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October 13, 2006 Ban Ki-moon is elected to be U.N. Secretary-General October 13, 1997 Andy Green's Jet-powered car reaches record 749.69 MPH October 13, 1996 "Big," closes at Shubert Theater New York City after 193 performances October 13, 1996 Annika Sorenstam wins Betsy King LPGA Golf Classic October 13, 1996 New York Jet Nick Lowrey breaks Jan Stenerud NFL field goal record at 374 October 13, 1996 Yanks (3) and Orioles (3) combine to tie play off record of 6 HRs October 13, 1995 Joseph Rotblat awarded Nobel Peace Prize October 13, 1995 Pamela Anderson Lee, rush to hospital with flu like symptoms October 13, 1994 Earliest start of Sheffield Shield season (Queensland vs. Tasmania) October 13, 1994 Nobel prize for literature awarded to Kenzaburo Oe October 13, 1993 Greek government of Papandreou forms October 13, 1993 Mighty Ducks win their 1st NHL game October 13, 1993 Nobel prize for chemistry awarded to Kary Mullis and Michael Smith October 13, 1993 Nobel prize for physics awarded to Russel Hulse and Joseph Taylor October 13, 1993 Phillies beat Atlanta in NLCS October 13, 1991 Actress Katey Segal suffers a miscarriage October 13, 1991 Blue Jay Cito Gaston is 1st manager ejected in a playoff game October 13, 1991 Minnesota Twins win AL pennant beating Toronto in 5 games October 13, 1990 1st Russian Orthodox service in 70 years held in St. Basil's Cathedral October 13, 1990 Target Center in Minneapolis opens October 13, 1989 Bob Quinn resigns as New York Yankee VP/GM and replaced by Harding Peterson October 13, 1989 Dow Jones down 190.58 points October 13, 1988 Concert at Masada ends Israel's 40th-anniversary fest October 13, 1988 Nobel prize for literature awarded to Naguib Mahfouz October 13, 1988 Shroud of Turin, revered by many Christians as Christ's burial cloth, is shown by carbon-dating tests to be a fake from the Middle Ages October 13, 1988 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site October 13, 1987 1st military use of trained dolphins by the U.S. Navy October 13, 1987 Costa Rican President Oscar Arias wins Nobel Peace Prize October 13, 1987 West Indies score 4-360 in 50 overs in Cricket World Cup vs. Sri Lanka October 13, 1986 20th Country Music Association Award: October 13, 1986 25th NY, NL appearance in World Series (Mets vs A's) October 13, 1986 IOC announces baseball will become a medal sport in 1992 October 13, 1985 "Sunday in the Park with George" closes at Booth New York City after 604 performances October 13, 1985 Belgium premier Martens CVP wins parliamentary election October 13, 1985 During NLCS, Cards rookie Vince Coleman is injured stretching before game as his left leg is caught in Busch Stadium's automated tarpaulin October 13, 1984 Blackhawk Bill Gardner scores on 10th penalty shot against Islanders October 13, 1984 John Henry becomes 1st thoroughbred to win $6 million October 13, 1984 STS 41-G mission; lands at Kennedy Space Center October 13, 1982 IOC restores 2 gold medals from 1912 Olympics to Jim Thorpe October 13, 1982 New Jersey Devils 1st short handed goal-Don Lever October 13, 1981 Vice President Hosni Mubarak elected president of Egypt October 13, 1980 14th Country Music Association Award:[approx] October 13, 1980 Unprovoked slayings of 6 blacks in Buffalo, New York October 13, 1978 James Earl Ray, assassin of Martin Luther King weds Anna Sandhu October 13, 1978 President Carter answers caller questions on National Public Radio October 13, 1978 Swaziland's new constitution promulgated bans political parties October 13, 1978 Tiros N, U.S.'s 1st 3rd generation weather satellite, is launched October 13, 1978 Graig Nettles at 3rd makes many spectactular plays in WS game 3 as Guidry beats Dodgers, after trailing 2 games to 0 Yanks win next 4 October 13, 1975 9th Country Music Association Award: John Denver wins October 13, 1975 Rock vocal Neil Young undergoes throat surgery October 13, 1973 Jordan enters Yom Kippur war October 13, 1973 Teri Garr appears on Bob Newhart Show in "Emily in for Carol" October 13, 1972 "Hurry, Harry" closes at Ritz Theater New York City after 2 performances October 13, 1972 Aeroflot Il-62 crashes in large pond outside Moscow, 176 die October 13, 1972 Commish Bowie Kuhn allows Bert Campaneris to play in World Series October 13, 1972 Uruguay to Chile plane crashes in Andes Mountain, (12 of 23 rescue) October 13, 1971 1st World Series night game (Pittsburgh 4-Baltimore 3) October 13, 1971 WTZH TV channel 24 in Meridian, MS (CBS) suspends broadcasting October 13, 1970 Angela Davis arrested in New York City October 13, 1970 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Sary Shagan U.S.S.R. October 13, 1969 1st time 7 people in space October 13, 1969 Billy Martin (97-65) is fired as manager of AL West-winning Twins October 13, 1969 Soyuz 8 is launched October 13, 1968 Tinker Creek Gorge of Cleveland Metroparks is dedicated October 13, 1967 CBS radio cancels "House Party" October 13, 1966 173 U.S. airplanes bomb North-Vietnam October 13, 1966 Vice Admiral Rufus L Taylor, USN, becomes deputy director of CIA October 13, 1964 At Plesman airport, Curaeao, 125.5 mm rainfalls (record) October 13, 1964 Voskhod 1 crew