Historical Events for 13th October 2022

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1890 - The Delta Chi fraternity is founded by 11 law students at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.
1914 - Garrett Morgan patents his safety hood device, which would later be refined into the gas mask
1914 - Pro-German Boers begin opposition to British authority in South Africa
1943 - Italy declares war on former Axis partner Germany
1944 - Riga, capital of Latvia, freed
1958 - Burial of Pope Pius XII on the 41st anniversary of the "Miracle of the Sun"
1985 - "Sunday in the Park with George" closes at Booth NYC after 604 performances
1991 - MLB American League Championship: Minnesota Twins beat Toronto Blue Jays, 4 games to 1
2011 - Italian conductor Ricardo Muti is awarded the second $1 million Birgit Nilsson Prize
2018 - Oldest known human remains from Poland at 115,000 years from revealed to be Neanderthal child from Ciemna Cave eaten by a large bird

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