What Happened In October 2013 In History

Historical Events for October, 2013

• 1st » The Federal government of the United States named U.S. federal government United States federal government shutdown of 2013 e.g shuts down non-essential services after it is unable to pass a budget measure.
• 3rd » At least 134 migrants are killed when their boat 2013 Mediterranean Sea migrant shipwreck e.g sinks near the Italian island of Lampedusa.
• 3rd » The Gambia withdraws from the Commonwealth of Nations.
• 12th » 51 people are killed after a truck 2013 Peru bus disaster called veers off a cliff in La Convencion Province in Peru.
• 15th » A 7.2-Surface wave magnitude or magnitude 2013 Bohol earthquake called earthquake strikes the Philippines, resulting in more than 215 deaths.
• 16th » Lao Airlines Flight 301 crashes on approach to Pakse International Airport in Laos, killing 49 people.
• 19th » At least 105 people have been injured in a 2013 Buenos Aires train crash or train crash at the Once railway station in Buenos Aires.
• 21st » 2013 Harbin smog called Record smog closes schools, roadways, and the airport in Harbin, China.
• 22nd » The Australian Capital Territory becomes the first Australian jurisdiction to legalize same-sex marriage with the Marriage Equality Legislation Australian Capital Territory, 2013
• 28th » 5 people are killed and 38 are injured after a 2013 Tiananmen Square attack named car crashes into barriers just outside the Forbidden City in Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China.
• 29th » Turkey opens a Marmaray known as sea tunnel connecting Europe and Asia across the Bosphorus Strait in Istanbul.

Famous Deaths for October 2013

• 1st » Arnold Burns, American lawyer and politician, 21st United States Deputy Attorney General (b. 1930)
• 1st » Tom Clancy, American historian and author (b. 1947)
• 1st » Imero Fiorentino, American lighting designer (b. 1928)
• 1st » Giuliano Gemma, Italian actor (b. 1938)
• 1st » Israel Gutman, Polish-Israeli historian and author (b. 1923)
• 1st » Ole Danbolt Mjøs, Norwegian physician, academic, and politician (b. 1939)
• 1st » Jim Rountree, American football player and coach (b. 1936)
• 2nd » Gottfried Fischer, German psychologist, therapist, and academic (b. 1944)
• 2nd » Herman Hugg, American painter and sculptor (b. 1921)
• 2nd » Jonathan Kaufer, American director and screenwriter (b. 1955)
• 2nd » Abraham Nemeth, American mathematician and academic (b. 1918)
• 2nd » Kaare Ørnung, Norwegian pianist and educator (b. 1931)
• 3rd » Sari Abacha, Nigerian footballer (b. 1978)
• 3rd » Sergei Belov, Russian basketball player and coach (b. 1944)
• 3rd » Bob Chance, American baseball player (b. 1940)
• 3rd » Masae Kasai, Japanese volleyball player (b. 1933)
• 3rd » Ernie Morgan, English footballer and manager (b. 1927)
• 3rd » Chuck Smith (pastor) named Chuck Smith, American pastor who founded the Calvary Chapel movement (b. 1927)
• 3rd » Joan Thirsk, English cryptologist, historian, and academic (b. 1922)
• 4th » John Cloudsley-Thompson, Pakistani-English commander (b. 1921)
• 4th » Ulric Cross, Trinidadian navigator, judge, and diplomat (b. 1917)
• 4th » Akira Miyoshi, Japanese composer (b. 1933)
• 4th » Võ Nguyên Giáp, Vietnamese general and politician, 3rd Minister of Defence (Vietnam) named Minister of Defence for Vietnam (b. 1911)
• 4th » Nicholas Oresko, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1917)
• 4th » Ştefan Stănculescu, Romanian footballer and manager (b. 1923)
• 5th » Ruth R. Benerito, American chemist (b. 1916)
