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 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 353 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Saturday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is December 31, 2023 – a Saturday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 473,640 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.
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 28 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 4,040 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
- 1785 –John Walter publishes the first issue of the Daily Universal Register (later renamed The Times).
- 1832 –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.
- 1898 –Emile Zola’s J'accuse exposes the Dreyfus affair.
- 1934 –The Candidate of Science degree is established in the USSR.
- 1942 –Henry Ford patents a plastic automobile, which is 30% lighter than a regular car.
- 1951 –First Indochina War: The Battle of Vinh Yen begins, which will end in a major victory for France.
- 1985 –A passenger train plunges into a ravine in Ethiopia, killing 428 in the worst railroad disaster in Africa.
- 1991 –Soviet Union troops attack Lithuanian independence supporters in Vilnius, killing 14 people and wounding 1000.
- 1993 –Space Shuttle program: Endeavour heads for space for the third time as STS-54 launches from the Kennedy Space Center.
- 2001 –An earthquake hits El Salvador, killing more than 800.
Who were born on January 13?
- 1635 –Philipp Jakob Spener, German theologian (d. 1705)
- 1881 –Essington Lewis, Australian industrialist (d. 1961)
- 1925 –Gwen Verdon, American actress and dancer (d. 2000)
- 1929 –Joe Pass, U.S. jazz guitarist (d. 1994)
- 1934 –Rip Taylor, American actor
- 1954 –Trevor Rabin, South African guitarist (Yes)
- 1959 –James Lomenzo, American musician (Megadeth)
- 1987 –Alexandre Pliuschin, Moldovan cyclist
- 1987 –Sven Wetzel, German rugby player
- 1989 –Tim Matavž, Slovenian footballer
Who died on January 13?
- 888 –Charles the Fat, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 839)
- 1625 –Jan Brueghel the Elder, Flemish painter (b. 1568)
- 1766 –King Frederick V of Denmark (b. 1723)
- 1860 –William Mason, American politician (b. 1786)
- 1882 –Wilhelm Mauser, German weapon designer and manufacturer (b. 1834)
- 1929 –Wyatt Earp, American Western lawman (b. 1848)
- 1976 –Margaret Leighton, English actress (b. 1922)
- 1980 –André Kostelanetz, Russian-born music conductor and arranger (b. 1901)
- 2001 –Michael Cuccione, Canadian actor and singer (b. 1985)
- 2009 –Doña Mary Ejercito, Filipino supercentarian, mother of Joseph Ejercito Estrada (b. 1905)
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