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* [[March 25]] – The European Union [[2012–2013 Cypriot financial crisis|agree to €10 billion bailout]] for Cyprus. The bailout loan will be equally split between the [[European Financial Stabilisation Mechanism]], the [[European Financial Stability Facility]], and the [[International Monetary Fund]]. The deal precipitates a [[2012–2013 Cypriot financial crisis|banking crisis]] in the island nation. <ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21797888 | title=Eurozone and IMF agree 10bn-euro Cyprus bailout deal | work=BBC Business News | date=17 March 2013 | agency=BBC | accessdate=17 March 2013 | publisher=bbc.co.uk}}</ref><ref name="Eurogroup bailout package agreement on 25 March">{{cite web|url=http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_Data/docs/pressdata/en/ecofin/136487.pdf|title=Eurogroup Statement on Cyprus |format=PDF|publisher=Eurogroup|date=25 March 2013|accessdate=25 March 2013}}</ref> |
* [[March 25]] – The European Union [[2012–2013 Cypriot financial crisis|agree to €10 billion bailout]] for Cyprus. The bailout loan will be equally split between the [[European Financial Stabilisation Mechanism]], the [[European Financial Stability Facility]], and the [[International Monetary Fund]]. The deal precipitates a [[2012–2013 Cypriot financial crisis|banking crisis]] in the island nation. <ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21797888 | title=Eurozone and IMF agree 10bn-euro Cyprus bailout deal | work=BBC Business News | date=17 March 2013 | agency=BBC | accessdate=17 March 2013 | publisher=bbc.co.uk}}</ref><ref name="Eurogroup bailout package agreement on 25 March">{{cite web|url=http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_Data/docs/pressdata/en/ecofin/136487.pdf|title=Eurogroup Statement on Cyprus |format=PDF|publisher=Eurogroup|date=25 March 2013|accessdate=25 March 2013}}</ref> |
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* [[March 27]] – [[Canada]] becomes the first country to withdraw from the [[United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification]].<ref>[http://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/harper-government-quietly-leaving-un-droughts-and-deserts-convention-1.1214065]</ref> |
* [[March 27]] – [[Canada]] becomes the first country to withdraw from the [[United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification]].<ref>[http://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/harper-government-quietly-leaving-un-droughts-and-deserts-convention-1.1214065]</ref> |
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* [[April 30]] – [[Beatrix of the Netherlands]] will abdicate, and [[Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange]], will ascend the throne as King ''Willem-Alexander'' of the Netherlands. He will be the first [[List of monarchs of the Netherlands|king of the Netherlands]] since the death of his great-great-grandfather [[William III of the Netherlands|William III]] in 1890.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/28/world/europe/holland-queen-prince/index.html|title=Orange succession: Queen Beatrix to Prince Willem-Alexander|date=2013-01-28|accessdate= 2013-01-28|work=CNN}}</ref> |
* [[April 30]] – [[Beatrix of the Netherlands]] will abdicate, and [[Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange]], will ascend the throne as King ''Willem-Alexander'' of the Netherlands. He will be the first [[List of monarchs of the Netherlands|king of the Netherlands]] since the death of his great-great-grandfather [[William III of the Netherlands|William III]] in 1890.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/28/world/europe/holland-queen-prince/index.html|title=Orange succession: Queen Beatrix to Prince Willem-Alexander|date=2013-01-28|accessdate= 2013-01-28|work=CNN}}</ref> |
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2013 (MMXIII) is a common year that started on a Tuesday and is the current year. In the Gregorian calendar, it is the 2013th year in the CE and AD designations; the 13th year in the 3rd millennium and the 21st century; and the 4th of the 2010s.
Events
January
- January 16–20 – In a hostage crisis and subsequent raid by Algerian forces, 39 international workers and one security guard die at a gas facility near In Aménas, Algeria.[1][2][3][4]
February
- February 12 – North Korea conducts its third underground nuclear test, prompting tightened sanctions by the international community.[5][6]
- February 15 – A meteor explodes over the Russian city of Chelyabinsk, injuring 1,491 people and damaging over 4,300 buildings. It is the most powerful meteor to strike Earth's atmosphere in over a century.[7][8] The incident, along with a coincidental flyby of an asteroid, prompts international concern regarding the vulnerability of the planet to meteor strikes.[9][10][11]
- February 28 – Benedict XVI resigns as Pope, the first to do so since Gregory XII in 1415, and the first to do so voluntarily since Celestine V in 1294.[12]
March
- March 13 – Jorge Mario Bergoglio is elected the 266th pope, taking the name Francis.[13][14][15] He is the first Jesuit pope, the first pope from the Americas, and the first pope from the Southern Hemisphere.
