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  • Mosaic portraits of Justinian and Theodora on display at the Church of San Vitale, Ravenna, Italy

    Theodora: An Emperor’s Anchor and Women’s Champion

    532 Nika riots begin in Constantinople, a revolt against Byzantine Emperor Justinian I that leaves half the city burned and thousands dead. The riots are sparked by a botched execution of chariot racing supporters and end only after Empress Theodora refuses to flee, forcing her husband to act decisively.
  • 1888 The National Geographic Society is founded in Washington, D.C., to promote "the increase and diffusion of geographic knowledge" [1]
  • Henri Farman crosses the line to win the Grand Prix d'Aviation for the first observed circular flight of 1km

    Henri Farman Wins the Grand Prix d'Aviation

    1908 Henri Farman becomes the first person to fly an observed circuit of more than 1km, winning the Grand Prix d'Aviation
  • 1943 Adolf Hitler declares "Total War" against the Allies
  • 1970 Colonel Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu flees Biafra into exile, leaving his deputy, Philip Effiong, to surrender to the Nigerian Army, effectively ending the Nigerian Civil War
  • 2000 Microsoft chairman Bill Gates steps aside as chief executive and appoints company president Steve Ballmer as his successor
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  • 1936 Screen Directors Guild incorporates in Hollywood and later elects King Vidor as its first president
  • 1989 British comedy sketch series "A Bit of Fry and Laurie", starring Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie, debuts on BBC1
  • 1976 Sarah Caldwell becomes the first woman to conduct at NYC Metropolitan Opera House, leading the orchestra in a performance of "La Traviata"
  • 1972 Bernice Gera wins an anti-discrimination case against the National Baseball Congress, filed on March 15, 1971, allowing her to umpire

Dr. William Brydon, a surgeon in the British Army during the First Anglo-Afghan War, becomes famous for reputedly being the sole survivor of a force of 16,500 after reaching the safety of the garrison at Jalalabad

January 13, 1842

  • Henry II of Castile

    1334 - 1379

  • Agostino Depretis

    1813 - 1887

  • Zhou Youguang

    1906 - 2017

  • Marinus van der Lubbe

    1909 - 1934

  • Michael Bond

    1926 - 2017
More Birthdays on January 13

  • Julia Louis-Dreyfus

    65 Years Old

  • Patrick Dempsey

    60 Years Old

  • Shonda Rhimes

    56 Years Old

  • Orlando Bloom

    49 Years Old

  • Liam Hemsworth

    36 Years Old

  • Natalia Dyer

    31 Years Old

  • Bob Forsch

    1950 - 2011

  • Mark O'Meara

    69 Years Old

Mickey Mouse comic strip first appears

January 13, 1930

  • 1396 John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, marries 3rd wife Katherine Swynford, mother of four of his children at Lincoln Cathedral
  • 1958 American actress Jayne Mansfield (24) weds Hungarian-American bodybuilder Mickey Hargitay (32) at the Wayfarers Chapel in Rancho Palos Verdes, California; divorce in 1964
  • 1992 MLB baseball right fielder Sammy Sosa (23) weds Sonia Rodriguez
More January 13 Weddings

  • Gaius Marius

    - 86 BC

  • Stephen Foster

    1826 - 1864

  • Wyatt Earp

    1848 - 1929

  • James Joyce

    1882 - 1941

  • Hubert Humphrey

    1911 - 1978

  • Mel Stottlemyre

    1941 - 2019
More January 13 Deaths
  • Author and Novelist Miguel de Cervantes

    Weekly Quiz for January 13 - 19

    Who was the 1st American President to travel overseas by airplane? What is the world's largest office building? Who was crowned the 1st tsar of Russia in 1547?
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  • Long John Baldry singing the blues in a nightclub

    The Man Who Saved Elton John's Life

    January 12, 1941
  • Norman Rockwell’s painting of six year-old Ruby Bridges being escorted into a New Orleans school in 1960

    Judge With a Passion For Civil Rights

    January 14, 1911
  • Queen Victoria looks uncertainly at her husband as Prince Albert tries out his new top hat

    'Terrifying' Top Hat Causes Sensation

    January 15, 1797
  • British Museum ticket from 1790

    British Museum Opens its Doors

    January 15, 1759
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