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Battle of Brouwershaven

The Battle of Brouwershaven was fought on 13 January 1426 in Brouwershaven, Zeeland. The battle was part of the Hook and Cod wars waged over control of the Low Countries and resulted in a significant victory for Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy.

Sicut Dudum, forbidding the enslavement by the Spanish of the Guanche natives in Canary Islands who had converted, or were converting to, Christianity, is promulgated by Pope Eugene IV

Sicut dudum (from Latin: "Just as Long Ago") was a papal bull promulgated by Pope Eugene IV in Florence on January 13, 1435, which forbade the enslavement of the Indigenous Guanches people of the Canary Islands who had converted, or were converting to, Christianity and ordered, under pain of excommunication, that all such slaves be set free within 15 days.

Siege of Wiener Neustadt

The siege of Wiener Neustad, part of the Austrian–Hungarian War, was an assault from January 1486 to August 1487 on the Austrian town of Wiener Neustadt. Launched by Matthias Corvinus, King of Hungary, the 18-month siege ended with the town's surrender and allowed Hungary to take control of the surrounding regions of Styria and Lower Austria.

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Austria

Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, sentenced to death

Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, was sentenced to death on 13 January 1547 on a charge of treason associated with his use of royal heraldic arms. He was executed on 19 January 1547. The sentence and execution were separate events.

United Kingdom

Siege of Gvozdansko

The siege of Gvozdansko (Croatian: Opsada Gvozdanskog) was an Ottoman siege of the fort of Gvozdansko in the Kingdom of Croatia in 1577–1578. In the 1570s, the Ottomans intensified their efforts to capture the valley of the Una River. A string of forts along the Una, centred around Gvozdansko and in possession of the Zrinski noble family, formed the main line of defense of Croatia since 1527.

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Battle of Wadgaon

The Battle of Wadgaon (12–13 January 1779) was fought between the Maratha Confederacy and the British East India Company near Vadgaon Maval village in Maharashtra and was part of the First Anglo-Maratha War. A British force of over 3,000 troops, supported by 19,000 bullocks, had run out of supplies during a slow march over the Ghats which was aimed at joining with another force coming from Bengal.

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Action of 13 January 1797

The action of 13 January 1797 (known by the French as the Naufrage du Droits de l'Homme; "shipwreck [or sinking] of the Droits de l'Homme") was a minor naval battle fought between a French ship of the line and two British frigates off the coast of Brittany during the French Revolutionary Wars.

Battle of Uclés (1809)

The Battle of Uclés (13 January 1809) saw an Imperial French corps led by Marshal Claude Perrin Victor attack a Spanish force under Francisco Javier Venegas. The French easily crushed their outnumbered foes, capturing over half of the Spanish infantry. Uclés is located in the province of Cuenca 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) east of Tarancón and 100 kilometres (62 mi) southeast of Madrid. The action occurred during what is called the Peninsular War in English-speaking countries and the Spanish War of Independence in Spain. The war was part of a larger struggle known as the Napoleonic Wars.

Uclés, Spain

Siege of Lankaran

The siege of Lankaran (Persian: محاصره لنکران; Russian: Штурм Ленкорани) took place from 7 January to 13 January 1813 during the Russo-Persian War (1804–1813). Lankaran, a city in the Talish region, was previously held by Mir-Mostafa Khan of the Talysh Khanate, a subject of Iran. However, due to his defiance, he was ousted from the city by Iranian forces in August 1812.

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Battle of Fort Peter

The Battle of Fort Point Peter was a successful attack in early 1815 by a British force on a smaller American force on the Georgia side of the St. Marys River near St. Marys, Georgia. The river was then part of the international border between the United States and British-allied Spanish Florida; it now forms part of the boundary between Georgia and Florida.

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Battle of Almolonga

The Battle of Almolonga was a military action during the First Mexican Empire on January 13, 1823 in the town of Almolonga, between the hills of Teposteyo and Ahuacopexco, in the state of Guerrero during the revolution in favor of the Veracruz Plan in order to put an end to the Mexican Empire.