• 5th » Erich Cviertna, Czech footballer and manager (b. 1951)
• 5th » Gaetano Fidanzati, Italian mob boss (b. 1935)
• 5th » Hugh Jackson (physician) or Hugh Jackson, English paediatrician (b. 1918)
• 5th » Carlo Lizzani, Italian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1922)
• 5th » Yakkun Sakurazuka, Japanese voice actress and singer (b. 1976)
• 5th » Butch Warren, American bassist (b. 1939)
• 6th » Ulysses Curtis, American-Canadian football player and coach (b. 1926)
• 6th » Rift Fournier, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1936)
• 6th » Paul Rogers (actor) called Paul Rogers, English actor (b. 1917)
• 6th » Mary Scales, American academic and politician (b. 1928)
• 6th » Andy Stewart (politician) called Andy Stewart, Scottish-English politician (b. 1937)
• 6th » Nico van Kampen, Dutch physicist and educator (b. 1921)
• 7th » Mick Buckley, English footballer (b. 1953)
• 7th » Giancarlo Cadè, Italian footballer and manager (b. 1930)
• 7th » Patrice Chéreau, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1944)
• 7th » David E. Jeremiah, American admiral (b. 1934)
• 7th » Leandro Mendoza, Filipino politician, 36th Executive Secretary (Philippines) called Executive Secretary of the Philippines (b. 1946)
• 7th » Joe Rogers, American politician, 45th Lieutenant Governor of Colorado (b. 1964)
• 7th » Ovadia Yosef, Iraqi-Israeli rabbi and scholar (b. 1920)
• 8th » Philip Chevron, Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Pogues and The Radiators From Space) (b. 1957)
• 8th » David Clark (cricketer) e.g David Clark, English cricketer (b. 1919)
• 8th » Paul Desmarais, Canadian businessman and philanthropist (b. 1927)
• 8th » Rod Grams, American journalist and politician (b. 1948)
• 8th » Rodolphe Kasser, Swiss archaeologist and philologist (b. 1927)
• 8th » Andy Pafko, American baseball player and manager (b. 1921)
• 8th » Rottyful Sky, South Korean singer (b. 1988)
• 8th » Akong Rinpoche, Tibetan-Chinese spiritual leader (b. 1939)
• 9th » Srihari (actor) named Srihari, Indian actor and producer (b. 1964)
• 9th » Norma Bengell, Brazilian actress, singer, and director (b. 1935)
• 9th » Stanley Kauffmann, American author, critic, and educator (b. 1916)
• 9th » Jillian Lane, Welsh psychic (b. 1960)
• 9th » Solomon Lar, Nigerian politician, 4th Governor of Plateau State (b. 1933)
• 9th » Wilfried Martens, Belgian politician, 60th Prime Minister of Belgium (b. 1936)
• 9th » Edmund Niziurski, Polish sociologist, lawyer, and author (b. 1925)
• 9th » Chopper Read, Australian criminal and author (b. 1954)
• 9th » Monica Turner (ornithologist) e.g Monica Turner, English ornithologist (b. 1925)
• 10th » Scott Carpenter, American commander, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1925)
• 10th » Tomoyuki Dan, Japanese voice actor (b. 1963)
• 10th » Jan Kuehnemund, American guitarist (Vixen (band) e.g Vixen) (b. 1961)
• 10th » Jay Conrad Levinson, American educator and author (b. 1933)
• 10th » Sohei Miyashita, Japanese politician, Minister of Defense (Japan) or Japanese Minister of Defense (b. 1927)
• 10th » Kumar Pallana, Indian-American actor (b. 1918)
• 10th » Jim Shumate, American fiddler (b. 1921)
• 10th » Cal Smith, American singer and guitarist (b. 1932)
• 11th » María de Villota, Spanish race car driver (b. 1980)
• 11th » Wadih El Safi, Lebanese singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1921)
• 11th » Johnny Kovatch, American football player and coach (b. 1912)
• 11th » Erich Priebke, German captain (b. 1913)
• 11th » Terry Rhoads, American actor (b. 1951)
