January 13

People born on this day are Capricorn.

On this day in history01

1993
Space Shuttle program: Endeavour heads for space for the third time as STS-54 launches from the Kennedy Space Center.
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1993
The Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) is signed.
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1993
Operation Southern Watch: U.S.A.F., U.S.N., R.A.F. and French Air Force jets attack AAA and SAM sites in Southern Iraq.
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1998
Alfredo Ormando sets himself on fire in St. Peter's Square, protesting against homophobia.
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2000
A Short 360 aircraft chartered by the Sirte Oil Company crashes off the coast of Brega, Libya, killing 21.
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2001
An earthquake hits El Salvador, killing more than 800.
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2003
208996 Achlys was discovered by Chad Trujillo and Michael E. Brown at Palomar Observatory.
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2004
Uzbekistan Airways Flight 1154 crashes while landing at Tashkent International Airport, killing 37.
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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.
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2018
A false emergency alert warning of an impending missile strike in Hawaii causes widespread panic in the state.
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2020
The Thai Ministry of Public Health confirms the first case of COVID-19 outside China.
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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.
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