Battle of Pudeto

Battle of Pudeto was an attack by Chilean patriot forces during the 1826 campaign on the Spanish stronghold of Chiloé in southern Chile.

Battle of Yering

The Battle of Yering was a conflict between Indigenous Australians of the Wurundjeri nation and the Border Police which occurred on 13 January 1840, on the outskirts of Melbourne.

Australia

Battle of Gandamak

The Battle of Gandamak on 13 January 1842 was a defeat of British forces by Afghan tribesmen in the 1842 retreat from Kabul of General Elphinstone's army, during which the last survivors of the force—twenty officers and forty-five British soldiers of the 44th East Essex Regiment—were killed.

Afghanistan

1842 retreat from Kabul

The 1842 retreat from Kabul was the retreat of the British and East India Company forces from Kabul during the First Anglo-Afghan War. An uprising in Kabul forced the then-commander, Major-General William Elphinstone, to fall back to the British garrison at Jalalabad. In early January 1842, as the army and its numerous dependants and camp followers began their march, they came under attack from Afghan tribesmen.

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Afghanistan

Treaty of Cahuenga

The Treaty of Cahuenga, also called the "Capitulation of Cahuenga," ended the fighting of the Mexican-American War in Alta California in 1847. It was not a formal treaty between nations but an informal agreement between rival military forces in which the Californios gave up fighting. The treaty was drafted in English and Spanish by José Antonio Carrillo, approved by American Lieutenant-Colonel John C. Frémont and Mexican Governor Andrés Pico on January 13, 1847 at Campo de Cahuenga in what is now North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. The treaty called for the Californios to give up their artillery, and provided that all prisoners from both sides be immediately freed.

California, United States

Battle of Nyárasd

The Battle of Nyárasd was a battle in the Hungarian war of Independence of 1848-1849, fought on 13 January 1849 between a detachment of the Hungarian Garrison of Komárom led by Colonel Ferdinand Querlonde du Hammel against part of the besieging troops of the Austrian Empire, led by Lieutenant-Colonel Gustav Freiherr von Geramb. The Hungarians defeated the Austrians, putting them to flight, and killing Lieutenant-Colonel Geramb.

Slovakia

Battle of Chillianwala

The Battle of Chillianwala (also spelled Chillianwallah) was fought in January 1849 during the Second Anglo-Sikh War in the Chillianwala region (Mandi Bahauddin) of Punjab, now part of Pakistan. The battle was one of the bloodiest fought by the British East India Company. Both armies held their positions at the end of the battle and both sides claimed victory.

Establishment of the Colony of Vancouver Island

The Colony of Vancouver Island was established on 13 January 1849 as a British Crown colony. It included Vancouver Island and the nearby Gulf Islands. In 1866 it merged with the mainland Colony of British Columbia, before the united colony joined Canada in 1871.

Canada

Lister Expedition

The Lister Expedition was a punitive expedition in 1850 against Lushai chiefs such as Ngûra who raided Cachar. It is referred to as the Lister Expedition, which was headed by Colonel Frederick George Lister.

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1857 United States Senate special election in California

The 1857 United States Senate special election in California was held on January 13, 1857, by the California State Legislature to elect a U.S. senator (Class 3) to represent the State of California in the United States Senate. Legislators had previously attempted to elect a Senator in 1855, but could not reach a majority for a single candidate. In a special joint session, former Democratic Senator William M.

California, United States

1858 New South Wales colonial election

The 1858 New South Wales colonial election was held between 13 January and 12 February 1858. This election was for all of the 54 seats in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly and it was conducted in 18 single-member constituencies, 13 2-member constituencies, two 3-member constituencies and one 4-member constituency, all with a first past the post system.

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Australia

Battle of San Juan and Chorrillos

The Battle of San Juan and Chorrillos was the first of two main battles in the Lima campaign during the War of the Pacific, and was fought on 13 January 1881. This battle is really a group of smaller, yet fierce confrontations at the defensive strongholds of Villa, Chorrillos, Santiago de Surco, San Juan de Miraflores, Santa Teresa and Morro Solar. The Chilean army led by Gen.

