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Died on Thursday January 3, 2013
- Adrianus Matthijs van Manen (88), Ederveen, Gelderland, Nederland
- Bernardina Johanna Maria WITBREUK (80), Enschede
- Bernardus Josephus Maria van Mierlo (80), Tilburg
- Gary Lewis Boomgaarden (61), Luverne, Rock County, Minnesota
- Evelyn G Bonnema (92), Akron, Plymouth County, Iowa
- Agnes de Wit (91), Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois
- Floyd Vernon Lynch (84), Marshalltown, Marshall County, Iowa, Buried Rose Hill Cemetery, Grundy Center, Grundy County, Iowa
- Charles R. Benck (92), Missouri
- Agnes de Wit (91), Galesburg
- Gerlofke Everts de Boer (93)
Born on January 3
- 1989 » Ben Matulino, New Zealand rugby league player
- 1989 » Kōhei Uchimura, Japanese artistic gymnast
- 1990 » Yoichiro Kakitani, Japanese footballer
- 1991 » Özgür Çek, Turkish footballer
- 1991 » Dane Gagai, Australian rugby league player
- 1991 » Jerson Cabral, Dutch footballer
- 1991 » Sébastien Faure, French footballer
- 1994 » Isaquias Queiroz, Brazilian sprint canoeist
- 1997 » Kyron McMaster, British Virgin Islands hurdler
- 2003 » Greta Thunberg, Swedish environmental activist
Died on January 3
- 2012 » Bob Weston, English guitarist and songwriter (b. 1947)
- 2012 » Josef Škvorecký, Czech-Canadian author and publisher (b. 1924)
- 2012 » Robert L. Carter, American lawyer and judge (b. 1917)
- 2012 » Vicar, Chilean cartoonist (b. 1934)
- 2012 » Winifred Milius Lubell, American author and illustrator (b. 1914)
- 2013 » Alfie Fripp, English soldier and pilot (b. 1913)
- 2013 » Ivan Mackerle, Czech cryptozoologist, explorer, and author (b. 1942)
- 2013 » Sergiu Nicolaescu, Romanian actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1930)
- 2013 » William Maxson, American general (b. 1930)
- 2014 » Phil Everly, American singer and guitarist (b. 1939)
Names that were popular for boys in 2013
- Levi
- George
- Noah
- Willem
- Ruben
- Jesse
- Jonathan
- Thomas
- Benjamin
- Bram
- Milan
- Lucas
- Sem
- Jack
- Max
- Jan
Names that were popular for girls in 2013
- Anna
- Anne
- Emma
- Julia
- Floortje
- Lisa
- Lotte
- Tess
- Olivia
- Fenna
- Lynn
- Eva
- Sanne
- Charlotte
- Saar
- Lieke
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 2013
- Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, November 5, 2012 to Thursday, October 26, 2017 the cabinet Rutte II, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 16.8 million citizens.
- February 11 » The Vatican confirmed that Pope Benedict XVI would resign the papacy as a result of his advanced age.
- May 23 » A freeway bridge carrying Interstate 5 over the Skagit River collapses in Mount Vernon, Washington.
- July 24 » A high-speed train derails in Spain rounding a curve with an 80km/h (50mph) speed limit at 190km/h (120mph), killing 78 passengers.
- August 8 » A suicide bombing at a funeral in the Pakistani city of Quetta kills at least 31 people.
- October 3 » At least 360 migrants are killed when their boat sinks near the Italian island of Lampedusa.
- October 11 » A migrant boat sinks in the Channel of Sicily, with at least 34 people drowning.
Weather January 3, 2013
The temperature on January 3, 2013 was between 7.6 °C and 11.6 °C and averaged 10.3 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain during 1.6 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.