October 13

People born on this day are Libra.

On this day in history01

1944
World War II: The Soviet Riga Offensive captures the city.
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1946
France adopts the constitution of the Fourth Republic.
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1972
Aeroflot Flight 217 crashes outside Moscow, killing 174.
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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.
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1972
The flag of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, was officially adopted.
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1976
The first electron micrograph of an Ebola virus is taken at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention by Dr. F. A. Murphy.
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1976
A Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano Boeing 707 crashes after takeoff from El Trompillo Airport in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, killing 91.
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1977
Hijacking of Lufthansa Flight 181 by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine.
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1990
Syrian forces attack free areas of Lebanon, removing General Michel Aoun from the presidential palace.
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2010
The mining accident in Copiapó, Chile ends as all 33 trapped miners arrive at the surface after a record 69 days underground.
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2016
The Maldives announces its decision to withdraw from the Commonwealth of Nations.
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2019
Kenyan Brigid Kosgei sets a new women's world record with a time of 2:14:04 at the 2019 Chicago Marathon.
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