Lima, Peru

Organising meeting of the National Geographic Society

On January 13, 1888, 33 explorers and scientists met at the Cosmos Club in Washington, D.C., to organise a society for the advancement and diffusion of geographical knowledge. The National Geographic Society was incorporated two weeks later, on January 27. This entry records the organising meeting.

United States

1891 United States Senate election in California

The 1891 United States Senate election in California was held on January 13, 1891, by the California State Legislature to elect a U.S. senator (Class 3) to represent the State of California in the United States Senate. Incumbent Republican Senator Leland Stanford was re-elected to a second term in office, defeating Democratic Lieutenant Governor Stephen M. White.

California, United States

Battle of Coatit

The Battle of Coatit was fought on 13 January 1895 between Italy and Ethiopian proxies led by Tigrayan Prince Ras Mengesha Yohannes in what is now Eritrea. It was the opening battle of the First Italo–Ethiopian War, and was a significant victory for the Italians, as they rebuffed an invasion force.

First Italo-Ethiopian War

The First Italo-Ethiopian War, also referred to as the First Italo-Abyssinian War, or simply known as the Abyssinian War in Italy (Italian: Guerra d'Abissinia), was fought between Italy and Ethiopia from 1895 to 1896. It originated from the disputed Treaty of Wuchale, which the Italians claimed turned Ethiopia into an Italian protectorate, while the Ethiopians claimed that the treaty simply ensured peace between the two powers.

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Ethiopia

Battle of Riyadh

The Battle of Riyadh or the Reconquest of Riyadh, was fought on 13 January 1902 in Riyadh, then part of the Emirate of Jabal Shammar. It was a conflict between the Rashidi dynasty and the House of Saud, and ended with Ibn Saud successfully capturing the walled city.

Saudi Arabia

1903 United States Senate election in California

The 1903 United States Senate election in California was held on January 13, 1903, by the California State Legislature to elect a U.S. senator (Class 3) to represent the State of California in the United States Senate. Incumbent Republican Senator George Clement Perkins was re-elected to a third term in office, defeating Democratic former San Francisco City Attorney Franklin Knight Lane and Union Labor San Francisco Mayor Eugene Schmitz.

California, United States

1903 Yukon general election

The 1903 Yukon general election was held on January 13, 1903. The council was expanded to elect five of the ten members to the Yukon Territorial Council. The election was fought along party lines even though the council was limited in its powers and played an advisory role to the federally appointed Commissioner.

1907 Salvadoran presidential election

Presidential elections were held in El Salvador on 13 January 1907. Divisional General Fernando Figueroa was elected with 99.76 percent of the vote. His closest rival Luis Alonso Barahona received 222 votes to Figueroa's 152,053.

El Salvador

Rhoads Opera House fire

The Rhoads Opera House Fire occurred on Monday evening, January 13, 1908 in Boyertown, Pennsylvania. The opera house caught fire during a stage play sponsored by nearby St. John's Lutheran Church. The fire started when a kerosene lamp being used for stage lighting was knocked over starting a fire on the stage. In short order the spreading fire ignited a mixture of lighting gas & oxygen from a malfunctioning stereopticon machine being used to present a magic lantern show at intermission. Audience members waited for the fire to be extinguished by theatre personnel, wasting the precious minutes they needed to escape safely.

Pennsylvania, United States

1914 Boston mayoral election

The Boston mayoral election of 1914 occurred on Tuesday, January 13, 1914. James Michael Curley, member of the United States House of Representatives, was elected Mayor of Boston for the first time, defeating Thomas J. Kenny, president of the Boston City Council. Incumbent mayor John F. Fitzgerald withdrew in December, citing illness; in actuality, Curley and attorney Daniel H.

Boston, United States

About 30,000 people were killed when an earthquake struck the Province of L'Aquila in Italy

The 1915 Avezzano earthquake or 1915 Fucino earthquake occurred on 13 January in central Italy at 07:52:42 local time. The shock had a moment magnitude of 6.7 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme). The epicenter was located in the city of Avezzano (which was destroyed) in the Province of L'Aquila. Around 30,000 direct fatalities and $60 million in damage resulted from the earthquake.

