What are the important events that happened on January 13? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
January 13: Facts & Myths About This Day
January 13 is the 13th day of the year 2017 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 352 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Friday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is December 31, 2016 – a Friday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 1,484,265,600 seconds has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘tridecagon’ day.
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Capricorn is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Garnet is the modern birthstone for this month. Emerald is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 15 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 1,484 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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January 13: This Day In History
It is still celebrated as New Year’s Eve (at least in the 20th & 21st centuries) by countries still using the thirteen-day-slower Julian calendar (Old New Year).
January 13 Historical Events
- 1733 –James Oglethorpe and 130 colonists arrive in Charleston, South Carolina.
- 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 ashore, resulting in the death of over 900.
- 1840 –The steamship Lexington burns and sinks four miles off the coast of Long Island with the loss of 139 lives.
- 1893 –The Independent Labour Party of the United Kingdom holds its first meeting.
- 1898 –Emile Zola’s J'accuse exposes the Dreyfus affair.
- 1934 –The Candidate of Science degree is established in the USSR.
- 1958 –The Moroccan Liberation Army ambushes a Spanish patrol in the Battle of Edchera.
- 1964 –Anti-Muslim riots break out in Calcutta – resulting in 100 deaths.
- 1966 –Robert C. Weaver becomes the first African American Cabinet member by being appointed United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
- 1972 –Prime Minister Kofi Busia and President Edward Akufo-Addo of Ghana are ousted in a bloodless military coup by Colonel Ignatius Kutu Acheamphong.
Who were born on January 13?
- 1562 –Mark Alexander Boyd, Scottish poet (d. 1601)
- 1616 –Antoinette Bourignon, Flemish mystic (d. 1680)
- 1861 –Max Nonne, German neurologist (d. 1959)
- 1869 –Emanuele Filiberto, 2nd Duke of Aosta, Italian aristocrat (d. 1931)
- 1883 –Prince Arthur of Connaught (d. 1938)
- 1954 –Trevor Rabin, South African guitarist (Yes)
- 1961 –Julia Louis-Dreyfus, American actress
- 1964 –Penelope Ann Miller, American actress
- 1981 –Shad Gaspard, American professional wrestler, bodyguard, and actor
- 1984 –Matteo Cavagna, Italian footballer
Who died on January 13?
- 888 –Charles the Fat, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 839)
- 1852 –Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen, Russian explorer (b. 1778)
- 1915 –Mary Slessor, Scottish missionary (b. 1848)
- 1958 –Jesse L. Lasky, American film producer (b. 1880)
- 1978 –Hubert H. Humphrey, 38th Vice President of the United States (b. 1911)
- 1995 –Max Harris, Australian poet, columnist and publisher (b. 1921)
- 2004 –Harold Shipman, British serial killer (b. 1946)
- 2005 –Earl Cameron, Canadian broadcaster (b. 1915)
- 2007 –Danny Oakes, American racecar driver (b. 1911)
- 2010 –Kalifa Tillisi, Libyan writer and linguist (b. 1930)
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