January 13

It is still celebrated as New Year's Eve by those on the.

Events

 * - in.
 * - becomes King of the.
 * - marries, daughter of the.
 * - sentenced to death.
 * - crowned  in.
 * - 's  is published.
 * - The controversial play  by, , and is performed, landing two of the authors in prison.
 * - Bank of fails after announcement of national bankruptcy in.
 * - ,   of.
 * - Work on the printing of the of  is suspended.
 * - is admitted to  at the age of 16.
 * - and 130 colonists arrive in.
 * - publishes first issue of the ' (later renamed ').
 * - The patterns of the are adopted by the  at.
 * - Great fire of begins.
 * -  writes   expressing his opposition to 's defiance of federal authority in the.
 * - The steamship  burns and sinks four miles off the coast of with the loss of 139 lives.
 * - On this day Dr., a surgeon in the British Army during the First Anglo-Afghan War, became famous for being the sole survivor of an army of 16,500 when he reached the safety of a garrison in.
 * - The ends the  in.
 * - National convention of black leaders meets in.
 * - The of the  has its first meeting.
 * 1893  -  land in  from the  to prevent the queen from abrogating the.
 * - 's  exposes the.
 * - Opera was broadcast on the radio for the first time &mdash; singing from the stage of New York's Metropolitan Opera House.
 * - An in,  kills 29,800.
 * - comic strip makes its first appearance.
 * - the degree is established in the.
 * - A in  shows that 90.3% of those voting wish to join.
 * - accepts theory of.
 * - The bushfires burn 20,000 square kilometres of land in Australia, claiming the lives of 71 people.
 * - patents a , which is 30% lighter than a regular car.
 * 1942  - The  begins.
 * 1942 - : First use of aircraft ejection seat. German test pilot in a jet fighter.
 * - Marshal is chosen as President of.
 * - Company produces the first.
 * - ambushes  patrol in the.
 * - - rioting breaks out in the n city of - now Kolkata - resulting in the deaths of more than 100 people.
 * 1964 -, the future , is appointed of.
 * - becomes the first  Cabinet member by being appointed.
 * - records his landmark album  live at
 * - Prime Minister and President  of  are ousted in a bloodless  by Col..
 * - is elected elected.
 * - Shortly after takeoff, 737 jet crashes into 's  and falls into the, killing 78 including four motorists. In a freaky coincidence, a Washington DC Metro Rail train derailed, killing 3 people.
 * - A month-long violent struggle begins in, between supporters of  and , resulting in thousands of casualties.
 * - becomes the first elected  governor as he takes office in.
 * - military troops attack n independence supporters in.
 * - apologizes for forcing n women into sexual slavery during.
 * - An hits, killing more than 800.
 * - Two thirds of the 's southern hemisphere suddenly brightened as something triggered aerosols to form at a furious rate.

