On This Day October 13th

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October 13th is the two hundred eighty-sixth day of the year, and there are 79 days remaining until the end of the year.

 

Events

1269 – The present church building at Westminster Abbey is consecrated.

1775 – The Continental Congress established the Continental Navy (predecessor of the United States Navy).

1843 – In New York City, B'nai B'rith, the oldest Jewish service organization in the world, is founded.

1892 – Edward Emerson Barnard is the first to discover a comet by photographic means.

1903 – The Boston Red Sox win the first modern World Series, defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates in the eighth game.

1962 – The Pacific Northwest experiences a cyclone equal to a Category 3 hurricane, with winds above 150 mph. Forty-six people died.

1983 – Ameritech Mobile Communications launches the first US cellular network in Chicago.

 

Birthdays

1703 – Andrea Belli, Maltese architect and businessman (d. 1772)

1821 – Rudolf Virchow, German physician, biologist, and politician (d. 1902)

1862 – Mary Kingsley, English explorer and author (d. 1900)

1909 – Art Tatum, American jazz pianist (d. 1956)

1925 – Lenny Bruce, American comedian and actor (d. 1966)

1925 – Margaret Thatcher, English chemist and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 2013)

1947 – Sammy Hagar, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

1961 – Doc Rivers, American basketball player and coach

1969 – Nancy Kerrigan, American figure skater and actress

 

 Holiday Spotlight

World Thrombosis Day

Heart attack, stroke, and venous thromboembolism are the top three causes of cardiovascular death worldwide. Thrombosis, the formation of blood clots that clog blood vessels, is the most common cause. Many of these deaths can be prevented. Thrombosis affects up to 900,000 people in the United States annually, resulting in long-term consequences for many. World Thrombosis Day, led by the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (I.S.T.H.), aims to raise global awareness of thrombosis and minimize related deaths and disabilities..

 

Holidays And Observance.

Clergy (or Pastor) Appreciation Day

English Language Day

Father-Daughter Day

Good Samaritan Day

International Day for Disaster Reduction

International Day for Failure

International Plain Language Day

International Suit Up Day

National Chess Day

National M & M Day

National Metastatic Breast Cancer Day

National No Bra Day - (In honor of Breast Cancer)

National Train Your Brain Day

National Yorkshire Pudding Day

Silly Sayings Day

Treat Yo' Self Day

US Navy Birthday (USN)

World Thrombosis Day      

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