- March 24 – 2012–2013 Central African Republic conflict: Central African Republic President François Bozizé is overthrown after he flees to the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the onset of the rebels capture the nation's capital.[16][17][18]
- March 25 – The European Union agree to €10 billion bailout for Cyprus. The bailout loan will be equally split between the European Financial Stabilisation Mechanism, the European Financial Stability Facility, and the International Monetary Fund. The deal precipitates a banking crisis in the island nation. [19][20]
- March 27 – Canada becomes the first country to withdraw from the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification.[21]
April
Predicted and scheduled events
April
- April 30 – Beatrix of the Netherlands will abdicate, and Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange, will ascend the throne as King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands. He will be the first king of the Netherlands since the death of his great-great-grandfather William III in 1890.[23]
July
- July 1 – Croatia is set to join the European Union as the Union's 28th member. Croatia will be the first country that entered the EU alone (since other countries entered together in 2004 and 2007), although Greece acceded to the European Community alone in 1981.[citation needed]
November
- November 28 – Comet ISON passes to within 1,100,000 miles of the Sun and will be visible during the day to the naked eye from Earth.
- Planned launch of the Indian Mars probe Mangalyaan.[24][25]
Date unknown
- The space program of the People's Republic of China will attempt its first unmanned Moon landing with the Chang'e 3 mission.[26]
- NASA's Venus In-Situ Explorer mission to Venus (part of the New Frontiers program).[citation needed]
- The MAVEN spacecraft, part of NASA's Mars Scout Program, is set to launch in 2013.[27]
- China's Tiangong 2 to be launched.[28]
- The Megatons to Megawatts Program between the Russian Federation and the United States is expected to expire.[29]
Deaths
January
- January 1 – Patti Page, American singer (b. 1927)
- January 3 – Sergiu Nicolaescu, Romanian film director, actor, and politician (b. 1930)
- January 7 – David R. Ellis, American film director (b. 1952)
- January 9 – James M. Buchanan, American Nobel economist (b. 1919)
- January 11 – Nguyen Khanh, Vietnamese general and politician (b. 1927)
- January 15 – Nagisa Oshima, Japanese film director (b. 1932)
- January 21 – Michael Winner, British film director and producer (b. 1935)
- January 23 – Józef Glemp, Polish cardinal (b. 1929)
February
- February 1 – Ed Koch, American lawyer and politician (b. 1924)
- February 14 – Ronald Dworkin, American philosopher and lawyer (b. 1931)
- February 17 – Tony Sheridan, British singer, songwriter, and musician (b. 1940)
- February 18 – Kevin Ayers, British singer, songwriter, and musician (b. 1944)
- February 19
- Armen Alchian, American economist (b. 1914)
- Robert Coleman Richardson, American Nobel physicist (b. 1937)
- February 22 – Wolfgang Sawallisch, German conductor and pianist (b. 1923)
- February 23 – Julien Ries, Belgian cardinal (b. 1920)
- February 26 – Stéphane Hessel, French diplomat and writer (b. 1917)
- February 27 – Van Cliburn, American pianist (b. 1934)
- February 28 – Donald A. Glaser, American Nobel physicist (b. 1926)
March
- March 3 – Luis Cubilla, Uruguayan footballer (b. 1940)
- March 5
- Hugo Chávez, President of Venezuela (b. 1954)
- Paul Bearer, American professional wrestling manager (b. 1954)
- March 6 – Alvin Lee, British guitarist (b. 1944)
- March 7
- Peter Banks, British guitarist (b. 1947)
- Damiano Damiani, film director and screenwriter (b. 1922)
- March 10 – Princess Lilian, Duchess of Halland, (b. 1915)
- March 12 – Clive Burr, British drummer (b. 1957)
- March 14 – Ieng Sary, Vietnamese-born Cambodian politician (b. 1925)
- March 20 – Zillur Rahman, President of Bangladesh (b. 1929)
- March 21 –
- Chinua Achebe, Nigerian writer (b. 1930)
- Pietro Mennea, Italian athlete (b. 1952)
- March 22 – Bebo Valdés, Cuban pianist, bandleader, and composer (b. 1918)
- March 23
- Boris Berezovsky, Russian businessman (b. 1946)
- Joe Weider, Canadian-born American bodybuilder and publisher (b. 1920)
- March 27 – Hjalmar Andersen, Norwegian skater (b. 1923)
- March 28 – Richard Griffiths, British actor (b. 1947)
April
- April 2 – Jesús Franco, Spanish film director and screenwriter (b. 1930)
- April 3 – Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, German-born British novelist and screenwriter (b. 1927)
- April 4 – Roger Ebert, American film critic and writer (b. 1942)
Major religious holidays
- January 6 – Christmas – (Celebrated by the Armenian Church)
- January 7 – Christmas – Eastern Orthodox Churches
- February 1 – Imbolc, a Cross-quarter day (Celebrated on February 2 in some places)
- February 10 – Chinese New Year
- February 13 – Ash Wednesday
- March 20 – Spring Equinox, also known as Ostara
- March 24 – Palm Sunday
- March 25 – Passover
- March 29 – Good Friday
- March 31 – Easter (Western Christianity)
- May 1 – Beltane, a Cross-quarter day
- May 5 – Easter (Eastern Christianity)
- May 9 – Feast of the Ascension (Western Christianity)
- May 19 – Pentecost (Western Christianity)
- June 21 – Summer solstice, also known as Midsummer
- July 9 – Ramadan, Muslims holy month of fasting begins
- August 1 – Lammas, a Cross-quarter day
- August 7 – Eid al-Fitr, Muslims end of fasting celebration.
