EST. DECEMBER 1994 • 30+ YEARS ONLINE
yow.com 🐯
Owned continuously since 1994
TODAY IN HISTORY
October 13
Tuesday, October 13, 2026
Day 285 of 2026 | Week 42 | 74 days until Christmas 🎅
HISTORIC EVENTS
Kenyan Brigid Kosgei sets a new world record for a woman runner with a time of 2:14:04 at the 2019 Chicago Marathon.
The Maldives announces its decision to withdraw from the Commonwealth of Nations.
A stampede occurs in India during the Hindu festival Navratri, killing 115 and injuring more than 110.
The mining accident in Copiapó, Chile ends as all 33 trapped miners arrive at the surface after a record 69 days underground.
At least 60 people die in eastern Papua New Guinea when a series of earthquakes rock the Finisterre Range, triggering massive landslides.
Syrian forces attack free areas of Lebanon, removing General Michel Aoun from the presidential palace.
Ameritech Mobile Communications launches the first US cellular network in Chicago.
Hijacking of Lufthansa Flight 181 by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine.
The first electron micrograph of an Ebola virus is taken at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention by Dr. F. A. Murphy.
A Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano Boeing 707 crashes after takeoff from El Trompillo Airport in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, killing 91.
FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS
Cuban jumper (world record 1989
Romanian concert pianist
British session bass player
Belgian road racing cyclist
Belarusian soccer midfielder (25 caps; Shakhter Donetsk
American-Canadian actor (Stargate SG-1)
American lawyer
Chinese military pilot and CNSA astronaut
Jamaican writer (often referred as "Bob Marley" with a pen)
American portrait photographer and contributor to several grunge rock album art packages (Nirvana; Soundgarden)
American actress (Mischief
Mauritanian-Malian film director (Timbuktu
American NBA guard
American media consultant and 21st White House Press Secretary
American lawyer and acting Attorney General of the United States (2007)
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