• 11th » William H. Sullivan, American diplomat, United States Ambassador to the Philippines (b. 1922)
• 11th » Toshio Udō, Japanese author and critic (b. 1926)
• 12th » Glen Dell, South African pilot (b. 1962)
• 12th » George Herbig, American astronomer and academic (b. 1920)
• 12th » Oscar Hijuelos, American author (b. 1951)
• 12th » Hans Wilhelm Longva, Norwegian diplomat (b. 1942)
• 12th » Michelle Madoff, Canadian-American politician (b. 1928)
• 12th » Malcolm Renfrew, American chemist and educator (b. 1910)
• 12th » Mann Rubin, American screenwriter (b. 1927)
• 13th » Olga Aroseva, Russian actress (b. 1925)
• 13th » Martin Drewes, German pilot (b. 1918)
• 13th » Rosalie Gower, Canadian nurse and politician (b. 1931)
• 13th » Joe Meriweather, American basketball player and coach (b. 1953)
• 13th » Tommy Whittle, Scottish-English saxophonist (b. 1926)
• 13th » Takashi Yanase, Japanese poet and illustrator, created 'Anpanman' (b. 1919)
• 13th » Philippos Syrigos, Greek sports journalist (b. 1948)
• 14th » Wally Bell, American baseball umpire (b. 1965)
• 14th » Max Cahner, German-Catalan historian and politician (b. 1936)
• 14th » Bob Elliott (Alberta politician) e.g Bob Elliott, Canadian politician (b. 1927)
• 14th » Kōichi Iijima, Japanese author and poet (b. 1930)
• 14th » Pauke Meijers, Dutch footballer (b. 1934)
• 14th » Bruno Metsu, French footballer and manager (b. 1954)
• 14th » Frank Moore (performance artist) called Frank Moore, American painter and poet (b. 1946)
• 14th » Käty van der Mije-Nicolau, Romanian-Dutch chess player (b. 1940)
• 15th » Tommy Andersson (actor) known as Tommy Andersson, Swedish actor (b. 1962)
• 15th » Donald Bailey (musician) e.g Donald Bailey, American drummer (b. 1933)
• 15th » El Brazo, Mexican wrestler (b. 1961)
• 15th » Nevill Drury, English-Australian journalist and publisher (b. 1947)
• 15th » Sean Edwards (racing driver) named Sean Edwards, English race car driver (b. 1986)
• 15th » Rudolf Friedrich, Swiss lawyer and politician (b. 1923)
• 15th » Cancio Garcia, Filipino lawyer and jurist (b. 1937)
• 15th » Arsala Jamal, Afghan politician (b. 1966)
• 15th » Gloria Lynne, American singer (b. 1931)
• 15th » Rudy Minarcin, American baseball player and coach (b. 1930)
• 15th » Hans Riegel, German businessman (b. 1923)
• 17th » Mother Antonia, American-Mexican nun and activist (b. 1926)
• 17th » George A. Blair, American water-skier and businessman (b. 1915)
• 17th » Terry Fogerty, English rugby player and coach (b. 1944)
• 17th » Giant George, American dog (b. 2005)
• 17th » Arthur Maxwell House, Canadian neurologist and politician, 10th Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador (b. 1926)
• 17th » Lou Scheimer, American animator, producer, and voice actor, co-founded the Filmation e.g Filmation Company (b. 1928)
• 17th » Rene Simpson, Canadian-American tennis player (b. 1966)
• 18th » Francisco Rafael Arellano Félix, Mexican drug lord (b. 1949)
• 18th » Ravuri Bharadhwaja, Indian author, poet, and critic (b. 1927)
• 18th » Mary Carver, American actress (b. 1924)
• 18th » Felix Dexter, Caribbean-English comedian and actor (b. 1961)
• 18th » Tom Foley, American lawyer and politician, 57th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (b. 1929)
• 18th » Roland Janes, American guitarist and producer (b. 1933)
• 18th » Bum Phillips, American football player and coach (b. 1923)
• 18th » Allan Stanley, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1926)
• 18th » Bill Young, American sergeant and politician (b. 1930)
• 19th » John Bergamo, American drummer and composer (b. 1940)
