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13 January 2024
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
No UN observance in the current list for this date.
Selected anniversaries
Anniversary
2012 - The Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia (pictured) ran aground on a reef and capsized off Isola del Giglio, Tuscany.Cruise ship that ran aground in a 2012 maritime accident
Anniversary
2003 - The trans-Neptunian object 208996 Achlys was discovered by Chad Trujillo and Michael E. Brown at Palomar Observatory, California.Large plutino
Anniversary
2001 - The first of two large earthquakes in the span of a month struck El Salvador, killing at least 944 people and destroying over 100,000 homes.Anniversary
2000 - Steve Ballmer replaced Bill Gates as the chief executive officer of Microsoft.American businessman and investor (born 1956)
Anniversary
1972 - Ghanaian military officer Ignatius Kutu Acheampong led a coup to overthrow Prime Minister Kofi Abrefa Busia and President Edward Akufo-Addo.Head of State of Ghana from 1972 to 1978
Historical events
History
2021 - Outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump is impeached for a second time on a charge of incitement of insurrection following the January 6 United States Capitol attack one week prior.Head of state and government
History
2020 - The Thai Ministry of Public Health confirms the first case of COVID-19 outside China.Government ministry of Thailand
History
2018 - A false emergency alert warning of an impending missile strike in Hawaii causes widespread panic in the state.False alarm sent over all communications media in the U.S. state of Hawaii
History
2012 - The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia sinks off the coast of Italy due to the captain Francesco Schettino's negligence and irresponsibility. There are 32 confirmed deaths.Passenger ship used for pleasure voyages
History
2004 - Uzbekistan Airways Flight 1154 crashes while landing at Tashkent International Airport, killing 37.2004 aviation accident
History
2003 - 208996 Achlys was discovered by Chad Trujillo and Michael E. Brown at Palomar Observatory.Large plutino
History
2001 - An earthquake hits El Salvador, killing more than 800.History
2000 - A Short 360 aircraft chartered by the Sirte Oil Company crashes off the coast of Brega, Libya, killing 21.1981 airliner family
History
1998 - Alfredo Ormando sets himself on fire in St. Peter's Square, protesting against homophobia.Italian writer and gay rights activist (1958–1998)
History
1993 - Space Shuttle program: Endeavour heads for space for the third time as STS-54 launches from the Kennedy Space Center.1972–2011 United States human spaceflight program
Notable births
Born
2003 - Oksana Selekhmeteva, Russian tennis playerSpanish tennis player (born 2003)
Born
2000 - Harley Smith-Shields, Australian rugby league playerAustralian rugby league footballer
Born
1997 - Henry Ellenson, American basketball playerAmerican basketball player (born 1997)
Born
1997 - Connor McDavid, Canadian ice hockey playerCanadian ice hockey player (born 1997)
Notable deaths
Died
2026 - Scott Adams, American author and illustrator (born 1957)American cartoonist and author (1957–2026)
Died
2026 - David Webb, British activist shareholder (born 1965)Hong Kong activist investor (1965–2026)
Died
2025 - Oliviero Toscani, Italian photographer (born 1942)Italian photographer (1942–2025)
Died
2024 - Joyce Randolph, American actress (born 1924)American actress (1924–2024)
Died
2020 - Bryan Monroe, American journalist and educator, (born 1965)American journalist (1965–2021)
Died
2020 - Philip Tartaglia, Scottish prelate, Catholic archbishop of Glasgow (born 1951)Catholic archbishop of Glasgow (1951–2021)
Died
2019 - Phil Masinga, South African footballer (born 1969)South African soccer player and manager (1969–2019)
Died
2017 - Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon, English photographer and a former member of the British royal family (born 1930)British photographer and filmmaker (1930–2017)
Sky
Moon phase
Waxing Crescent
5.2% illuminated
Lunar age: 2.2 days
Sun zodiac
Capricorn
22.78 degrees
Constellation: Sagittarius
Moon zodiac
Aquarius
20.42 degrees
Constellation: Capricornus
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.