Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/January 13
- 1898 - Émile Zola published "J'Accuse" to expose the Dreyfus affair, accusing 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. He is currently the longest-serving head of state in Africa.
- 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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