- September 4 – Rosh Hashanah
- September 14 – Yom Kippur
- September 16 – Onam
- September 22 – Autumn Equinox, also known as Mabon
- October 15 – Eid al-Adha
- November 1 – Samhain, a Cross-quarter day and Neopagan new year
- November 1 and November 2 – All Saints Day/All Souls Day/Dia de Los Muertos – Mexico, parts of Latin America, the Philippines, other Roman Catholic countries
- November 3 – Diwali
- November 27 – Hanukkah
- December 1 – Advent Sunday
- December 21 – Winter solstice, also known as Yule
- December 25 – Christmas (Western Christianity)
- December 26 – Kwanzaa
See also
References
- ^ "Thirty hostages reported killed in Algeria assault". Reuters. January 17, 2013. Retrieved January 17, 2013.
- ^ "Foreigners held hostage by terrorists in Algeria". BBC. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
- ^ "Algeria hostage crisis: Briton confirmed dead as workers held hostage by terrorists". The Scotsman. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
- ^ "Islamists take foreign hostages in attack on Algerian oil field". CNN. January 16, 2013. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
- ^ Bilby, Ethan (February 18, 2013). "EU approves tighter sanctions on North Korea". Reuters. Retrieved March 16, 2013.
- ^ "UN adopts tough new North Korea sanctions after nuclear test". BBC News. March 7, 2013. Retrieved March 16, 2013.
- ^ Russia meteor eyewitness: 'Something like the sun fell'
- ^ Russian meteor will teach us about future bigger hits
- ^ McKie, Robin (February 16, 2013). "Scientists unveil new detectors in race to save Earth from next asteroid". The Guardian.
- ^ Russian region begins recovery from meteor fall
- ^ http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/17/science/space/dismissed-as-doomsayers-advocates-for-meteor-detection-feel-vindicated.html?_r=0
- ^ Pullella, Philip (February 28, 2013). "Benedict's reign ends with a promise to obey next pope". Reuters. Retrieved February 28, 2013.
- ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21777494 BBC
- ^ http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/14/us-pope-succession-idUSBRE92808520130314 Reuters
- ^ http://www.ctvnews.ca/world/new-pope-chosen-argentinian-jorge-mario-bergoglio-1.1193437 CTV News
- ^ "Centrafrique: Michel Djotodia déclare être le nouveau président de la république centrafricaine" (in French). Radio France International. March 24, 2013. Retrieved March 24, 2013.
- ^ "Central African Republic: Rebels 'take palace as Bozize flees'". BBC News. March 24, 2013. Retrieved March 24, 2013.
- ^ Al Jazeera (March 24, 2013). "CAR rebels 'seize' presidential palace". Al Jazeera English. Retrieved March 24, 2013.
- ^ "Eurozone and IMF agree 10bn-euro Cyprus bailout deal". BBC Business News. bbc.co.uk. BBC. March 17, 2013. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
- ^ "Eurogroup Statement on Cyprus" (PDF). Eurogroup. March 25, 2013. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
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- ^ http://www.stripes.com/news/us-army-s-last-tanks-depart-from-germany-1.214977
- ^ "Orange succession: Queen Beatrix to Prince Willem-Alexander". CNN. January 28, 2013. Retrieved January 28, 2013.
- ^ PranabDhalSamanta (August 2, 2012). "India's Mars mission in Nov next year, Cabinet to give nod today". The Indian Express. Retrieved August 4, 2012.
- ^ "BBC News - Mars mission: Demonstrating India's technology". Bbc.co.uk. August 3, 2012. Retrieved December 25, 2012.
- ^ Xin Dingding. "China's moon goal right on schedule". China Daily Clips.
- ^ "NASA – MAVEN Overview" NASA. Retrieved October 12, 2011.
- ^ "China Details Ambitious Space Station Goals". Space.com. March 7, 2011. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
- ^ "Megatons to Megawatts". U.S. Enrichment Corp. Retrieved January 6, 2013.