* Astronomy

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RE: January 13th

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The Nasr al-Dn al-Ts Shamakhi Astrophysical Observatory was officially opened on January 13, 1960
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shamakhi_Astrophysical_Observatory

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The 1915 Avezzano earthquake occurred on January 13 in southern Italy
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t47267907/1915-avezzano-earthquake/

The 2001 El Salvador earthquakes were two earthquakes which struck on January 13 and February 13, 2001.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001_El_Salvador_earthquakes#The_January_13_earthquake

The Vegas Valley Leopard frog (Rana fisheri) is a species of frog previously declared extinct.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t47267911/rana-fisheri/

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The launch of Discoverer 37 occurred at 21:41 UTC on 13 January 1962.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discoverer_37

Fengyun 2-07 was launched on 13 January 2012
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fengyun_2-07

STS-54 Shuttle mission was launched on January 13, 1993.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-54

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Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma (born 13 January 1949) flew aboard Soyuz T-11 as part of the Intercosmos program.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rakesh_Sharma

Wilhelm Carl Werner Otto Fritz Franz Wien (13 January 1864 - 30 August 1928) was a German physicist
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t47267918/wilhelm-wien-1864-1928/

Francis Manning Marlborough Pryor, MBE, FSA (born 13 January 1945) is an English archaeologist specialising in the study of the Bronze and Iron Ages in Britain.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Pryor

Roger Llewelyn Davies (born 13 January 1954) is a British astronomer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Davies_(astrophysicist)

John Pringle Nichol (13 January 1804 - 19 September 1859) was a Scottish educator
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Pringle_Nichol

François Félix Tisserand (January 13, 1845 - October 20, 1896) was a French astronomer.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t47267915/franois-flix-tisserand-1845-1896/

Waltraut Seitter (January 13, 1930 - November 15, 2007) was a German astronomer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waltraut_Seitter

Paolo Farinella (13 January 1953 - 25 March 2000) was an Italian scientist
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paolo_Farinella

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Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles is an American science fiction television series
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t47267982/terminator-the-sarah-connor-chronicles/

January 13, 1910: The first public radio broadcast from a Metropolitan Opera House.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birth_of_public_radio_broadcasting#Date

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NGC 2218 was discovered by Irish astronomer Edward Joshua Cooper on the 13th January 1853.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56242095/ngc-2218/

NGC 2308 was discovered by Édouard Jean-Marie Stephan on the 13th January 1872.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56242103/ngc-2308/

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IC 2408 was discovered by German astronomer Max Wolf on the 13th January 1901.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56242119/ic-2408/

Galileo Galilei discovered Ganymede on January 13, 1610.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t11559547/ganymede/

Belinda, an inner satellite of Uranus, was discovered by Voyager 2 on 13 January 1986
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belinda_(moon)

Desdemona, an inner satellite of Uranus, was discovered by Voyager 2 on 13 January 1986
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desdemona_(moon)

Near-Earth asteroid 2004 AS1 was discovered on January 13, 2004
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_AS1

Asteroid 171 Ophelia was discovered by French astronomer Alphonse Borrelly on January 13, 1877
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/171_Ophelia

Asteroid (141) Lumen was discovered on January 13, 1875
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/141_Lumen

On January 13, 2010 at 12:46 UT, near-Earth asteroid 2010 AL30 passed Earth at about 122,000 km.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_AL30

The EETA 79001 meteorite was found in the Antarctic on the January 13, 1980
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t61481578/elephant-moraine-79001-meteorite/

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Meteorites

No historical meteorite falls today, AFAIK