January 13

Events

• 532: The Nika riots break out in Constantinople.
• 1801: The flag of the "Independent State of the Ionian Islands" is raised in Corfu.
• 1913: The Battle of Bizani in the First Balkan War ends in Greek victory. Greek casualties number 812 dead and 1,500 wounded.
• 1955: The sailboat "Agios Georgios" transports weapons and ammunition from mainland Greece to Paphos, Cyprus in preparation for the EOKA struggle.
• 1963: A mudslide kills 13 persons in Mikro Chorio, Evritania prefecture.
• 1974: Metropolitan Serafim of Ioannina is elected Archbishop of Athens and all Greece.

Births

• 1859: Kostis Palamas, poet

Deaths

• 1932: Queen Sophie of Greece