On This Day — January 13

🕰️ Notable Events on January 13

• 2012 — The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia sinks off the coast of Italy due to the captain's negligence and irresponsibility. There are 32 confirmed deaths. Wikipedia ↗
• 2001 — An earthquake hits El Salvador, killing more than 800. Wikipedia ↗
• 1998 — Alfredo Ormando sets himself on fire in St. Peter's Square, protesting against homophobia. Wikipedia ↗
• 1993 — Space Shuttle program: Endeavour heads for space for the third time as STS-54 launches from the Kennedy Space Center. Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Soviet Union troops attack Lithuanian independence supporters in Vilnius, killing 14 people and wounding around 1000 others. Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — A seven-day pogrom breaks out against the Armenian civilian population of Baku, Azerbaijan, during which Armenians were beaten, tortured, murdered, and expelled from the city. Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Douglas Wilder becomes the first elected African American governor as he takes office in Richmond, Virginia. Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Lee Teng-hui becomes the first native Taiwanese President of the Republic of China. Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — A month-long violent struggle begins in Aden, South Yemen between supporters of Ali Nasir Muhammad and Abdul Fattah Ismail, resulting in thousands of casualties. Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — A passenger train plunges into a ravine in Ethiopia, killing 428 in the worst railroad disaster in Africa. Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Shortly after takeoff, Air Florida Flight 90, a Boeing 737 jet, crashes into Washington, D.C.'s 14th Street Bridge and falls into the Potomac River, killing 78 including four motorists. Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — United States Food and Drug Administration requires all blood donations to be labeled "paid" or "volunteer" donors. Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Seraphim is elected Archbishop of Athens and All Greece. Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Prime Minister Kofi Abrefa Busia and President Edward Akufo-Addo of Ghana are ousted in a bloodless military coup by Colonel Ignatius Kutu Acheampong. Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Johnny Cash performs live at Folsom State Prison Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Robert C. Weaver becomes the first African American Cabinet member when he is appointed United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Anti-Muslim riots break out in Calcutta, resulting in 100 deaths. Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Coup d'état in Togo results in the assassination of president Sylvanus Olympio Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — The Moroccan Army of Liberation ambushes a Spanish patrol in the Battle of Edchera. Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — An article appears in Pravda accusing some of the most prestigious and prominent doctors, mostly Jews, in the Soviet Union of taking part in a vast plot to poison members of the top Soviet political and military leadership. Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — First Indochina War: The Battle of Vĩnh Yên begins. Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Henry Ford patents a plastic automobile, which is 30% lighter than a regular car. Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — World War II: First use of an aircraft ejection seat by a German test pilot in a Heinkel He 280 jet fighter. Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — The Black Friday bush fires burn 20,000 square kilometers of land in Australia, claiming the lives of 71 people. Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — A plebiscite in Saarland shows that 90.3% of those voting wish to join Nazi Germany. Wikipedia ↗
• 1915 — The 6.7 Mw Avezzano earthquake shakes the Province of L'Aquila in Italy with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), killing between 29,978-32,610. Wikipedia ↗
• 1910 — The first public radio broadcast takes place; a live performance of the operas Cavalleria rusticana and Pagliacci are sent out over the airwaves from the Metropolitan Opera House in New York. Wikipedia ↗
• 1908 — The Rhoads Opera House fire in Boyertown, Pennsylvania kills 171 people. Wikipedia ↗
• 1898 — Émile Zola's J'accuse…! exposes the Dreyfus affair. Wikipedia ↗
• 1895 — First Italo-Ethiopian War: the war's opening battle, the Battle of Coatit, occurs; it is an Italian victory. Wikipedia ↗
• 1893 — The Independent Labour Party of the United Kingdom holds its first meeting. Wikipedia ↗
• 1893 — U.S. Marines land in Honolulu, Hawaii from the USS Boston to prevent the queen from abrogating the Bayonet Constitution. Wikipedia ↗
• 1888 — The National Geographic Society is founded in Washington, D.C. Wikipedia ↗
• 1849 — Establishment of the Colony of Vancouver Island. Wikipedia ↗
• 1847 — The Treaty of Cahuenga ends the Mexican-American War in California. Wikipedia ↗
• 1842 — Dr. William Brydon, an assistant surgeon in the British East India Company Army during the First Anglo-Afghan War, becomes famous for being the sole survivor of an army of 4,500 men and 12,000 camp followers when he reaches the safety of a garrison in Jalalabad, Afghanistan. Wikipedia ↗
• 1840 — The steamship Lexington burns and sinks four miles off the coast of Long Island with the loss of 139 lives. Wikipedia ↗
• 1833 — United States President Andrew Jackson writes to Vice President Martin Van Buren expressing his opposition to South Carolina's defiance of federal authority in the Nullification Crisis. Wikipedia ↗
• 1830 — The Great Fire of New Orleans begins. Wikipedia ↗
• 1822 — The design of the Greek flag is adopted by the First National Assembly at Epidaurus. Wikipedia ↗
• 1815 — War of 1812: British troops capture Fort Peter in St. Marys, Georgia, the only battle of the war to take place in the state. Wikipedia ↗
• 1797 — French Revolutionary Wars: A naval battle between a French ship of the line and two British frigates off the coast of Brittany ends with the French vessel running aground, resulting in over 900 deaths. Wikipedia ↗
• 1793 — Nicolas Jean Hugon de Bassville, representative of Revolutionary France, lynched by a mob in Rome Wikipedia ↗
• 1607 — The Bank of Genoa fails after announcement of national bankruptcy in Spain. Wikipedia ↗
• 1547 — Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey is sentenced to death. Wikipedia ↗
• 1435 — Sicut Dudum, forbidding the enslavement of the Guanche natives in Canary Islands by the Spanish, is promulgated by Pope Eugene IV. Wikipedia ↗
• 532 — Nika riots in Constantinople. Wikipedia ↗

