Editing January 13 (section)

===1901–present===
*[[1908]] &ndash; The [[Rhoads Opera House fire]] in [[Boyertown, Pennsylvania]] kills 171 people.
*[[1915]] &ndash; The 6.7 {{M|w}} [[1915 Avezzano earthquake|Avezzano earthquake]] shakes the [[Province of L'Aquila]] in Italy with a maximum [[Mercalli intensity scale|Mercalli intensity]] of XI (''Extreme''), killing between 29,978 and 32,610.
*[[1920]] &ndash; The [[Reichstag Bloodbath|Reichstag Bloodbath of January 13, 1920]], the bloodiest demonstration in German history.{{sfn|Liang|1970|p=98}}{{sfn|Weipert|2012|p=16}}{{sfn|Fisher|1948|p=120}} 
*[[1935]] &ndash; A [[1935 Saar status referendum|plebiscite]] in [[Saar (League of Nations)|Saarland]] shows that 90.3% of those voting wish to no more [[Territory_of_the_Saar_Basin|being a "region occupied and governed by the United Kingdom and France"]].
*[[1939]] &ndash; The [[Black Friday bushfires]] burn {{convert|20,000|km2}} of land in Australia, claiming the lives of 71 people.
*[[1942]] &ndash; [[Henry Ford]] patents a [[soybean car]], which is 30% lighter than a regular car.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://patentyogi.com/this-day-in-patent-history/this-day-in-patent-history-on-january-13-1942-henry-ford-patented-a-soybean-car-a-plastic-car-which-is-30-lighter-than-a-regular-car/ |title=This Day in Patent History - On January 13, 1942, Henry Ford patented a Soybean car (a plastic car), which is 30% lighter than a regular car |date=13 January 2016 |publisher=Patent Yogi LLC |access-date=13 January 2021 |archive-date=15 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210115203100/https://patentyogi.com/this-day-in-patent-history/this-day-in-patent-history-on-january-13-1942-henry-ford-patented-a-soybean-car-a-plastic-car-which-is-30-lighter-than-a-regular-car/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
*  1942   &ndash; [[World War II]]: First use of an aircraft [[ejection seat]] by a German test pilot in a [[Heinkel He 280]] jet fighter.
*[[1950]] &ndash; British submarine {{HMS|Truculent|P315|6}} collides with an oil tanker in the [[Thames Estuary]], killing 64 men.
*  1950   &ndash; Finland forms [[China–Finland relations|diplomatic relations]] with the People's Republic of China.
*[[1951]] &ndash; [[First Indochina War]]: The [[Battle of Vĩnh Yên]] begins.
*[[1953]] &ndash; An article appears in ''[[Pravda]]'' accusing some of the most prestigious and prominent doctors, mostly Jews, in the Soviet Union of taking part in a [[Doctors' plot|vast plot]] to poison members of the top Soviet political and military leadership.
*[[1958]] &ndash; The [[Moroccan Army of Liberation]] ambushes a Spanish patrol in the [[Ifni War|Battle of Edchera]].
*[[1963]] &ndash; [[1963 Togolese coup d'état|Coup d'état]] in [[Togo]] results in the assassination of president [[Sylvanus Olympio]].
*[[1964]] &ndash; [[Violence against Muslims in India|Anti-Muslim]] riots break out in [[Kolkata|Calcutta]], in response to [[1964 East Pakistan riots|anti-Hindu riots]] in [[East Pakistan]]. About one hundred people are killed.
*  1964   &ndash; In [[Manchester, New Hampshire]], fourteen-year-old Pamela Mason is murdered. Edward Coolidge is tried and convicted of the crime, but the conviction is set aside by the landmark [[Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution|Fourth Amendment]] case [[Coolidge v. New Hampshire]] (1971).
*[[1966]] &ndash; [[Robert C. Weaver]] becomes the first [[African American]] Cabinet member when he is appointed [[United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development]].
*[[1968]] &ndash; [[Johnny Cash]] [[At Folsom Prison|performs live]] at [[Folsom State Prison]].
*[[1972]] &ndash; Prime Minister [[Kofi Abrefa Busia]] and President [[Edward Akufo-Addo]] of [[Ghana]] are ousted in a bloodless [[Coup d'état|military coup]] by Colonel [[Ignatius Kutu Acheampong]].
*[[1977]] &ndash; [[Japan Air Lines Cargo Flight 1045]], a [[Douglas DC-8]] jet, crashes onto the runway during takeoff from [[Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport]], killing five.<ref>{{cite web|last=Ranter|first=Harro|title=ASN Aircraft accident McDonnell Douglas DC-8-62AF JA8054 Anchorage International Airport, AK (ANC)|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19770113-0|access-date=2020-11-05|website=aviation-safety.net|publisher=[[Aviation Safety Network]]|archive-date=2020-12-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204151714/https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19770113-0|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1978]] &ndash; United States [[Food and Drug Administration]] requires all [[blood donation]]s to be labeled "paid" or "volunteer" donors.
