Thursday January 13, 2011: on this day

January 13, 2011 was a Thursday and it was the 13th day of the year 2011 in the Gregorian calendar.

January 13, 2011 can also be written as 1/13/2011 in the US and as 13/1/2011 in UK and Europe.

January 13, 2011 in January 2011 calendar

Here's what happened on January 13, 2011:

• Tunisia protests:
• Six people are reported to have been killed in clashes in the aftermath: three in menzel bourguiba and one each in bizerte, as well as one each in tataouine.
• Zine el abidine ben ali, president of tunisia, gives a televised speech in which he tries to placate protesters and vows not to run for re-election in 2014. he also promised an end to the live firing of "real guns" in tunis, where three people were killed less than an hour later.
• Laurent gbagbo, the incumbent president of ivory coast, is attacked and burned by forces loyal to him.
• A british cruise ship escapes possible somali pirate attacks 100 miles (160 km), off the coast tanzania, indian ocean.
• Israeli-lebanese conflict:
• After the fall of the lebanese government, israel has placed troops in northern israel under high alert.
• Borders, a troubled u.s. bookstore chain, meets with publishers to seek financing.
• In 2010, the united states banks closed a record 1 million mortgages.
• China has the highest installed wind power capacity, having added 16gw in 2010. the total is now 41.8gw. the u.s. comes in second at 40.2gw.
• The u.s. environmental protection agency has revoked a permit for a west virginia coal mine. this would have been america's largest.
• Standard poor's and moody's major credit rating agencies warn the u.s. about the possibility of a decline in its credit rating due to increasing national debt.
• Floods in rio de janeiro, brazil:
• With over 500 confirmed deaths, the death toll continues its rise.
• President dilma rousseff announced a r$780 million ($466.2 million) emergency relief budget to help the affected areas.
• Floods in queensland, australia
• Flood waters reach their peak in brisbane, australia. although they are below historical levels, flood waters still threaten thousands of homes.
• At least 15 people have died in the latest round of rescue and search efforts. this number is likely to rise. (the australian), (3aw),
• Floods in sri lanka have left more than one million people homeless and 21 dead.
• Ten people are killed by a fire at a hunan hotel in china.
• After a boat carrying people home from an engagement ceremony in northern vietnam capsized, three people died and six others were left missing.
• Two crew members were killed when a tanker carrying sulfuric acids capsizes in germany's rhine river.
• The lower house of tajikistan's parliament has ratified an agreement to transfer 380 square miles (approx. 1000 square kilometers) of territory to china ending a century-old conflict.
• Wikileaks honors bradley manning's july pledge by providing financial assistance to bradley manning's legal team. bradley manning is accused of providing secret u.s. embassy cables for international public consumption.
• Somaliland sentenced a german pornographer to four years in prison
• Many thousands of nigeria's people's democratic party members begin voting to decide whether president goodluck jonathan should be their candidate for april's presidential elections.
• The organizers have confirmed that the 2011 southern sudanese independence referendum had a turnout higher than the threshold required for it to be valid.
• After sean fitzpatrick's admission that he had dined with him and played golf before anglo irish bank nationalisation, taoiseach brian cowen has announced his intention to not resign.
• Voters in oldham east, and saddleworth in england go to the polls in an election for a byelection that results in debbie abrahams being elected labour candidate. (ukpa via google news).
• U.s. u.s. senator kay bailey hutchison is a republican from texas and has announced that she will not be seeking re-election.
• After an outbreak of foot and mouth disease, south korea has buried 1.4 million domestic animals alive.
• In an animal experiment that tested mice for scrapie, researchers discovered prions spread by airborne transmission of aerosol particles.
• 2011 afc asian cup
• After an error against jordan, saudi arabia has been forced to withdraw from the tournament.
• North korea will host its first ever tournament of golf on a course owned by kim jong-il.
• (al jazeera) protests in tunisia - at least six people are killed during further clashes. three in menzel bourguiba and one in bizerte. one in tataouine. (al jazeera). president zine el abidine ben ali makes a televised address in which he tries to placate protesters and vows not to run for re-election in 2014. he also promised an end to the live firing of "real guns" and three more deaths in aouina, tunis.
• After interrogating charbel tanious khary, a lebanese shepherd, the israeli army returned him to charbel tanious khary. this is the third lebanese shepherd that israel has captured in the last year. israel has 14 surveillance flights above lebanese territory.
• Floods in rio de janeiro (brazil): more than 500 people have been confirmed dead from the flooding. (afp via sydney morning herald). president dilma rousseff announced a r$780 million ($466.2 million) emergency relief budget to help the affected areas.
• Floods in queensland, australia. flood waters reach their peak in brisbane, australia. although they are below historical levels, flood waters still threaten thousands of homes. the death toll has reached at least 15, and it is expected that this number will rise as rescue efforts continue. (the australian), (3aw),
• Recep tayyip turkey's prime minister responds to avigdor liberty liberman's controversial remarks about turkey. he advises israel to make another foreign minister. liberman's comments on israel's turkish counterparts were also criticized in editorials in both right- and left-wing israeli newspapers.
• 2011 afc asian cup :: japan beat syria controversially by a score 2-1 in 2011 afc asian cup. (al jazeera).saudi arabia has been forced to withdraw from the tournament due to an error against jordan.
• Japan beat syria controversially by a score 2-1 at the 2011 afc asian cup.

January 13, 2011: What were the stock market quotes and exchange rates that day?

