What happened on Thursday October 13, 1910?

About October 13th, 1910, in brief:

  • Historical events: The Interstate Commerce Commission issued comprehensive safety regulations mandating the installation of ladders, sill steps, and hand brakes on all railroad cars across the United States. This landmark decision significantly improved worker and passenger safety in the railroad industry by standardizing critical safety equipment.
  • Day of the week: October 13th, 1910 was a Thursday
  • Zodiac Sign: Libra (in western zodiac), Dog (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: Waxing gibbous
  • #1 US song: Big Bass Viol by Peerless Quartet
  • Popular movie: Rip Van Winkle directed by Will Vinton

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October 13, 1910: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on October 13, 1910:

  • Interstate Commerce Commission Railroad Safety Regulations The Interstate Commerce Commission issued comprehensive safety regulations mandating the installation of ladders, sill steps, and hand brakes on all railroad cars across the United States. This landmark decision significantly improved worker and passenger safety in the railroad industry by standardizing critical safety equipment.
  • Stephen King's Fictional Room 1408 Origin Story In Stephen King's fictional narrative, October 13, 1910, marks the first documented death in the supernatural Room 1408 of New York's Hotel Dolphin. Kevin O'Malley's leap from the room initiates a dark legend of 42 total fatalities associated with this allegedly haunted space, forming a key plot element in King's psychological horror story.

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October 13, 1910: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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What day of the week was October 13, 1910?


October 13, 1910 was a Thursday and it was the 286th day of the year 1910 in the Gregorian calendar.

October 13, 1910 can also be written as 10/13/1910 in the US and as 13/10/1910 in UK and Europe.

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Who was born on October 13, 1910?


Famous people born on October 13, 1910:

  • Otto Joachim

    Composer.

  • Robert Fitzgerald

    Author.

  • Art[hur] Tatum

    Us jazz pianist / composer.

  • Robert Kanters

    Belgium writer.

  • Henri Klotz

    Eaubonne physician.

  • Tex McCrary
    Tex McCrary
  • H.W.L. Poonja
  • Robert McKimson
  • Mario Mazzuca
  • Emilio Orlandini
  • Jean Howard
  • Claudia Baccarini
  • Magnar Isaksen
  • Frederick Wolff

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Famous people born on October 13th

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October 13, 1910: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on October 13, 1910 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week October 10th and October 16th. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).


October 13, 1910: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on October 13, 1910 was Big Bass Viol by Peerless Quartet, according to the music chart for the week October 10th and October 16th.

  1. - Big Bass Viol youtube
  2. - Tramp! Tramp! Tramp! youtube
  3. - See the Pale Moon youtube
  4. - The Blarney Stone youtube
  5. - Angel Eyes youtube
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October 13, 1910: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for October 13th is Libra.

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Babies born in October are either Libra or Scorpio. People born before October 22nd are Libra, while people born from October 23rd have the sign of Scorpio.

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October 13, 1910: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for October 13, 1910 is Dog and the associated element is Metal.

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October 13, 1910: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on October 13, 1910 was Waxing gibbous.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on October 13, 1910 and is determined by the portion of the Moon's illuminated surface that is visible from Earth.

An observer located in New York City on October 13, 1910 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 76% full, rising at 03:09 pm and setting at 01:02 am.

The previous full moon was on Sep 19, 1910 while the next full moon would come on Oct 18, 1910.

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How old is someone born on October 13, 1910?


Someone born on October 13, 1910 is:

114 years 2 months old,

or 1370 months

or 5957 weeks and 1 day old,

or 41700 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on October 13, 1910?

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