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Day Of The Week: January 13
January 13, 2024 is the 13th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 353 days remaining until the end of 2024. The day of the week is Saturday.
If you are into daily horoscope then Capricorn is your zodiac sign. Garnet is your modern birthstone. Emerald is your mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Day In History: January 13
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).
Historical Events: January 13
- 1328 –Edward III of England marries Philippa of Hainault, daughter of the Count of Hainault.
- 1435 –Sicut Dudum is promulgated by Pope Eugene IV about the enslaving of black natives in Canary Islands by Spanish natives.
- 1607 –The Bank of Genoa fails after announcement of national bankruptcy in Spain.
- 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.
- 1913 –Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Incorporated was founded on the campus of Howard University.
- 1935 –A plebiscite in Saarland shows that 90.3% of those voting wish to join Nazi Germany.
- 1951 –First Indochina War: The Battle of Vinh Yen begins, which will end in a major victory for France.
- 1953 –Marshal Josip Broz Tito is chosen as President of Yugoslavia.
- 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.
Who were born on January 13?
- 1901 –A. B. Guthrie, American novelist, historian (d. 1991)
- 1924 –Roland Petit, French choreographer (d. 2011)
- 1938 –William B. Davis, Canadian actor
- 1939 –Cesare Maniago, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1948 –Gaj Singh, Maharaja of Jodhpur
- 1962 –Trace Adkins, American country music singer-songwriter
- 1972 –Vitaly Scherbo, Belarusian gymnast
- 1977 –William Ash (actor), British actor
- 1989 –James Berrett, English footballer
- 1989 –Triinu Kivilaan, Estonian singer
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