• 19th » Hilda Hänchen, German physicist (b. 1919)
• 19th » Noel Harrison, English singer, actor, and skier (b. 1934)
• 19th » Ronald Shannon Jackson, American drummer and composer (Last Exit (free jazz band) e.g Last Exit) (b. 1940)
• 19th » Vladimir Keilis-Borok, Russian geophysicist and seismologist (b. 1921)
• 19th » Jon Locke, American actor (b. 1927)
• 19th » K. Raghavan, Indian composer (b. 1913)
• 19th » Mikihiko Renjō, Japanese author (b. 1948)
• 19th » Mahmoud Zoufonoun, Iranian-American violinist (b. 1920)
• 20th » Leon Ashley, American singer-songwriter (b. 1936)
• 20th » Bruce Beeby, Australian-English actor (b. 1921)
• 20th » Jovanka Broz, Croatian-Serbian colonel (b. 1924)
• 20th » Don James (American football) called Don James, American football player and coach (b. 1932)
• 20th » Lawrence Klein, American economist, Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences known as Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1920)
• 20th » Joginder Singh (rally driver) named Joginder Singh, Kenyan race car driver (b. 1932)
• 20th » Larri Thomas, American actress and dancer (b. 1932)
• 20th » Sid Yudain, American journalist, founded 'Roll Call' (b. 1923)
• 21st » Bud Adams, American businessman (b. 1923)
• 21st » Gianni Ferrio, Italian composer and conductor (b. 1924)
• 21st » Keryn Jordan, South African footballer (b. 1975)
• 21st » Rune T. Kidde, Danish author, poet, and illustrator (b. 1957)
• 21st » Colonel Robert Morris, American singer-songwriter and drummer (b. 1954)
• 21st » Major Owens, American politician (b. 1936)
• 21st » Tony Summers, Welsh swimmer (b. 1924)
• 21st » Oscar Yanes, Venezuelan journalist and author (b. 1927)
• 22nd » Marylou Dawes, Canadian pianist and educator (b. 1933)
• 22nd » Lajos Für, Hungarian historian and politician, Minister of Defence of Hungary (b. 1930)
• 22nd » William Harrison (author) known as William Harrison, American author and screenwriter (b. 1933)
• 22nd » Yanwari Kazama, Japanese illustrator (b. 1977)
• 22nd » James Robinson Risner, American general (b. 1925)
• 22nd » Mark Small, American baseball player (b. 1967)
• 23rd » Suleiman Arabiyat, Jordanian academic and politician (b. 1938)
• 23rd » Wes Bialosuknia, American basketball player (b. 1945)
• 23rd » Anthony Caro, English sculptor (b. 1924)
• 23rd » Niall Donoghue, Irish hurler (b. 1990)
• 23rd » John T. Gregorio, American politician (b. 1928)
• 23rd » Gypie Mayo, English guitarist and songwriter (Dr. Feelgood and The Yardbirds) (b. 1951)
• 23rd » Bill Mazer, American sportscaster (b. 1920)
• 23rd » Esteban Siller, Mexican voice actor (b. 1931)
• 24th » Antonia Bird, English director and producer (b. 1951)
• 24th » Manna Dey, Indian singer (b. 1919)
• 24th » Manolo Escobar, Spanish singer and actor (b. 1931)
• 24th » Brooke Greenberg, American girl with a rare disease (b. 1993)
• 24th » Ana Bertha Lepe, Mexican model and actress (b. 1934)
• 24th » Lew Mayne, American football player and coach (b. 1920)
• 24th » Frank Perconte American soldier b. 1917)
• 24th » Reggie Rogers, American football player (b. 1964)
• 24th » Henry Taylor (racing driver) or Henry Taylor, English-French race car driver (b. 1932)
• 25th » Ron Ackland, New Zealand rugby player and coach (b. 1934)
• 25th » Arthur Danto, American philosopher and critic (b. 1924)
• 25th » Nigel Davenport, English actor (b. 1928)
• 25th » Nicholas Hunt, Welsh-English admiral (b. 1930)
• 25th » Hal Needham, American actor, stuntman, director, and screenwriter (b. 1931)
• 25th » Paul Reichmann, Austrian-Canadian businessman, founded Olympia and York (b. 1930)
