What Happened on January 13?
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EVENTS ON JANUARY 13
First Italo-Ethiopian War
Year:
1895
First Italo-Ethiopian War: The war's opening battle, the Battle of Coatit, occurs; it is an Italian victory.
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Émile Zola
Year:
1898
Émile Zola's J'accuse…! exposes the Dreyfus affair.
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Independent Labour Party
Year:
1893
The Independent Labour Party of the United Kingdom holds its first meeting.
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United States Marine Corps
Year:
1893
U.S. Marines land in Honolulu, Hawaii from the USS Boston to prevent the queen from abrogating the Bayonet Constitution.
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National Geographic Society
Year:
1888
The National Geographic Society is founded in Washington, D.C.
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Czech nationalism
Year:
1900
To combat Czech nationalism, Emperor Franz Joseph decrees German will be language of the Austro-Hungarian Armed Forces.
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Rhoads Opera House fire
Year:
1908
The Rhoads Opera House fire in Boyertown, Pennsylvania kills 171 people.
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Henry Ford
Year:
1942
Henry Ford patents a soybean car, which is 30% lighter than a regular car.
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China–Finland relations
Year:
1950
Finland forms diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China.
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World War II
Year:
1942
World War II: First use of an aircraft ejection seat by a German test pilot in a Heinkel He 280 jet fighter.
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BIRTHS ON JANUARY 13
Carolyn Gold Heilbrun
Year of birth:
1926
Carolyn Gold Heilbrun, American author and academic (died 2003)
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Michael Bond
Year of birth:
1926
Michael Bond, English author, created Paddington Bear (died 2017)
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Melba Liston
Year of birth:
1926
Melba Liston, American trombonist and composer (died 1999)
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Rosemary Murphy
Year of birth:
1925
Rosemary Murphy, American actress (died 2014)
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Ron Tauranac
Year of birth:
1925
Ron Tauranac, Australian engineer and businessman (died 2020)
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Sydney Brenner
Year of birth:
1927
Sydney Brenner, South African biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2019)
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Liz Anderson
Year of birth:
1927
Liz Anderson, American singer-songwriter (died 2011)
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Chris Wiggins
Year of birth:
1931
Chris Wiggins, English-born Canadian actor (died 2017)
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Rip Taylor
Year of birth:
1931
Rip Taylor, American actor and comedian (died 2019)
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Frances Sternhagen
Year of birth:
1930
Frances Sternhagen, American actress (died 2023)
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DEATHS ON JANUARY 13
Georg Hermann Quincke
Year of death:
1924
Georg Hermann Quincke, German physicist and academic (born 1834)
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Alexandre Ribot
Year of death:
1923
Alexandre Ribot, French academic and politician, Prime Minister of France (born 1842)
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Earle Nelson
Year of death:
1928
Earle Nelson, American serial killer
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H. B. Higgins
Year of death:
1929
H. B. Higgins, Irish-Australian judge and politician, 3rd Attorney-General for Australia (born 1851)
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Wyatt Earp
Year of death:
1929
Wyatt Earp, American police officer (born 1848)
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Victoriano Huerta
Year of death:
1916
Victoriano Huerta, Mexican military officer and president, 1913–1914 (born 1850)
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Mary Slessor
Year of death:
1915
Mary Slessor, Scottish-Nigerian missionary (born 1848)
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Schuyler Colfax
Year of death:
1885
Schuyler Colfax, American journalist and politician, 17th Vice President of the United States (born 1823)
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Solomon Bundy
Year of death:
1889
Solomon Bundy, American lawyer and politician (born 1823)
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Aleksandr Popov (physicist)
Year of death:
1906
Alexander Stepanovich Popov, Russian physicist and academic (born 1859)
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HOLIDAYS ON JANUARY 13
Gluten-free diet
Gluten-free diet day
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Veronica of Milan
Christian feast day: Blessed Veronica of Milan
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Malanka
Old New Year's Eve (Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Serbia, Montenegro, Republic of Srpska, North Macedonia), and its related observances: Malanka (Ukraine, Russia, Belarus)
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Bhogi
Sidereal winter solstice's eve celebrations in South and Southeast Asian cultures; the last day of the six-month Dakshinayana period (see January 14): Bhogi (Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu)
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Lohri
Sidereal winter solstice's eve celebrations in South and Southeast Asian cultures; the last day of the six-month Dakshinayana period (see January 14): Lohri (Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh)
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Magh Bihu
Sidereal winter solstice's eve celebrations in South and Southeast Asian cultures; the last day of the six-month Dakshinayana period (see January 14): Uruka (Assam)
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Yennayer
Yennayer (Berbers)
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Hilary of Poitiers
Christian feast day: Hilary of Poitiers
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Saint Mungo
Christian feast day: Mungo
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January 13 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast day: January 13 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
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