returns October 13, 1963 "Beatlemania" is coined after Beatles appear at Palladium October 13, 1963 15th Ryder Cup: U.S. beats 23-9 at East Lake CC Ga October 13, 1963 9th LPGA Championship won by Mickey Wright October 13, 1962 "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" opens on Broadway, with Uta Hagen October 13, 1960 3rd presidential debate with Nixon in Hollywood and Kennedy in NY October 13, 1960 Nikita Khrushchev (PM U.S.S.R.) bangs his shoe on table at UN October 13, 1960 Opponents of Fidel Castro executed in Cuba October 13, 1960 Pirate's Mazeroski's bottom of 9th lead off HR beats New York Yankees 10-9 in game 7 of 57th World Series October 13, 1957 German Dem Rep recalls East Mark and issues new currency October 13, 1956 WAGM TV channel 8 in Presque Isle, ME (CBS/NBC/ABC) begins October 13, 1955 1st edition of L'express publishes in Paris October 13, 1954 RP Smith/M Shulman's "Tender Trap," premieres in New York City October 13, 1953 Burglar alarm-ultrasonic or radio waves-patented-Samuel Bagno October 13, 1949 "Touch and Go" opens at Broadhurst Theater New York City for 176 performances October 13, 1947 "Kukla, Fran and Ollie" premieres October 13, 1947 1st NHL All-Star Game: All-Stars beat Toronto 4-3 at Toronto October 13, 1944 Riga Latvia freed October 13, 1944 U.S. 1st army begins battle of Aachen October 13, 1943 Italy declares war on former Axis partner Germany October 13, 1937 A recorded trace of snow in Central Park New York City October 13, 1936 Explosion caused by leaking gas rips out section 12 of Cleveland Stadium October 13, 1933 JDJ Boularan's "Tovarich," premieres in Paris October 13, 1933 Soccer team STEVO forms in Geesteren October 13, 1931 Musical "Everybody's Welcome" with T/J Dorsey premieres in New York City October 13, 1931 Noel Cowards "Cavalcade," premieres in London October 13, 1930 New German Reichstag opens with 107 NSDAP'ers in uniform October 13, 1924 Wahhabietes under Ibn Saudi take Mecca October 13, 1923 Angora (Ankara) becomes Turkey's capital October 13, 1921 New York Giants beat New York Yankees, 5 games to 3 in 18th World Series October 13, 1920 World Series celebration in Wade Park brings out 50,000+ Clevelanders October 13, 1919 Race riot at Elaine Arkansas October 13, 1917 Soviet accept establishment of Petrograd Military October 13, 1915 Boston Red Sox beat Philadelphia Phillies, 4 games to 1 in 12th World Series October 13, 1914 Belgian regime forms at St. Adresse at Le Havre October 13, 1914 Boston Braves sweep Philadelphia A's, 1st sweep in World Series history October 13, 1914 Garrett Morgan invents and patents gas mask October 13, 1914 Pro-German Boers begin opposition of British authority in South Africa October 13, 1913 Explosion and fire in Universal Coal Mine, South Wales October 13, 1903 Victor Herbert's "Babes in Toyland," premieres in New York City October 13, 1902 Arna W. Bontemps noted poet and librarian of Fisk University October 13, 1899 7000 lay-offs black mine workers of South Africa reach Natal October 13, 1893 Vigilant (U.S.) beats Valkyrie II (England) in 9th America's Cup October 13, 1884 Greenwich established as universal time meridian of longitude October 13, 1881 Revival of Hebrew language as Eliezer Ben-Yehuda and friends agree to use Hebrew exclusively in their conversations October 13, 1870 Gustav Mahler (10) gives his 1st public piano concert October 13, 1864 Battle at Darbytown Road Virginia (337 casualties) October 13, 1864 Battle of Dalton, Georgia - surrendered October 13, 1864 Battle of Harpers Ferry, WV (Mosby's Raid) October 13, 1864 Maryland voters adopt new constitution, including abolition of slavery October 13, 1863 Skirmish at Blountsville, Tennessee (50 casualties) October 13, 1862 Bismarck's "Blood and Iron" speech October 13, 1860 1st aerial photo taken in U.S. (from a balloon), Boston October 13, 1845 Texas ratifies a state constitution October 13, 1843 B'nai B'rith founded (NY) October 13, 1812 Battle of Queenstown Heights, British beats U.S. attempt to invade Canada October 13, 1792 1st Old Farmer's Almanac is published October 13, 1792 Washington lays cornerstone of Executive Mansion (White House) October 13, 1775 Continental Congress orders construction of a naval fleet October 13, 1760 Russian/Austrian army evacuates Berlin October 13, 1724 Jonathan Swift publishes last of Drapier's letters October 13, 1716 Hungarian Emperor Karel VI's troops occupy Temesvar October 13, 1710 English troops occupy Acadia (Nova Scotia) October 13, 1702 Dutch/English troops occupy Luik October 13, 1660 Denmark king Frederik III makes coup October 13, 1659 Gen-major John Lambert drives out English Rump-govt October 13, 1652 Prince of Conde flees Paris October 13, 1629 Dutch West Indies Co grants religious freedom in West Indies October 13, 1534 Alessandro Farnese elected as Pope Paul III October 13, 1501 Maximilian of Austria and Louis XII sign Treaty of Trente October 13, 1492 English Admiral Poynings fleet occupies Lock October 13, 1483 Rabbi Issac Abarbanel starts his exegesis on Bible October 13, 1307 French king Philip IV convicts templars because of heresy October 13, 1213 Battle at Steppes-Bishop Pierrepont and Louis II beat Henry I of Brabant |