What is 2013?
{{Year nav|2013}} {{Year in various calendars|2013}} '''2013''' ([[Roman numerals|MMXIII]]) was a [[common year starting on Tuesday]] in the [[Gregorian calendar]], the 2013th year of the [[Common Era]] (CE) and ''[[Anno Domini]]'' (AD) designations, {{Year article header/year number|2013}}. 2013 was the first year since 1987 to have four different digits. == Events == === January === [[File:Oura fire viewed from Willans Hill.jpg|thumb|180px|right|One of the bush fires in [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]], viewed from [[Wagga Wagga]].]] [[File:Barack Obama and Michelle Obama in inaugural parade 01-21-13.jpg|thumb|180px|right|[[Barack Obama]] and [[Michelle Obama]] at the parade after Barack Obama's second public [[inauguration]] on [[January 21]].]] * [[January 1]] – [[Marseille]], [[France]] and [[Košice]], [[Slovakia]] become [[European Capital of Culture]]. * [[January 1]] - The [[Republic of Ireland]] starts its six-month Presidency of the [[Council of the European Union]]. * [[January 1]] - A crush after a [[New Year]] celebration in [[Abidjan]], [[Ivory Coast]], kills over 60 people. * Early [[January]] - [[Bushfire]]s affect parts of [[New South Wales]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]] and [[Tasmania]], as the most widespread [[fire]]s there since [[2009]]. * [[January 10]] - Bombings in [[Quetta]] and the northern [[Swat Valley]], [[Pakistan]], kill a total of 130. * [[January 11]] - [[President of France]] [[Francois Hollande]] sends troops to [[Mali]], after a request from [[Mali]] for foreign aid during the Northern Mali conflict. * [[January 16]] - [[Islam]]ist extremists take a group of [[international]] workers [[hostage]] in an attack on a [[gas]] facility in eastern [[Algeria]]. An [[Algeria]]n attempt at rescuing the workers results in at least 39 deaths. * [[January 19]] - The [[European Union]] introduces the new [[EU]]-wide driving licence. * [[January 19]] - An attempted [[murder]] occurs against [[Bulgaria]]n politician [[Ahmed Dogan]], who survives, after security guards stop the gunma