Battle of Wadi (1916)

The Battle of Wadi, occurring on 13 January 1916, was an unsuccessful attempt by British forces fighting in Mesopotamia (present-day Iraq) during World War I to relieve beleaguered forces under Sir Charles Townshend then under siege by the Ottoman Sixth Army at Kut-al-Amara. Pushed by regional British Commander-in-Chief Sir John Nixon, General Fenton Aylmer launched an attack against Ottoman defensive positions on the banks of the Wadi River. The Wadi was a steep valley of a stream that ran from the north into the River Tigris, some 6 miles (9.7 km) upstream towards Kut-al-Amara from Sheikh Sa'ad.

Iraq

1935 Saar status referendum

A referendum on territorial status was held in the Territory of the Saar Basin on 13 January 1935. Over 90% of voters opted for reunification with Germany, with 9% voting for the status quo as a League of Nations mandate territory and less than 0.5% opting for unification with France.

Hong Kong municipal election, 1936

The 1936 Hong Kong municipal election was supposed to be held on 13 January 1936 for the one of the 2 unofficial seats in the Urban Council of Hong Kong. It was supposed to be the first election after the Sanitary Board was reconstituted into the Urban Council. Dr. Chau Sik-nin, who later became the Senior Unofficial Member of the Executive and Legislative Council, was elected without being contested.

Hong Kong

Black Friday bushfires

The Black Friday bushfires of 13 January 1939, in Victoria, Australia, were part of the 1938–1939 bushfire season in Australia, which saw bushfires burning for the whole summer, and ash falling as far away as New Zealand. It was calculated that three-quarters of the State of Victoria was directly or indirectly affected by the disaster, while other Australian states and the Australian Capital Territory were also badly hit by fires and extreme heat.

Australia

Ostrogozhsk–Rossosh offensive

The Ostrogozhsk–Rossosh offensive (Russian: Острогожско-Россошанская операция) was an offensive of the Voronezh Front on the Eastern Front of World War II against the Hungarian 2nd Army and parts of the Italian 8th Army as part of the Voronezh–Kharkov offensive. The offensive came after Operation Little Saturn, made in support of the Stalingrad encirclement.

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First Indochina War: The Battle of Vĩnh Yên begins

The Battle of Vĩnh Yên (Vietnamese: Trận Vĩnh Yên) which occurred from 13 to 17 January 1951, was a major engagement in the First Indochina War between the French Union and the communist Việt Minh. The French Union forces, including the French Armed Forces and Vietnamese National Army, led by World War II hero Jean de Lattre de Tassigny, inflicted a decisive defeat on the Việt Minh forces, which were commanded by Võ Nguyên Giáp.

1963 Togolese coup d'état

The 1963 Togolese coup d'état was a military coup that occurred in the country of Togo on 13 January 1963. The coup leaders (notably Emmanuel Bodjolle, Étienne Eyadéma and Kléber Dadjo) took over government buildings, arrested most of the cabinet, and assassinated Togo's first President, Sylvanus Olympio outside the American embassy in Lomé. The coup leaders quickly brought Nicolas Grunitzky and Antoine Meatchi, both of whom were exiled political opponents of Olympio, together to form a new government. While the government of Ghana and its President Kwame Nkrumah were implicated in the coup and assassination of Olympio, full investigation was never completed and the international outcry eventually died down.

Lomé, Togo

1967 Togolese coup d'état

The 1967 Togolese coup d'état was a bloodless military coup that occurred in the West African country of Togo on 13 January 1967. The leader of the coup, Lieutenant Colonel Étienne Eyadéma (later General Gnassingbé Eyadéma) ousted Togo's second President, Nicolas Grunitzky, whom he essentially brought to power following the 1963 coup d'état. Following the coup, political parties were banned, and all constitutional processes were suspended.

