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|October 13, 2025
AD54: Roman Emperor Claudius I died after eating poisoned mushrooms as a result of a plot inspired by his wife, the Empress Agrippina.
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1163: The body of the Anglo Saxon King, Edward (the Confessor), was transferred to a new shrine and October 13 has been celebrated as his feast day ever since.
1853: Lillie Langtry, British actress and mistress of Edward VII when he was Prince of Wales, was born in Jersey.
1884: Greenwich was adopted as the universal time meridian of longitude, from which standard times throughout the world are calculated.
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