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2013 ( MMXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2013th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 13th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 4th year of the 2010s decade. 2013 was designated as:
Jan 17 106 people are massacred by Syrian army forces in Homs. Jan 17 33 people are killed by a series of bombs across Iraq. Jan 17 4 people are killed and over 2,000 are evacuated after a massive flood hits Jakarta, Indonesia. Jan 17 8 people are killed in a plane crash in Chiapas, Mexico.
- Alberta floods – 23.87% An unprecedented flood swamped southern Alberta in late June. In Calgary, the Elbow and Bow rivers spilled over their banks, bringing the downtown core and business district to a standstill for several days.
- Lac-Megantic disaster – 10.59% In the early hours of July 6, 47 people were killed in the Quebec town of Lac-Megantic when an unmanned train carrying highly volatile crude rolled down the tracks from where it was stationed, derailed and exploded.
- Death of Nelson Mandela – 10.08% His wellbeing had been a cause for concern for months, but on Dec. 5, Nelson Mandela finally succumbed to a chronic lung infection that stemmed from his years of incarceration.
- Rob Ford’s crack admission – 9.39% The allegations Toronto Mayor Rob Ford was seen in a video smoking crack cocaine began in May, when two publications claimed to have seen the video.
August 2–17 2013 Canada Summer Games – Sherbrooke, Quebec. August 8–18 – 2013 Men's Pan American Cup, Brampton, Ontario. August 10–18 – Canada at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics in Moscow, Russia. November 23 - The Laval Rouge et Or win their eighth Memorial Cup by defeating the Calgary Dinos in the 49th Vanier Cup played ...
Sep 25, 2013 · 2013: The year in pictures —. February 3: Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh, right, greets his brother, San Francisco 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh, after the Ravens won Super Bowl XLVII ...
Dec 30, 2013 · By Verge Staff. on December 30, 2013 02:31 pm. 73. What a year you were, 2013. Edward Snowden’s NSA leaks turned up the heat on a cauldron of privacy concerns that’s sure to boil over in the ...
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2013 in Sport. Jan 19 Lance Armstrong admits to doping in all seven of his Tour de France victories. Apr 23 West Indian cricketer, Chris Gayle, smashes the fastest century in history in just 30 balls. Nov 17 German Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel wins record 8th consecutive Formula 1 race with victory in United States Grand Prix at the Circuit ...