Lomé, Togo

Japan Air Lines Cargo Flight 1045

Japan Air Lines Cargo Flight 1045 was a charter flight on January 13, 1977, from Grant County, Washington, to Tokyo, Japan, with a stopover in Anchorage, Alaska. The McDonnell Douglas DC-8-62AF operating the flight crashed during the initial climb shortly after takeoff from Anchorage, in part because the captain, Hugh L. Marsh, was intoxicated as shown by a blood alcohol level of 0.29; the co-pilot and the other crew were not impaired.

Alaska, United States

Air Florida Flight 90

Air Florida Flight 90 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight operated from Washington National Airport (now Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport) to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport, with an intermediate stopover at Tampa International Airport, that crashed into the 14th Street Bridge over the Potomac River just after takeoff from Washington National Airport on January 13, 1982.

United States

Awash rail disaster

On 13 January 1985, an express train derailed on a curved bridge over the gorge of the Awash River in Awash, Ethiopia. The official death toll was 428, with more than 500 injuries.

Ethiopia

Lee Teng-hui succeeds Chiang Ching-kuo as president

Lee Teng-hui succeeded Chiang Ching-kuo as president of the Republic of China on 13 January 1988 following Chiang’s death. This succession preceded Lee’s later election to the presidency by direct popular vote.

Taiwan

Douglas Wilder takes office as governor of Virginia

Douglas Wilder was sworn in as governor of Virginia on January 13, 1990. He was the first African American elected governor of a U.S. state. His inauguration was distinct from the earlier election that brought him to office.

United States

Portuguese presidential election, 1991

The Portuguese presidential election of 1991 was held on 13 January. The re-election of the hugely popular Mário Soares was never in doubt, specially after the then-ruling PSD, led by Prime Minister Aníbal Cavaco Silva announced its support. Therefore, the election held on 13 January 1991 was a landslide, and no second round was needed. As the election of a left-wing candidate was assured, other left-wing parties, the Portuguese Communist Party and the People's Democratic Union, presented their own candidates. The communists presented Carlos Carvalhas, who had been Assistant General Secretary of the Party a year before (Álvaro Cunhal was the secretary-general).

Portugal

Cape Verdean parliamentary election, 1991

Parliamentary elections were held in Cape Verde on 13 January 1991, the country's first multi-party elections, having previously been a one-party state with the African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde (PAICV) as the sole legal party. The result was a victory for the Movement for Democracy, which won 56 of the 79 seats. Voter turnout was 75.3%.

Cape Verde

January Events

The January Events (Lithuanian: Sausio įvykiai) were a series of violent confrontations between the civilian population of Lithuania, supporting independence, and the Soviet Armed Forces. The events took place between 11 and 13 January 1991, after the restoration of independence by Lithuania. As a result of the Soviet military actions, 14 civilians were killed and over 140 were injured as they peacefully protested for freedom in what is known as the Vilnius massacre.

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Lithuania

STS-54

STS-54 was a NASA Space Transportation System (Space Shuttle) mission using Space Shuttle Endeavour. This was the third flight for Endeavour, and was launched on January 13, 1993, with Endeavour returning to the Kennedy Space Center on January 19, 1993.

Chemical Weapons Convention opens for signature

The Chemical Weapons Convention opened for signature in Paris on 13 January 1993. The treaty prohibits the development, production, stockpiling and use of chemical weapons and provides for their destruction. It entered into force on 29 April 1997, a separate milestone from opening for signature.

France

Opening of the January 1993 coalition airstrikes on Iraq

A series of coalition airstrikes against Iraq began on January 13, 1993, and continued until January 22. American, British and French forces acted in the context of the Iraqi no-fly zones conflict. The opening raid was part of Operation Southern Watch, which had begun in 1992.

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Iraq

1995 King Fahd Cup final

The 1995 King Fahd Cup final was a football match to determine the winners of the 1995 King Fahd Cup. The match was held at King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 13 January 1995 and was contested by Denmark and Argentina. Denmark won the match 2–0.

