Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/January 13
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January 13: St. Knut's Day (Christianity-Scandinavia)
- 1898 - Émile Zola published "J'accuse" to expose the Dreyfus affair, and accused the French government of anti-Semitism.
- 1957 - The Wham-O toy company produced their first flying disc, later renamed the Frisbee.
- 1967 - General Gnassingbé Eyadéma seized power in Togo after a coup d'état, ruling as head of state until his death in February 2005.
- 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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