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 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 352 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Monday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is December 31, 2024 – a Monday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 482,424 hours 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 16 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 4,406 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
- 1547 –Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey is sentenced to death.
- 1605 –The controversial play Eastward Hoe by Ben Jonson, George Chapman, and John Marston is performed, landing two of the authors in prison.
- 1607 –The Bank of Genoa fails after announcement of national bankruptcy in Spain.
- 1847 –The Treaty of Cahuenga ends the Mexican-American War in California.
- 1869 –National convention of black leaders meets in Washington D.C.
- 1898 –Emile Zola’s J'accuse exposes the Dreyfus affair.
- 1910 –The first public radio broadcast takes place; a live performance of the opera Cavalleria rusticana is sent out over the airwaves from the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City.
- 1915 –An earthquake in Avezzano, Italy kills 29,800.
- 1951 –First Indochina War: The Battle of Vinh Yen begins, which will end in a major victory for France.
- 1958 –The Moroccan Liberation Army ambushes a Spanish patrol in the Battle of Edchera.
Who were born on January 13?
- 1893 –Roy Cazaly, Australian rules footballer (d. 1963)
- 1909 –Marinus van der Lubbe, Dutch communist (d. 1934)
- 1923 –Daniil Shafran, Russian cellist (d. 1997)
- 1926 –Michael Bond, British writer
- 1960 –Takis Lemonis, Greek footballer and coach
- 1963 –Kevin McClatchy, American businessman
- 1971 –Phil Whyman, English paranormal researcher, television personality, writer and musician
- 1983 –William Hung, American Idol contestant
- 1984 –Nathaniel Motte, American musician (3OH!3)
- 1988 –Josh Freeman, American football player
Who died on January 13?
- 1363 –Meinhard III of Gorizia-Tyrol (b. 1344)
- 1775 –Johann Georg Walch, German theologian (b. 1693)
- 1915 –Mary Slessor, Scottish missionary (b. 1848)
- 1956 –Lyonel Feininger, German-American painter and caricaturist (b. 1871)
- 1971 –Robert Still, English composer (b. 1910)
- 1974 –Salvador Novo, Mexican writer and poet (b. 1904)
- 1976 –Margaret Leighton, English actress (b. 1922)
- 2006 –Marc Potvin, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1967)
- 2009 –Dai Llewellyn Welsh socialite
- 2009 –Patrick McGoohan, American actor (b. 1928)
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