Saudi Arabia

1999 Honduran Supercup

The 1999 Honduran Supercup was held between winners of 1997–98 Honduran Liga Nacional (Motagua) and 1997 Honduran Cup (Platense). It was the second attempt for the Selacios to obtain the crown, however, the Blues prevailed as champions.

2000 Marsa Brega Short 360 crash

The 2000 Marsa Brega Short 360 crash occurred on 13 January 2000 when a Swiss-registered Short 360 leased by Avisto ditched into the sea near Marsa Brega in Libya. The aircraft was chartered by Sirte Oil Company to transport oil workers to the city. It was carrying 41 people (38 passengers and three crew). Most of the passengers were foreigners. As both engines failed in mid-flight, the crew chose to ditch the aircraft. A total of 22 people died in the crash. An official investigation concluded that the de-icing device on the aircraft was not activated.

Libya

Battle for Argun

The Battle for Argun (Russian: Битва за Аргун; Chechen: Оргера тӀом) took place between Chechen Islamists under the command of Ramzan Akhmadov and Ibn al-Khattab and the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in the early stages of the Second Chechen war for control of the city of Argun. This military operation lasted four days and ended with significant losses for the Russian army.

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January 2001 El Salvador earthquake

On 13 January 2001, at 11:33 CTZ (17:33 UTC), a Mw 7.7 earthquake struck off the coast of Usulután Department, El Salvador, at a depth of 60 km (37 mi). At least 952 people were killed; 944 in El Salvador and 8 in Guatemala, over 5,500 were injured and nearly 200 were left missing due to the earthquake; every single department in the country reported casualties and severe damage, and damage from the earthquake was reported in five countries throughout Central America.

El Salvador

2000 Albanian Supercup

The 2000 Albanian Supercup is the seventh edition of the Albanian Supercup since its establishment in 1989. The match was contested between the Albanian Cup 2000 winners KS Teuta and the 1999–2000 Albanian Superliga champions KF Tirana.

208996 Achlys was discovered by Chad Trujillo and Michael E. Brown at Palomar Observatory

208996 Achlys (provisional designation 2003 AZ84) is a large trans-Neptunian object orbiting the Sun in the Kuiper belt, a region of icy bodies beyond Neptune. It was discovered on 13 January 2003 by Chad Trujillo and Michael E. Brown at Palomar Observatory. Achlys has an elongated shape that is believed to be distorted by its rapid 6.8-hour rotation.

2004 District of Columbia Democratic presidential primary and caucuses

The District of Columbia held a primary on January 13, 2004 and caucuses on February 14, 2004 during the 2004 Democratic presidential primary season. Delegates were only allocated in the February 14 caucuses.

Washington, D.C., United States · District of Columbia, United States

Uzbekistan Airways Flight 1154 crashes while landing at Tashkent International Airport, killing 37

Uzbekistan Airways Flight 1154 (HY1154/UZB1154) was a scheduled domestic passenger flight which was operated by Uzbekistan flag carrier Uzbekistan Airways from Termez Airport in the city of Termez, near the Afghanistan border, to Uzbekistan's capital of Tashkent. On 13 January 2004 the aircraft operating the flight, a Yakovlev Yak-40 registered in Uzbekistan as UK-87985, collided with a radar station while landing at Tashkent, flipped over, caught fire and exploded, killing all 37 people on board.

WEC 18: Unfinished Business

WEC 18: Unfinished Business was a mixed martial arts event held on January 13, 2006, at Tachi Palace in Lemoore, California, United States.

United States

2008 Copa Indonesia final

The 2008 Copa Indonesia final was a football match that took place on 13 January 2008 at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta. It was the third final of Piala Indonesia and contested by Sriwijaya FC and Persipura Jayapura. It was a first-ever final appearance for Sriwijaya, while Persipura made it back-to-back final appearances after losing to Arema in the previous edition.

