January 13: St. Knut's Day ( Christianity- Scandinavia), Old New Year (unofficial Orthodox tradition)

• 1842 - William Brydon, an assistant surgeon in the British Army during the First Anglo-Afghan War, became the sole survivor of an army of 16,500 when he reached the safety of a garrison in Jalalabad.

• 1898 - Émile Zola (pictured) published "J'accuse" to expose the Dreyfus Affair, and accused the French government of anti-Semitism.

• 1968 - American singer Johnny Cash recorded his landmark album At Folsom Prison live at Folsom State Prison in Folsom, California.

• 1986 - A month-long violent struggle began in Aden, South Yemen between supporters of Ali Nasir Muhammad and Abdul Fattah Ismail, resulting in thousands of casualties.

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