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International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (international)

Name: International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (international)
Start: 2000-10-13
End: 2000-10-13
Location: Histories Today Editorial Team

On October 13, in the year 0, International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (international). This event is recorded as a Holidays event in the history of October 13, a notable event in this corner of history.

International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (IDDRR) is an international day that encourages every citizen and government to take part in building more disaster-resilient communities and nations. The United Nations General Assembly designated October 13 as International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction as part of its proclamation of International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction.

Key Facts

This event took place on October 13, 0 (AD era).
It is categorised as a Holidays event in recorded history.
Referenced in 2 Wikipedia articles.
Wikipedia source last updated on 31 January 2026.

On This Date in History

Type	Year	Date	Event
Notable Deaths	2024	Oct 13	Mayra Gómez Kemp, Cuban-Spanish television host and actress (born 1948)
Notable Deaths	2024	Oct 13	Donal Murray, Irish Catholic bishop (born 1940)
Notable Deaths	2023	Oct 13	Louise Glück, American poet and essayist (born 1943)
Historical Events	2019	Oct 13	Kenyan Brigid Kosgei sets a new world record for a woman runner with a time of 2:14:04 at the 2019 Chicago Marathon.
Selected Events	2019	Oct 13	At the Chicago Marathon, Kenyan runner Brigid Kosgei (pictured) set the current marathon world record for women…
Notable Deaths	2018	Oct 13	Annapurna Devi, Indian surbahar (bass sitar) player (born 1927)
Notable Deaths	2017	Oct 13	Albert Zafy, Malagasy politician (born 1927)
Historical Events	2016	Oct 13	The Maldives announces its decision to withdraw from the Commonwealth of Nations.
Notable Deaths	2016	Oct 13	Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX), King of Thailand (born 1927)
Notable Deaths	2016	Oct 13	Dario Fo, Italian playwright, actor, director, and composer Nobel Prize laureate (born 1926)
Notable Deaths	2016	Oct 13	Jim Prentice, Canadian lawyer and politician, 16th Premier of Alberta (born 1956)
Selected Events	2016	Oct 13	The King of Thailand, Bhumibol Adulyadej, died after 70 years on the throne, at which point was the longest-reigning…
Notable Deaths	2015	Oct 13	Rosalyn Baxandall, American historian, author, and academic (born 1939)
Notable Deaths	2015	Oct 13	Bruce Hyde, American academic and actor (born 1941)
Notable Deaths	2015	Oct 13	Michael J. H. Walsh, English general (born 1927)
Notable Deaths	2014	Oct 13	John Bradfield, English biologist and businessman, founded Cambridge Science Park (born 1925)
Notable Deaths	2014	Oct 13	Antonio Cafiero, Argentinian accountant and politician, Governor of Buenos Aires Province (born 1922)
Notable Deaths	2014	Oct 13	Margaret Hillert, American author and poet (born 1920)
Notable Deaths	2014	Oct 13	Mohammad Sarengat, Indonesian sprinter (born 1939)
Notable Deaths	2014	Oct 13	Pontus Segerström, Swedish footballer (born 1981)
Historical Events	2013	Oct 13	A stampede occurs in India during the Hindu festival Navratri, killing 115 and injuring more than 110.
Notable Deaths	2013	Oct 13	Martin Drewes, German soldier and pilot (born 1918)
Notable Deaths	2013	Oct 13	Joe Meriweather, American basketball player and coach (born 1953)
Notable Deaths	2013	Oct 13	Tommy Whittle, Scottish-English saxophonist (born 1926)
Notable Deaths	2013	Oct 13	Takashi Yanase, Japanese poet and illustrator, created Anpanman (born 1919)
Selected Events	2013	Oct 13	During the Hindu festival of Navaratri at a temple in Madhya Pradesh, India, rumours about an impending bridge…
Notable Deaths	2012	Oct 13	Stuart Bell, English lawyer and politician (born 1938)
Notable Deaths	2012	Oct 13	Gary Collins, American actor (born 1938)
Notable Deaths	2012	Oct 13	Tomonobu Imamichi, Japanese philosopher and academic (born 1922)
Notable Deaths	2011	Oct 13	Barbara Kent, Canadian-born American actress (born 1907)
Selected Events	2011	Oct 13	The Dragon King of Bhutan, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck (pictured) married Jetsun Pema at the Punakha Dzong.
Historical Events	2010	Oct 13	The mining accident in Copiapó, Chile ends as all 33 trapped miners arrive at the surface after a record 69 days…
Notable Deaths	2010	Oct 13	Vernon Biever, American photographer (born 1923)
Notable Deaths	2009	Oct 13	Stephen Barnett, American scholar and academic (born 1935)
Notable Deaths	2008	Oct 13	Alexei Cherepanov, Russian ice hockey player (born 1989)
Notable Deaths	2007	Oct 13	Bob Denard, French soldier and academic (born 1929)
Notable Deaths	2006	Oct 13	Wang Guangmei, Chinese philanthropist and politician, 2nd Spouse of the President of the People's Republic of China…
Notable Deaths	2005	Oct 13	Vivian Malone Jones, American activist (born 1942)
Notable Deaths	2004	Oct 13	Enrique Fernando, Filipino lawyer and jurist, 13th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines (born 1915)
Notable Deaths	2004	Oct 13	Bernice Rubens, Welsh author (born 1928)
Notable Deaths	2003	Oct 13	Bertram Brockhouse, Canadian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1918)
Notable Deaths	2002	Oct 13	Stephen Ambrose, American historian and author (born 1936)
Notable Deaths	2002	Oct 13	Keene Curtis, American actor (born 1923)
Notable Births	2001	Oct 13	Caleb McLaughlin, American actor
Notable Births	2001	Oct 13	Cam Thomas, American basketball player
Notable Births	2001	Oct 13	De'Von Achane, American football player
Notable Deaths	2001	Oct 13	Peter Doyle, Australian singer-songwriter (born 1949)
Notable Deaths	2000	Oct 13	Jean Peters, American actress (born 1926)
Notable Births	1999	Oct 13	Andrew Capobianco. American diver
Notable Deaths	1999	Oct 13	Michael Hartnett, Irish poet (born 1941)