Jakarta, Indonesia

Oldham East and Saddleworth by-election, 2011

The 2011 by-election in Oldham East and Saddleworth was a by-election for the Parliament of the United Kingdom's House of Commons constituency of Oldham East and Saddleworth held on 13 January 2011. Labour Party candidate Debbie Abrahams held the seat for her party with an increased majority over the Liberal Democrats, succeeding Phil Woolas, whose victory in the 2010 general election had been declared void because he had knowingly made false statements attacking his Liberal Democrat opponent's personal character. The contest was the first by-election of the 2010 Parliament, and the first by-election to be caused by an election court overturning the previous result since the 1997 Winchester by-election.

United Kingdom

Costa Concordia disaster

On 13 January 2012, the seven-year-old Costa Cruises vessel Costa Concordia was on the first leg of a cruise around the Mediterranean Sea when the cruise ship deviated from her planned route at Isola del Giglio, Italy in order to perform a sail-by salute, and as a consequence struck a rock formation on the sea floor. This caused the ship to list and then to partially sink, landing unevenly on an underwater ledge. Although a six-hour rescue effort brought most of the passengers ashore, 32 people died: 27 passengers and five crew members.

Italy

Kiribati presidential election, 2012

Presidential elections were held in Kiribati on 13 January 2012, following two-round parliamentary elections held in October 2011. Incumbent President Anote Tong sought re-election to a third four-year term, ending months of speculation about his decision. Tong beat Tetaua Taitai of the United Coalition Party and Rimeta Beniamina of the Maurin Kiribati Party with a little over 42% of the vote.

Kiribati

Genesis (2013)

Genesis (2013) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling that was held on January 13, 2013 at the Impact Wrestling Zone in Orlando, Florida. It was the eighth annual Genesis event. This was the first pay-per-view event of the 2013 calendar to jump start TNA's new business initiative to reduce their regular annual PPVs a year down to four. Nine matches were featured on the card. In the main event was Jeff Hardy successfully defending the TNA World Heavyweight Championship against Bobby Roode and Austin Aries in a Triple Threat Elimination match.

Florida, United States

Bombardment of Gao

On January 13, 2013, as one of the first actions of French intervention in Mali, French planes bombed the city of Gao, which was controlled by the jihadist Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa (MOJWA).

Mali

ACB 51: Silva vs. Torgeson

ACB 51: Silva vs. Torgeson was a mixed martial arts event held by Absolute Championship Berkut on January 13, 2017, at the Bren Events Center in Irvine, California, United States.

United States

LFA 1: Peterson vs. Higo

Legacy Fighting Alliance held its inaugural event, LFA 1: Peterson vs. Higo, on January 13, 2017, following the merger of Legacy Fighting Championship and Resurrection Fighting Alliance. The event took place at The Bomb Factory in Dallas, Texas, and aired on AXS TV.

United States

2018 Civic Democratic Party leadership election

A Civic Democratic Party (ODS) leadership election was held on 13 January 2018. The incumbent leader Petr Fiala sought reelection. Shadow Minister of Education Václav Klaus Jr. was widely expected to run against Fiala. He was considered to be one of the most visible politician of the party. In December 2016, Czech bookmaker company Fortuna wrote a course for Klaus Jr. to replace Fiala on 20:1.

Czechia

2018 Portuguese Social Democratic Party leadership election

The 2018 Portuguese Social Democratic Party leadership election was held on 13 January 2018. The leadership election was held after then PSD leader Pedro Passos Coelho confirmed he would not run for another term in the aftermath of the poor results of the PSD in the 2017 local elections. Only two candidates came forward: Rui Rio, former mayor of Porto, and Pedro Santana Lopes, former PSD leader, Prime Minister and mayor of Lisbon.

ACB 78: Young Eagles 24

ACB 78: Young Eagles 24 was a mixed martial arts event held by Absolute Championship Berkut on January 13, 2018, at Sports Hall Coliseum in Grozny, Russia.

Russia

2018 Trutnov by-election

A by-election for the Trutnov Senate seat in the Czech Republic was held over two rounds in January 2018. The first round was held on 5 and 6 January 2018, with the second round on 12 and 13 January. The front-runners in the election were Jan Sobotka, supported by right-wing parties, and Jiří Hlavatý, the candidate of ANO 2011.