Births

 * - King (d. )
 * -, Scottish poet (d. )
 * -, Dutch painter (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, Flemish mystic (d. )
 * -, French playwright (d. )
 * -, German theologian (d. )
 * -, English politician (d. )
 * -, English bishop and writer (d. )
 * -, painter and dramatist (d. )
 * -, Grand Duchess of Tuscany, sister of Napoleon Bonaparte (d. )
 * -, Mayor of Chicago (d. )
 * -, 6th (d. )
 * -, French poet and critic (d. )
 * -, American minister and author (d. )
 * -, Greek poet, twice nominated for the (d. )
 * -, German neurologist (d. )
 * -, German physicist, laureate (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, Russian composer (d. )
 * -, Canadian nationalist (d. )
 * -, Italian aristocrat (d. )
 * -, Russian-born singer and performer (d. )
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player and executive (d. )
 * -, Australian rules footballer (d. )
 * 1893  -, American writer (d. )
 * -, Polish historian and priest (d. )
 * -, British composer (d. )
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * -, Dutch communist (d. )
 * -, Greek painter (d. )
 * -, Premier of Queensland (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, Austrian-born philosopher (d. )
 * 1924  -, French choreographer
 * -, American actress and dancer (d. )
 * -, British writer
 * 1926  -, American feminist author (d. )
 * -, American politician (d. )
 * 1927  -, British
 * -, American actress
 * 1930  -, American singer
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, American actor
 * -, Italian actress
 * 1935  -, Italian engineer
 * -, Canadian actor
 * 1938  -, Swedish football manager
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * 1939  -, Polish footballer
 * -, American author
 * -, Spanish politician
 * -, American actor
 * 1943  -, English actress
 * -, Finnish musician
 * -, Mayor of
 * 1947  -, former Spanish-Catalan footballer and coach
 * -, Maharaja of Jodhpur
 * -, American television executive (d. )
 * -, American baseball player
 * 1950  -, American film director
 * -, South African guitarist
 * -, American writer
 * -, American writer
 * 1957  -, Major winning American Golfer
 * -, American musician
 * -, Greek footballer and coach
 * -, American actress
 * 1961  -, English singer
 * 1961  -, American singer
 * -, American musician
 * -, American businessman
 * -, American actress
 * -, American actor
 * -, American actress
 * 1968  -, English footballer
 * -, Scottish snooker player
 * 1969  -, Italian cross-country skier
 * -, American actor
 * 1970  -, Italian cyclist (d. )
 * -, American actress
 * 1972  -, Belarusian gymnast
 * -, Russian ice hockey player
 * -, Russian ice hockey player
 * -, Canadian short track speed skater
 * -, English actor
 * -, Polish conductor and organist
 * 1980  -, Japanese footballer
 * 1980  -, American ice hockey player
 * 1980  -, Swedish footballer
 * -, American football player
 * 1981  -, American baseball player
 * -, American professional wrestler, bodyguard, and actor
 * 1981  -, Bass player for
 * -, Argentine tennis player
 * -, English actor
 * 1983  -, French basketball player
 * -, Canadian figure skater
 * -, Estonian singer
 * -, son of

Deaths

 * -, Roman general and politician (b. )
 * - of Japan (b. )
 * - King (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, French statesman and historian (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, English poet (b. )
 * -, Chinese military commander (b. )
 * -, English Puritan soldier (b. )
 * -, English founder of the Quakers (b. )
 * - King (b. )
 * -, German theologian (b. )
 * -, French admiral (b. )
 * -, Scottish scientist and inventor (b. )
 * -, wife of (b. )
 * -, Russian explorer (b. )
 * -, Greek priest, humanist and revolutionary (b. )
 * -, American politician (b. )
 * -, American composer (b. )
 * - ,American politician (b.)
 * -, American politician (b. )
 * -, Russian physicist (b. )
 * -, French statesman (b. )
 * -, German phsycist (b. )
 * -, American Western lawman (b. )
 * -, consort of (b. )
 * -, French physicist (b. )
 * -, Irish writer (b. )
 * -, Swiss artist (b. )
 * -, American actor and comedian (b. )
 * -, English composer (b. )
 * -, Mexican writer and poet (b. )
 * 1974  -, Canadian tenor (b. )
 * -, 38th (b. )
 * 1978  -, American baseball manager (b. )
 * -, American musician (b. )
 * -, Russian-born popular music conductor and arranger (b. )
 * -, French film director (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, Brazilian composer (b. )
 * -, Canadian actor and singer (b. )
 * -, American film director (b. )
 * 2002  -, Canadian comedian (b. )
 * -, American screenwriter and director (b. )
 * -, Norwegian mountain climber (b. )
 * 2004  -, British serial killer (b. )
 * -, Canadian broadcaster (b. )
 * 2005  -, American mezzo-soprano (b. )
 * -, American sportscaster (b. )
 * 2006  -, Canadian ice hockey player (b. )
 * -, American jazz saxophonist (b. )
 * 2007    -, racecar driver (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * In, ends on the 20th day,  or Tjugondag Knut. Children celebrate a party throwing out the Christmas tree (julgransplundring).
 * In, , , in various communities, and in the  the  is celebrated (the  by the  calendar) on the night of /.
 * In UK, as proposed by comedian on BBC Radio 5 Live's  this is the day beyond which the penalty for wishing someone a Happy New Year should be death.
 * Michigan Governor designated January 13 " Day."