This day in history

Today is Friday, Oct. 13, the 286th day of 2023. There are 79 days left in the year.

Birthdays: Gospel singer Shirley Caesar is 86. Singersongwriter Paul Simon is 82. Singer-keyboardist Robert Lamm of Chicago is 79. Singer Sammy Hagar is 76. Singer John Ford Coley is 75. Senator Maria Cantwell, Democrat of Washington, is 65. R&B singer Cherrelle is 64. Singer Marie Osmond is

64. NBA coach Doc Rivers is 62. Football Hall of Famer Jerry Rice is 61. Olympic silver medal figure skater Nancy Kerrigan is

54. TV personality Billy Bush is

52. Actor Sacha Baron Cohen is

52. Former Boston Celtics’ AllStar Paul Pierce is 46. Singer

Ashanti is 43. Actor Caleb McLaughlin is 22.

In 1792, the cornerstone of the executive mansion, later known as the White House, was laid by President Washington during a ceremony.

In 1960, the Pittsburgh Pirates won the World Series, defeating the New York Yankees in Game 7, 10-9, with a home run hit by Bill Mazeroski.

In 1972, a Uruguayan chartered flight carrying 45 people crashed in the Andes; survivors resorted to feeding off the remains of some of the dead in order to stay alive until they were rescued two months later.

In 2010, rescuers in Chile using an escape capsule pulled 33 men one by one to fresh air and freedom 69 days after they were trapped in a collapsed mine a half-mile underground.

In 2016, Bob Dylan was named winner of the Nobel prize in literature.

In 2021, US officials said they would reopen land borders to nonessential travel starting in November, ending a 19-month freeze because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Last year, the House Jan. 6 committee voted unanimously to subpoena Donald Trump, demanding the former president’s personal testimony as it unveiled startling video from his aides describing his plan to overturn his 2020 election loss.