Two hundred and forty-two people die in a nightclub fire in the Brazilian city of Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul. Date: January 27, 2013 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 27 📅 Events on this day in 2013 📅 On This Day (Today)
At least 50 people are killed and 120 people are injured in a prison riot in Barquisimeto, Venezuela. Date: January 25, 2013 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 25 📅 Events on this day in 2013 📅 On This Day (Today)
Shahzad Luqman is murdered by members of Golden Dawn in Petralona, Athens, leading the creation of new measures to combat race-based attacks in Greece. Date: January 17, 2013 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 17 📅 Events on this day in 2013 📅 On This Day (Today)
Former cyclist Lance Armstrong confesses to his doping in an airing of Oprah's Next Chapter. Date: January 17, 2013 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 17 📅 Events on this day in 2013 📅 On This Day (Today)
A train carrying Egyptian Army recruits derails near Giza, Greater Cairo, killing 19 and injuring 120 others. Date: January 15, 2013 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 15 📅 Events on this day in 2013 📅 On This Day (Today)
One French soldier and 17 militants are killed in a failed attempt to free a French hostage in Bulo Marer, Somalia. Date: January 11, 2013 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 11 📅 Events on this day in 2013 📅 On This Day (Today)
More than 100 people are killed and 270 injured in several bomb blasts in the Quetta area of Pakistan. Date: January 10, 2013 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 10 📅 Events on this day in 2013 📅 On This Day (Today)
A gunman kills eight people in a house-to-house rampage in Kawit, Cavite, Philippines. Date: January 4, 2013 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 4 📅 Events on this day in 2013 📅 On This Day (Today)
At least 60 people are killed and 200 injured in a stampede after celebrations at Félix Houphouët-Boigny Stadium in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Date: January 1, 2013 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 1 📅 Events on this day in 2013 📅 On This Day (Today)