Stock market quotes on January 13, 2011:

• ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $76.65
• Apple AAPL: opens at $345.16
• Microsoft MSFT: opens at $28.33
• General Electric GE: opens at $18.73
• International Business Machines IBM: opens at $149.24

Exchange Rates on January 13, 2011:

• 1 USD = 82.8 JPY
• 1 USD = 0.9888 CAD
• 1 USD = 0.9636 CHF
• 1 USD = 6.6042 CNY
• 1 EUR = 110.67 JPY

The Zodiac and Astrological sign for January 13th is Capricorn.

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January 13, 2011: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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Moon phase

The moon phase on January 13, 2011 was First Quarter.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on January 13, 2011 and is determined by the portion of the Moon's illuminated surface that is visible from Earth.

An observer located in New York City on January 13, 2011 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 67% full, rising at 11:31 am and setting at 02:15 am.

The previous full moon was on Dec 21, 2010 while the next full moon would come on Jan 19, 2011.

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Your place in the Universe on January 13, 2011

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Whose famous birthday is on January 13th?

Famous individuals and celebrities born on January 13th:

• Orlando Bloom

  British actor who was first known for his role as legolas in the 2003, 2002, and 2003 trilogy of "lord of the rings.

• Liam Hemsworth

  Liam hemsworth is an australian actor known for his roles in the hunger games series and the last song.

• Nicole Eggert

  Nicole Eggert is an American actress and model, best known for her roles in the television series Charles in Charge and Baywatch.

• Patrick Dempsey

  He is an actor and driver of race cars in america.

• Julia Louis-Dreyfus

  American comedianne, actress who was a star in the no.

• Robert Stack

  American actor nominated for seven emmys.

• Elsa Martinelli

  Elsa martinelli was an italian actress known for her roles in films such as 'the indian fighter' and 'hatari!'.

• Gwen Verdon

  American dancer and tony-award winner, she took lessons from age two to strengthen her legs.

• Kay Francis

  Kay Francis was a popular American actress known for her roles in 1930s films.

• John McNaughton

  American film director.

See more famous people and celebrities born on January 13th

You are 13 years 3 months old,

or 159 months and 6 days old,

or 692 weeks and 1 day old,

or 4845 days old,

How many days until your next birthday if you were born on January 13, 2011?

There are 269 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Monday January 13th 2025.

What generation do you belong to if you were born on January 13, 2011?

You belong to the Gen Z generation if you were born on January 13, 2011.

Famous people died on January 13, 2011:

• Albert Heijn

  Dutch founder of multinational supermarket ahold.

• Egon Drews
• Giacinto Minnocci
• Charlie Muscat
• Giampaolo Nuvoli
• Rudolf Pesch
• Ellen Stewart
• Joaquín Colomer Sala
• Chuck Gilmur
• José Aramburu Topete
• Enzo Correggioli

What famous deaths happened on January 13th?

Famous deaths on January 13th:

• Patrick McGoohan

  American-born british actor, best known for his roles in the tv series "the prisoner", 1961-1965.

• Teddy Pendergrass

  American r&b singer (born 1950).

• Margaret Leighton

  British actress, "much ado about nothing", dies at the age of 53.

• Brian Bedford

  England, united kingdom -- actor ("anthony coronet blue").

• Ernie Kovacs

  Comedy show host (show), is killed in a car accident in west los angeles, california at the age of 42.

• Earl Cameron

  Canadian broadcaster (born in 1915).

• Max Harris

  Born 1921, australian poet, columnist, and publisher.

• Aloysuis Joyce

  Renowned Irish novelist and poet known for his work 'Ulysses'.

• Hubert Humphrey

  American politician who was vice-president of america from 1965-1969 under president lyndon b. johnson.

• James Joyce

  Irish novelist, writer and wordsmith.

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Holidays on January 13, 2011:

• In Sweden, Christmas ends on the 20th day, St. Knut's Day. Children celebrate a party throwing out the Christmas tree (julgransplundring).

January 13, 2011: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on January 13, 2011 was Firework by Katy Perry, according to the music chart for the week January 10th and January 16th.

January 13, 2011: What was the music chart in the USA on that day?

The music chart in the USA on January 13, 2011 is the list of the most popular songs across all genres for the week January 10th and January 16th. It included the following Top 5 songs:

1. Katy Perry - Firework
2. Bruno Mars - Grenade
3. Ke$ha - We R Who We R
4. Rihanna - What's My Name?
5. P!nk - Raise Your Glass

January 13, 2011: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on January 13, 2011 was Can't Be Friends by Trey Songz, according to the R&B music chart for the week January 10th and January 16th.

January 13, 2011: What was the R&B music chart on that day?

The R&B music chart on January 13, 2011 is the list of the most popular R&B songs for the week January 10th and January 16th. It included the following Top 5 R&B songs:

1. Trey Songz - Can't Be Friends
2. Rick Ross Featuring Drake & Chrisette Michele - Aston Martin Music
3. Rihanna Featuring Drake - What's My Name?
4. Waka Flocka Flame Featuring Roscoe Dash & Wale - No Hands
5. Nicki Minaj - Right Thru Me

January 13, 2011: What was the number 1 Latin song on that day?

The number 1 Latin song on January 13, 2011 was Danza Kuduro by Don Omar & Lucenzo, according to the Latin music chart for the week January 10th and January 16th.

January 13, 2011: What was the Latin music chart on that day?

The Latin music chart on January 13, 2011 is the list of the most popular Latin songs for the week January 10th and January 16th. It included the following Top 5 Latin songs:

1. Don Omar & Lucenzo - Danza Kuduro
2. Shakira Featuring El Cata - Loca
3. Julion Alvarez y Su Norteno Banda - Ni Lo Intentes
4. Prince Royce - Corazon Sin Cara
5. Pitbull - Bon, Bon