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Czechia

2018 Czech presidential election

Presidential elections were held in the Czech Republic in January 2018. The first round took place on 12 and 13 January. As no candidate won a majority, a run-off election between the top two candidates, Jiří Drahoš and President Miloš Zeman, was held on 26 and 27 January 2018.

This entry records the first round, as dated in the source infobox.

Czechia

ROH Honor Reigns Supreme (2019)

Honor Reigns Supreme 2019 was a professional wrestling livestreaming event produced by Ring of Honor (ROH), that took place on January 13, 2019, at the Cabarrus Arena in Concord, North Carolina. The event was streamed live on ROH's Honor Club online streaming service.

Concord, North Carolina, United States

Battle of Bangui (2021)

On 13 January 2021, during the ongoing civil war in the Central African Republic, around 200 rebels from the Coalition of Patriots for Change attacked the capital Bangui in an attempt to overthrow the government, which resulted in failure.

Central African Republic

2020 Trophée des Champions

The 2020 Trophée des Champions (transl. 2020 Champions Trophy) was the 25th edition of the French super cup. The match was contested by the 2019–20 Ligue 1 champions and 2019–20 Coupe de France winners Paris Saint-Germain, and the Ligue 1 runners-up Marseille. The match marked the 99th time Classique rivals Paris Saint-Germain and Marseille played against each other and the second time in the Trophée des Champions, after their first meeting in 2010.

France

Hard To Kill (2023)

The 2023 Hard To Kill was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by Impact Wrestling. It took place on January 13, 2023, at the Center Stage in Atlanta, Georgia, and was the fourth event under the Hard To Kill chronology. Ten matches took place at the event, including two on the pre-show and one taped as a digital exclusive.

Atlanta, United States · Georgia, United States

2024 Taiwanese general election

The 2024 Taiwanese general elections were held in Taiwan, on Saturday, 13 January 2024 to elect the 16th president and vice president of the Republic of China, and all 113 members of the 11th Legislative Yuan.

Taiwan

2024 Taiwanese presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Taiwan on 13 January 2024 as part of the 2024 general elections. Tsai Ing-wen of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), the incumbent president of the Republic of China, was ineligible for reelection due to term limits. As such, the DPP nominated Vice President Lai Ching-te, who had secured the party chairmanship by acclamation in March 2023.

Taiwan

2024 Taiwanese legislative election

Legislative elections were held in Taiwan on 13 January 2024 to elect members of the Legislative Yuan. The elections were held alongside presidential elections. The results saw the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) lose its majority in the Legislative Yuan that it had held since 2016, losing 11 seats and retaining 51, while the Kuomintang (KMT) became the largest single party with 52 seats, and the Taiwan People's Party (TPP) won eight seats.

Taiwan

January 2024 Czech Pirate Party leadership election

The Czech Pirate Party held a leadership election on 13 January 2024.

Czechia

UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2

UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2 (also known as UFC Fight Night 234, UFC on ESPN+ 92 and UFC Vegas 84) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on January 13, 2024, at the UFC Apex facility, in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.

Nevada, United States

Hard To Kill (2024)

The 2024 Hard To Kill was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). It took place on January 13, 2024, at the Palms Casino Resort in Paradise, Nevada.

Nevada, United States

NWA Paranoia

Paranoia was a professional wrestling event promoted by the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) and was the first event promoted as a Signature Live Event. It took place on January 13, 2024, at Revolution Live in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, but aired on tape delay across four episodes of NWA Powerrr that aired on The CW app.

Florida, United States

2024 Super Copa Grão-Pará

The 2024 Super Copa Grão-Pará was the 1st Super Copa Grão-Pará, a football match played between the winners of the previous season's Campeonato Paraense and Campeonato Paraense Second Division competitions. Águia de Marabá defeated Canaã 1–0 for their 1st Super Copa Grão-Pará title.

ONE Fight Night 18

ONE Fight Night 18: Gasanov vs. Oh was a combat sport event produced by ONE Championship that took place on January 13, 2024, at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.