• 25th » Bill Sharman, American basketball player and coach (b. 1926)
• 25th » Marcia Wallace, American actress (b. 1942)
• 26th » Ritva Arvelo, Finnish actress, director, and screenwriter (b. 1921)
• 26th » Ron Davies (photographer) named Ron Davies, Welsh photographer (b. 1921)
• 26th » Denis Foley, Irish politician (b. 1934)
• 26th » Doug Ireland, American journalist and activist (b. 1946)
• 26th » Al Johnson (musician) or Al Johnson, American singer-songwriter and producer (The Unifics) (b. 1948)
• 26th » Andries Maseko, South African footballer (b. 1955)
• 26th » Gabriel of Komana (b. 1946)
• 27th » Vinko Coce, Croatian singer (b. 1954)
• 27th » Noel Davern, Irish politician (b. 1945)
• 27th » Basil Hennessy, Australian archaeologist (b. 1925)
• 27th » Leonard Herzenberg, American immunologist, geneticist, and academic (b. 1931)
• 27th » Luigi Magni, Italian director and screenwriter (b. 1928)
• 27th » Roger McGee, American actor (b. 1926)
• 27th » Darryn Randall, South African cricketer (b. 1980)
• 27th » Lou Reed, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor (The Velvet Underground and Metal Machine Trio) (b. 1942)
• 27th » Michael Wilkes, English general and politician, Lieutenant Governor of Jersey (b. 1940)
• 28th » Bonfire (horse) called Bonfire, German race horse (b. 1983)
• 28th » Nalini Ambady, Indian-American psychologist and academic (b. 1959)
• 28th » Tetsuharu Kawakami, Japanese baseball player and manager (b. 1920)
• 28th » Tadeusz Mazowiecki, Polish journalist and politician, Prime Minister of Poland (b. 1927)
• 28th » Layne Redmond, American drummer, historian, and educator (b. 1952)
• 28th » Ike Skelton, American lawyer and politician (b. 1931)
• 28th » Aleksandar Tijanić, Serbian journalist (b. 1949)
• 28th » Rajendra Yadav, Indian author (b. 1929)
• 29th » Jean Rénald Clérismé, Haitian priest and politician, Foreign Ministers of Haiti (b. 1937)
• 29th » Sherman Halsey, American director and producer (b. 1957)
• 29th » Sheikh Salahuddin, Bangladeshi cricketer (b. 1969)
• 29th » John Spence (frogman) known as John Spence, American soldier and engineer (b. 1918)
• 29th » Graham Stark, English actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1922)
• 30th » Bill Currie (baseball) or Bill Currie, American baseball player (b. 1928)
• 30th » Pete Haycock, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Climax Blues Band and ELO Part II) (b. 1951)
• 30th » Ray Mielczarek, Welsh footballer (b. 1946)
• 30th » Michael Palmer (novelist) named Michael Palmer, American physician and author (b. 1942)
• 30th » Ralph Tarrant, English super-centenarian (b. 1903)
• 30th » Frank Wess, American saxophonist and flute player (New York Jazz Quartet) (b. 1922)
• 31st » Toby Bluth, American animator, director, and production designer (b. 1949)
• 31st » Walter Brown (actor) called Walter Brown, New Zealand-Australian actor (b. 1927)
• 31st » Chris Chase, American actress and author (b. 1924)
• 31st » Gérard de Villiers, French journalist and author (b. 1929)
• 31st » Jagadish Ghimire, Nepali activist (b. 1946)
• 31st » Trevor Kletz, English chemist and author (b. 1922)
• 31st » Johnny Kucks, American baseball player (b. 1933)
• 31st » Andres Narvasa, Filipino lawyer and jurist, 19th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines (b. 1928)
• 31st » Bobby Parker (guitarist) known as Bobby Parker, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1937)
• 31st » Charles Suckling, English biochemist (b. 1920)

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