October 13 in History

• 1931

  October 13, 1931:

  The musical comedy play by British playwright Noël Coward named "Cavalcade" premieres in London at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane.

• 1949

  October 13, 1949:

  “Touch and Go” A British jazz-pop musical ensemble performs at the Broadhurst Theater in New York City.

• 1950

  October 13, 1950:

  The American drama film "All About Eve", written and directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, is released.

• 1962

  October 13, 1962:

  The play by Edward Albee dubbed "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" makes its Broadway debut.

• 1967

  October 13, 1967:

  CBS Radio stops airing the daytime variety talk show called "House Party".

• 1971

  October 13, 1971:

  The American vampire film called “The Velvet Vampire”, directed by Stephanie Rothman, premieres in the United States.

• 1978

  October 13, 1978:

  British rock band Queen releases a song titled "Fat Bottomed Girls".