🎂 Notable Births on January 13

• 1997 — Micah Hart, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1997 — Connor McDavid, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1997 — Ivan Provorov, Russian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1993 — Max Whitlock, English artistic gymnast Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — Adam Matthews, Welsh footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — Dinah Pfizenmaier, German tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Rob Kiernan, English-Irish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Vincenzo Fiorillo, Italian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Liam Hemsworth, Australian actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Morgan Burnett, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Doug Martin, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Josh Freeman, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Stefano Del Sante, Italian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Florica Leonida, Romanian gymnast Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Steven Michaels, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Daniel Oss, Italian cyclist Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Marc Staal, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Sven Wetzel, German rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Joannie Rochette, Canadian figure skater Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Luke Robinson, American wrestler Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Matteo Cavagna, Italian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Kamghe Gaba, German sprinter Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Nick Mangold, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Ender Arslan, Turkish basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Sebastian Kneißl, German footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Mauricio Martín Romero, Argentinian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Kamran Akmal, Pakistan cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Guillermo Coria, Argentinian tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Constantinos Makrides, Cypriot footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Ruth Wilson, English actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Reggie Brown, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Darrell Rasner, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Yujiro Takahashi, Japanese wrestler Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Krzysztof Czerwiński, Polish organist and conductor Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Nils-Eric Johansson, Swedish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Akira Kaji, Japanese footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Mirko Soltau, German footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Katy Brand, English actress and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Nate Silver, American journalist and statistician, developed PECOTA Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Orlando Bloom, English actor and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Mi-Hyun Kim, South Korean golfer Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Elliot Mason, English trombonist and keyboard player Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — James Posey, American basketball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Mario Yepes, Colombian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Rune Eriksen, Norwegian guitarist and composer Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Mailis Reps, Estonian academic and politician, 31st Estonian Minister of Education and Research Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Sergei Brylin, Russian ice hockey player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Nikolai Khabibulin, Russian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Mark Bosnich, Australian footballer and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Nicole Eggert, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Park Jin-young, South Korean singer-songwriter, producer, and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Vitaly Scherbo, Belarusian gymnast Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Frank Kooiman, Dutch footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Marco Pantani, Italian cyclist (d. 2004) Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Shonda Rhimes, American actress, director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Stefania Belmondo, Italian skier Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Stephen Hendry, Scottish snooker player and journalist Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Mike Whitlow, English footballer and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Patrick Dempsey, American actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Leo Visser, Dutch speed skater and pilot Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Rod Rosenstein, American political figure, United States Deputy Attorney General Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Penelope Ann Miller, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Trace Adkins, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Paul Higgins, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Wayne Coyne, American singer-songwriter and musician Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Kelly Hrudey, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Julia Louis-Dreyfus, American actress, comedian, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Eric Betzig, American physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Matthew Bourne, English choreographer and director Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Winnie Byanyima, Ugandan engineer, politician, and diplomat Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Francisco Buyo, Spanish footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Claudia Emerson, American poet and academic (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Mary Glindon, English lawyer and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Mark O'Meara, American golfer Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Lorrie Moore, American short story writer Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Paul Kelly, Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Jay McInerney, American novelist and critic Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Anne Pringle, English diplomat, British Ambassador to Russia Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Richard Blackford, English composer Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Trevor