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Tuesday, January 13, 2026
Tuesday, January 13, 2026 falls on a Tuesday. It is day 13 of the year, ISO week 3, in Q1.
Today's date
Tuesday, January 13, 2026 falls on a Tuesday. It is day 13 of the year, ISO week 3, in Q1.
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January 13, 2026 is day 13 of 365, ISO week 3, in Q1. The moon is Waning Crescent and the zodiac sign is Capricorn.
Tuesday, January 13, 2026 combines practical calendar facts with a wider view of the day: 2012: The Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia (pictured) ran aground on a reef and capsized off Isola del Giglio, Tuscany.. Use it to check the date, plan across time zones, and scan the observances and historical markers attached to January 13.
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The Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia (pictured) ran aground on a reef and capsized off Isola del Giglio, Tuscany.
The trans-Neptunian object 208996 Achlys was discovered by Chad Trujillo and Michael E. Brown at Palomar Observatory, California.
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.
Steve Ballmer replaced Bill Gates as the chief executive officer of Microsoft.
Ghanaian military officer Ignatius Kutu Acheampong led a coup to overthrow Prime Minister Kofi Abrefa Busia and President Edward Akufo-Addo.
Bernice Gera won a sex-discrimination lawsuit against the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues, allowing her to become the first female professional baseball umpire.
British rock band Led Zeppelin released their first album, Led Zeppelin, in the United States.
American singer Johnny Cash recorded his landmark album At Folsom Prison live at Folsom State Prison in California.
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