October 13
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[edit] Events
- 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne
- 1843 - In New York City, Henry Jones and 11 others found the Jewish organization B'nai B'rith
- 1923 - Ankara replaces Istanbul as the capital of Turkey.
- 1946 - France adopts the constitution of the Fourth Republic.
[edit] Births
- 1867 - William Ripley - American economist and racial theorist (d. 1941)
- 1877 - Theodore G. Bilbo - American politician (d. 1947)
- 1925 - Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
- 1954 - Mordechai Vanunu, Israeli nuclear technician
- 1960 - Ari Fleischer, former White House press secretary
[edit] Deaths
- 54 - Claudius, Roman Emperor (b. 10 BC)
- 1882 - Arthur de Gobineau, French philosopher (b. 1816)
