born 1870)
*1905 – Henry Irving, English actor and manager (born 1838)
*1909 – Francesc Ferrer i Guàrdia, Spanish philosopher and academic (born 1849)
*1911 – Sister Nivedita, Irish-Indian social worker, author, and educator (born 1867)
*1917 – Florence La Badie, American actress (born 1888)
*1919 – Karl Adolph Gjellerup, Danish author and poet, Nobel Prize in Literature, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1857)
*1926 – Hans E. Kinck, Norwegian philologist and author (born 1865)
*1930 – T. Alexander Harrison, American painter and educator (born 1853)
*1931 – Ernst Didring, Swedish author (born 1868)
*1938 – E. C. Segar, American cartoonist, created ''Popeye'' (born 1894)
*1945 – Milton S. Hershey, American businessman, founded The Hershey Company (born 1857)
*1950 – Ernest Haycox, American soldier and author (born 1899)
*1955 – Manuel Ávila Camacho, Mexican general and politician, 45th President of Mexico (born 1897)
*1956 – Cahit Sıtkı Tarancı, Turkish poet and author (born 1910)
*1961 – Prince Louis Rwagasore, Burundi politician, Prime Minister of Burundi (born 1932)
*1966 – Clifton Webb, American actor and dancer (born 1889)
*1968 – Bea Benaderet, American actress and voice artist (born 1906)
*1973 – Cevat Şakir Kabaağaçlı, Turkish ethnographer and author (born 1886)
* 1973 – Albert Mandler, Austrian-Israeli general (born 1929)
*1974 – Otto Binder, American author (born 1911)
* 1974 – Anatoli Kozhemyakin, Soviet footballer (born 1953)
* 1974 – Ed Sullivan, American journalist and talk show host (born 1901)
*1979 – Rebecca Clarke (composer), Rebecca Clarke, English viola player and composer (born 1886)
*1981 – Antonio Berni, Argentinian painter, illustrator, and engraver (born 1905)
*1985 – Tage Danielsson, Swedish author, actor, and director (born 1928)
*1987 – Walter Houser Brattain, American physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize in Physics, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1902)
* 1987 – Kishore Kumar, Indian singer-songwriter, producer, actor, and director (born 1929)
* 1987 – Nilgün Marmara, Turkish poet and author (born 1958)
*1990 – Hans Namuth, German-American photographer (born 1915)
* 1990 – Lê Đức Thọ, Vietnamese general and politician, Nobel Peace Prize, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1911)
*1992 – James Marshall (author), James Marshall, American author and illustrator (born 1942)
*1993 – Otmar Gutmann, German filmmaker (born 1937)
*1996 – Beryl Reid, English actress (born 1919)
*1998 – Dmitry Nikolayevich Filippov, Russian businessman and politician (born 1944)
*1999 – Michael Hartnett, Irish poet (born 1941)
*2000 – Jean Peters, American actress (born 1926)
*2001 – Peter Doyle (singer), Peter Doyle, Australian singer-songwriter (born 1949)
*2002 – Stephen Ambrose, American historian and author (born 1936)
* 2002 – Keene Curtis, American actor (born 1923)
*2003 – Bertram Brockhouse, Canadian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize in Physics, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1918)
*2004 – Enrique Fernando, Filipino lawyer and jurist, 13th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines (born 1915)
* 2004 – Bernice Rubens, Welsh author (born 1928)
*2005 – Vivian Malone Jones, American activist (born 1942)
*2006 – Wang Guangmei, Chinese philanthropist and politician, 2nd Spouse of the President of the People's Republic of China (born 1921)
*2007 – Bob Denard, French soldier and academic (born 1929)
*2008 – Alexei Cherepanov, Russian ice hockey player (born 1989)
*2009 – Stephen Barnett, American scholar and academic (born 1935)
*2010 – Vernon Biever, American photographer (born 1923)
*2011 – Barbara Kent, Canadian-born American actress (born 1907)
*2012 – Stuart Bell, English lawyer and politician (born 1938)
* 2012 – Gary Collins (actor), Gary Collins, American actor (born 1938)
* 2012 – Tomonobu Imamichi, Japanese philosopher and academic (born 1922)
*2013 – Martin Drewes, German soldier and pilot (born 1918)
* 2013 – Joe Meriweather, American basketball player and coach (born 1953)
* 2013 – Tommy Whittle, Scottish-English saxophonist (born 1926)
* 2013 – Takashi Yanase, Japanese poet and illustrator, created ''Anpanman'' (born 1919)
*2014 – John Bradfield (scientist), John Bradfield, English biologist and businessman, founded Cambridge Science Park (born 1925)
* 2014 – Antonio Cafiero, Argentinian accountant and politician, Governor of Buenos Aires Province (born 1922)
* 2014 – Margaret Hillert, American author and poet (born 1920)
* 2014 – Mohammad Sarengat, Indonesian sprinter (born 1939)
* 2014 – Pontus Segerström, Swedish footballer (born 1981)
*2015 – Rosalyn Baxandall, American historian, author, and academic (born 1939)
* 2015 – Bruce Hyde (academic), Bruce Hyde, American academic and actor (born 1941)
* 2015 – Michael J. H. Walsh, English general (born 1927)
*2016 – Bhumibol Adulyadej, Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX), King of Thailand (born 1927)
* 2016 – Dario Fo, Italian playwright, actor, director, and composer Nobel Prize in Literature, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1926)
* 2016 – Jim Prentice, Canadian lawyer and politician, 16th Premier of Alberta (born 1956)
*2017 – Albert Zafy, Malagasy politician (born 1927)
*2018 – Annapurna Devi, Indian surbahar (bass sitar) player (born 1927)
*2023 – Louise Glück, American poet and essayist (born 1943)
*2024 – Mayra Gómez Kemp, Cuban-Spanish television host and actress (born 1948)
*2024 – Donal Murray (bishop), Donal Murray, Irish Catholic bishop (born 1940)

Holidays and observances

*Public holidays in Azerbaijan, Azerbaijani Railway Day (Azerbaijan)
*Christian feast day:
**Blessed Alexandrina of Balasar
**Daniel and companions, Daniel and companions, of Ceuta
**Edward the Confessor (translation)
**Gerald of Aurillac
**Blessed Maddalena Panattieri (Dominican Order, OP)
**Theophilus of Antioch
**October 13 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
*Doi taikomatsuri October 13–15 (Shikokuchūō, Ehime, Japan)
*International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (International observance, international)
*Public holidays in Poland, Paramedics' Day (Poland)
*Rwagasore Day (Burundi)

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