Rabin, South African-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Silvana Gallardo, American actress and producer (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Stephen Glover, English journalist, co-founded The Independent Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Clive Betts, English economist and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Bob Forsch, American baseball player (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Gholam Hossein Mazloumi, Iranian footballer and manager (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Rakesh Sharma, Indian commander, pilot, and astronaut Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Brandon Tartikoff, American screenwriter and producer (d. 1997) Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Gaj Singh, Indian lawyer and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — John Lees, English singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Jacek Majchrowski, Polish historian, lawyer, and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Carles Rexach, Spanish footballer and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Ordal Demokan, Turkish physicist and academic (d. 2004) Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Eero Koivistoinen, Finnish saxophonist, composer, and conductor Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Gordon McVie, English oncologist and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Peter Simpson, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — William Duckworth, American composer and author (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Richard Moll, American actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Pasqual Maragall, Spanish academic and politician, 127th President of the Generalitat de Catalunya Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Meinhard Nehmer, German bobsledder Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Edmund White, American novelist, memoirist, and essayist Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Edgardo Cozarinsky, Argentinian author, screenwriter, and director Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Jacek Gmoch, Polish footballer and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Cesare Maniago, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Cabu, French cartoonist (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Daevid Allen, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Richard Anthony, Egyptian-French singer-songwriter (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Dave Edwards, American captain and politician (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Tord Grip, Swedish footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Anna Home, English screenwriter and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Guy Dodson, New Zealand-English biochemist and academic (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — Renato Bruson, Italian opera singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — Tom Gola, American basketball player, coach, and politician (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — Barry Bishop, American mountaineer, photographer, and scholar (d. 1994) Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — Ian Hendry, English actor (d. 1984) Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — Charles Nelson Reilly, American actor, comedian, director, game show panelist, and television personality (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Frances Sternhagen, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Joe Pass, American guitarist and composer (d. 1994) Wikipedia ↗
• 1927 — Brock Adams, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 5th United States Secretary of Transportation (d. 2004) Wikipedia ↗
• 1927 — Liz Anderson, American singer-songwriter (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
• 1927 — Sydney Brenner, South African biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate Wikipedia ↗
• 1926 — Michael Bond, English soldier and author, created Paddington Bear (d. 2017) Wikipedia ↗
• 1926 — Carolyn Gold Heilbrun, American author and academic (d. 2003) Wikipedia ↗
• 1926 — Melba Liston, American trombonist and composer (d. 1999) Wikipedia ↗
• 1925 — Rosemary Murphy, American actress (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1925 — Vanita Smythe, American singer and actress (d. 1994) Wikipedia ↗
• 1925 — Ron Tauranac, Australian engineer and businessman Wikipedia ↗
• 1925 — Gwen Verdon, American actress and dancer (d. 2000) Wikipedia ↗
• 1924 — Paul Feyerabend, Austrian-Swiss philosopher and academic (d. 1994) Wikipedia ↗
• 1924 — Roland Petit, French dancer and choreographer (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
• 1923 — Daniil Shafran, Russian cellist (d. 1997) Wikipedia ↗
• 1923 — Willem Slijkhuis, Dutch runner (d. 2003) Wikipedia ↗
• 1922 — Albert Lamorisse, French director and producer (d. 1970) Wikipedia ↗
• 1921 — Necati Cumalı, Greek-Turkish author and poet (d. 2001) Wikipedia ↗
• 1921 — Dachine Rainer, American-English author and poet (d. 2000) Wikipedia ↗
• 1919 — Robert Stack, American actor (d. 2003) Wikipedia ↗
• 1914 — Osa Massen, Danish-American actress (d. 2006) Wikipedia ↗
• 1914 — Ted Willis, Baron Willis, English author, playwright, and screenwriter (d. 1992) Wikipedia ↗
• 1911 — Joh Bjelke-Petersen, New Zealand-Australian farmer and politician, 31st Premier of Queensland (d. 2005) Wikipedia ↗
• 1910 — Yannis Tsarouchis, Greek painter and illustrator (d. 1989) Wikipedia ↗
• 1909 — Helm Glöckler, German race car driver (d. 1993) Wikipedia ↗
• 1906 — Zhou Youguang, Chinese linguist, sinologist, and academic (d. 2017) Wikipedia ↗
• 1905 — Kay Francis, American actress (d. 1968) Wikipedia ↗
• 1905 — Jack London, English sprinter and pianist (d. 1966) Wikipedia ↗
• 1904 — Richard Addinsell, English composer (d. 1977) Wikipedia ↗
• 1904 — Nathan Milstein, Ukrainian-American violinist and composer (d. 1992) Wikipedia ↗
• 1902 — Karl Menger, Austrian-American mathematician from the Vienna Circle (d. 1985) Wikipedia ↗
• 1901 — A. B. Guthrie, Jr., American novelist, screenwriter, historian (d. 1991) Wikipedia ↗
• 1901 — Mieczysław Żywczyński, Polish priest and historian (d. 1978) Wikipedia ↗
• 1900 — Shimizugawa Motokichi, Japanese sumo wrestler (d. 1967) Wikipedia ↗
• 1893 — Charles Arnison, English lieutenant and pilot (d. 1974) Wikipedia ↗
• 1893 — Roy Cazaly, Australian footballer and coach (d. 1963) Wikipedia ↗
• 1893 — Clark Ashton Smith, American poet, sculptor, painter, and author (d. 1961) Wikipedia ↗
• 1893 — Chaim Soutine, Belarusian-French painter (d. 1943) Wikipedia ↗

📅 National Days on January 13 (Calendar.cx)