*[[1982]] &ndash; Shortly after takeoff, [[Air Florida Flight 90]], a [[Boeing 737]] jet, crashes into [[Washington, D.C.]]'s [[14th Street bridges|14th Street Bridge]] and falls into the [[Potomac River]], killing 78 including four motorists.
*[[1985]] &ndash; A passenger train [[Awash rail disaster|plunges into a ravine]] in [[Ethiopia]], killing 428 in the worst railroad disaster in Africa.
*[[1986]] &ndash; A month-long violent struggle begins in [[Aden|Aden, South Yemen]] between supporters of [[Ali Nasir Muhammad]] and [[Abdul Fattah Ismail]], resulting in thousands of casualties.
*[[1988]] &ndash; [[Lee Teng-hui]] becomes the first [[Taiwanese people|native Taiwanese]] [[President of the Republic of China]].
*[[1990]] &ndash; [[Douglas Wilder]] becomes the first elected African American governor as he takes office as [[Governor of Virginia]] in [[Richmond, Virginia]].
*[[1991]] &ndash; Soviet Union troops [[January Events (Lithuania)|attack]] [[Lithuania]]n independence supporters in [[Vilnius]], killing 14 people and wounding around 1,000 others. 
*[[1993]] &ndash; [[Space Shuttle program]]: [[Space Shuttle Endeavour|''Endeavour'']] heads for space for the third time as [[STS-54]] launches from the [[Kennedy Space Center]].
*  1993   &ndash; The [[Chemical Weapons Convention]] (CWC) is signed.<ref name=untc>{{cite web|work=United Nations Treaty Collection|url=http://treaties.un.org/Pages/ViewDetails.aspx?src=TREATY&mtdsg_no=XXVI-3&chapter=26&lang=en|title=Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction|access-date=27 January 2018|archive-date=7 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150407202014/https://treaties.un.org/Pages/ViewDetails.aspx?src=TREATY&mtdsg_no=XXVI-3&chapter=26&lang=en|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*  1993   &ndash; [[Operation Southern Watch]]: [[January 1993 airstrikes on Iraq|U.S.A.F., U.S.N., R.A.F. and French Air Force jets attack AAA and SAM sites in Southern Iraq.]]<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Gellman|first1=Barton|last2=Devroy|first2=Ann|date=January 14, 1993|title=U.S. DELIVERS LIMITED AIR STRIKE ON IRAQ|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1993/01/14/us-delivers-limited-air-strike-on-iraq/1f0dad2d-dbf7-4452-84a6-24459c5e3923/ |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref>
*[[1998]] &ndash; [[Alfredo Ormando]] sets himself on fire in [[St. Peter's Square]], protesting against [[homophobia]].
*[[2000]] &ndash; A [[Short 360]] aircraft chartered by the [[Sirte Oil Company]] [[2000 Marsa Brega Short 360 crash|crashes]] off the coast of [[Brega]], Libya, killing 21.<ref name="Final Report">{{cite web |title=Final Report HB-AAM |url=https://www.sust.admin.ch/inhalte/AV-berichte/1732.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211009185938/https://www.sust.admin.ch/inhalte/AV-berichte/1732.pdf |archive-date=9 October 2021 |publisher=Libyan Civil Aviation Authority |via=Swiss Transportation Safety Investigation Board }} - [http://reports.aviation-safety.net/2000/20000113-0_SH36_HB-AAM.pdf Alternate link] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240103084435/https://reports.aviation-safety.net/2000/20000113-0_SH36_HB-AAM.pdf |date=2024-01-03 }} from the [[Aviation Safety Network]].</ref>
*[[2001]] &ndash; An [[January 2001 El Salvador earthquake#The January 13 earthquake|earthquake]] hits [[El Salvador]], killing more than 800.
*[[2012]] &ndash; The passenger [[cruise ship]] ''[[Costa Concordia]]'' [[Costa Concordia disaster|sinks]] off the coast of Italy due to the captain [[Francesco Schettino]]'s negligence and irresponsibility. There are 32 confirmed deaths.
*[[2018]] &ndash; A [[2018 Hawaii false missile alert|false emergency alert]] warning of an impending missile strike in [[Hawaii]] causes widespread panic in the state.
*[[2020]] &ndash; The Thai [[Ministry of Public Health (Thailand)|Ministry of Public Health]] confirms the first case of [[COVID-19]] outside China.<ref>{{Cite web|last=CDC|date=2022-01-05|title=CDC Museum COVID-19 Timeline|url=https://www.cdc.gov/museum/timeline/covid19.html|access-date=2022-01-11|website=Centers for Disease Control and Prevention|language=en-us|archive-date=2023-05-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230523041908/https://www.cdc.gov/museum/timeline/covid19.html|url-status=live}}</ref> 
*[[2021]] &ndash; Outgoing [[U.S. President]] [[Donald Trump]] is [[Second impeachment of Donald Trump|impeached for a second time]] on a charge of incitement of insurrection following the [[January 6 United States Capitol attack]] one week prior.<ref>{{cite news|title=Trump impeached for 'inciting' US Capitol riot in historic second charge|work=BBC News|date=14 January 2021|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-55656385|access-date=14 January 2021|archive-date=23 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210123174152/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-55656385|url-status=live}}</ref>