January 13

January 13 is the 13th day of the year. 352 days remain until the end of the year (353 in leap years).

"Through perspective, the world becomes a reflection of the mind's clarity."

Piero della Francesca

Born today

• Piero della Francesca, 1415, Italian painter

Observances

• St. Knut's Day or Tjugondag Knut, the last day of Christmas. (Sweden and Finland)

• Constitution Day (Mongolia)

• Democracy Day (Cape Verde)

• Liberation Day (Togo)

• Old New Year's Eve (Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Serbia, Montenegro, Republic of Srpska, North Macedonia), and its related observances:

  • Malanka (Ukraine, Russia, Belarus)

• Sidereal winter solstice's eve celebrations in South and Southeast Asian cultures; the last day of the six-month Dakshinayana period:

  • Bhogi (Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu)

  • Lohri (Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh)

  • Uruka (Assam)

• Stephen Foster Memorial Day (US)

• Yennayer (Berbers)

• Public Radio Broadcasting Day (US)

• Make Your Dream Come True Day (US)

• National Sticker Day (US)

• National Peach Melba Day (US)