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January 13th, 2007	Event	Two thirds of the Venus s southern hemisphere suddenly brightened as something triggered aerosols to form at a furious rate.
January 13th, 2001	Event	An earthquake hits El Salvador, killing more than 800.
January 13th, 1992	Event	Japan apologizes for forcing Korean women into sexual slavery during World War II.
January 13th, 1991	Event	Soviet Union military troops attack Lithuanian independence supporters in Vilnius.
January 13th, 1990	Event	L. Douglas Wilder becomes the first elected African American governor as he takes office in Richmond, Virginia.
January 13th, 1986	Event	A month-long violent struggle begins in Aden, South Yemen between supporters of Ali Nasir Muhammad and Abdul Fattah Ismail, resulting in thousands of casualties.
January 13th, 1985	Event	A passenger train plunged into a ravine at Ethiopia, killing 428, where accident is the worst railroad disaster in Africa.
January 13th, 1982	Event	Shortly after takeoff, Air Florida Flight 90 737 jet crashes into Washington, DC s 14th Street Bridge and falls into the Potomac River, killing 78 including four motorists. Coincidentally, a Washington DC Metro Rail train is derailed, killing 3 people.
January 13th, 1974	Event	Seraphim is elected Archbishop of Athens and All Greece.
January 13th, 1972	Event	Prime Minister Kofi Busia and President Edward Akufo-Addo of Ghana are ousted in a bloodless military coup by Col. Ignatius Kutu Acheamphong.

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