Revolts, massacres and attacks168
- Boston Marathon bombingsAttacks
- Gezi Park protestsRevolts & coups
- 2013 Egyptian coup d'étatRevolts & coups
- Westgate shopping mall shootingAttacks
- In Aménas hostage crisisAttacks
- August 2013 Ghouta chemical attackMassacres
- 2013–14 Thai political crisisRevolts & coups
- Washington Navy Yard shootingAttacks
- August 2013 Rabaa massacreMassacres
- murder of Lee RigbyMurders
- Velika Ivanča shootingMassacres
- 2013 Shahbag protestsRevolts & coups
- 2013 Bodh Gaya blastsAttacks
- 2011 Albanian opposition demonstrationsRevolts & coups
- 2013 Reyhanlı bombingsAttacks
- Murder of Asunta BasterraMurders
- Peshawar church bombingMurders
- 2013 Hyderabad blastsAttacks
- Triple murder of Kurds activists in ParisMurders
- 2013 Muzaffarnagar riotsRevolts & coups
- Greenpeace Arctic Sunrise ship caseRevolts & coups
- Post-coup unrest in Egypt (2013–2014)Revolts & coups
- 2013 Little India riotRevolts & coups
- 2013–2014 Cambodian protestsRevolts & coups
- Bayda and Baniyas massacresMassacres
- January 2013 Pakistan bombingsAttacks
- 2013 Los Angeles International Airport shootingAttacks
- 2013 Patna bombingsAttacks
- Adra massacreMassacres
- Tadamon massacreMassacres
- Timeline of terrorism in Egypt (2013–present)Revolts & coups
- Yobe State school shootingMassacres
- 2013 Libyan coup d'état attemptRevolts & coups
- 2013 Nanga Parbat massacreAttacks
- 2013 Sana'a attackAttacks
- Gujba college massacreMassacres
- 1 December 2013 Euromaidan riotsRevolts & coups
- 2013 Afghan presidential palace attackAttacks
- 2013 Biryulyovo riotsRevolts & coups
- 2013 Chadian coup d'état attemptRevolts & coups
+128 less-known, on the globe.
Wars, battles and sieges98
- South Sudanese Civil War2013–2020 · Wars & conflicts
- Operation Serval2013–2014 · Wars & conflicts
- Anbar clashes (2013–2014)2013–2014 · Battles
- 2013 Lahad Datu standoffWars & conflicts
- Battle of RaqqaBattles
- Fall of Fallujah2013–2014 · Battles
- December 2013 Kinshasa attacksWars & conflicts
- Iran–Israel conflict during the Syrian civil warWars & conflicts
- Turkey–Islamic State conflictWars & conflicts
- Battle of Agadez and ArlitBattles
- Battle of KonnaBattles
- Bulo Marer hostage rescue attemptWars & conflicts
- Baga massacreBattles
- Battle of al-QusayrBattles
- Battle of MaaloulaBattles
- Siege of eastern GhoutaSieges
- Al-Qusayr offensiveWars & conflicts
- Battle of QalamounBattles
- Battle of DiabalyBattles
- Battle of Jdaidet al-FadlBattles
- Battle of SadadBattles
- Central African Republic conflict under the Djotodia administration2013–2014 · Wars & conflicts
- Zamboanga City crisisBattles
- 2013 India–Pakistan border incidentsBattles
- 2013 Latakia offensiveWars & conflicts
- 5th Battle of GaoBattles
- Aleppo OffensiveWars & conflicts
- Battle of IfoghasBattles
- Battle of IminenasBattles
- Battle of KhalilBattles
- Battle of ShadadehBattles
- Batwa-Luba clashes2013–2020 · Wars & conflicts
- Operation Sangaris2013–2016 · Wars & conflicts
- 2013 Daraa offensiveWars & conflicts
- 2013 Daulat Beg Oldi IncidentWars & conflicts
- 2013 Hama offensiveWars & conflicts
- Battle of al-YaarubiyahBattles
- Battle of AnefifBattles
- Battle of BanguiBattles
- Battle of BerBattles
+58 less-known, on the globe.
Accidents and fires92
- Santiago de Compostela derailmentAccidents
- Asiana Airlines Flight 214Accidents
- 2013 Savar building collapseAccidents
- Tatarstan Airlines Flight 363Accidents
- West Fertilizer Company explosionAccidents
- Riga supermarket roof collapseAccidents
- Lac-Mégantic derailmentAccidents
- Lao Airlines Flight 301Accidents
- National Airlines Flight 102Accidents
- Kiss nightclub fireFires & explosions
- SCAT Airlines Flight 760Accidents
- UPS Airlines Flight 1354Accidents
- 2013 Luxor hot air balloon crashAccidents
- Brétigny-sur-Orge train crashAccidents
- Lion Air Flight 904Accidents
- Nepal Airlines Flight 555Accidents
- South Airlines Flight 8971Accidents
- 2013 Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation crashAccidents
- 2013 Polar Airlines Mil Mi-8 crashAccidents
- 2013 Italy bus crashAccidents
- Associated Aviation Flight 361Accidents
- Dhamara Ghat train accidentAccidents
- Jilin Baoyuanfeng poultry plant fireFires & explosions
- Torre Ejecutiva Pemex explosionFires & explosions
- 2013 Fairfield train crashAccidents
- 2013 Montenegro bus crashAccidents
- 2013 Prague explosionAccidents
- 2013 Saltsjöbanan train crashAccidents
- 2013 Vauxhall helicopter crashAccidents
- Chibombo bus crashAccidents
- 2013 Glasgow helicopter crashAccidents
- 2013 Helicópteros del Pacífico Mil Mi-8 crashAccidents
- 2013 Rediske Air DHC-3 Otter crashAccidents
- Air Niugini Flight 2900Accidents
- Aleppo University bombingsFires & explosions
- Fernelmont air crashAccidents
- Southwest Airlines Flight 345Accidents
- Spuyten Duyvil derailmentAccidents
- 2013 Berlin helicopter crashAccidents
- 2013 Castelar rail accidentAccidents
+52 less-known, on the globe.
Disasters43
- Western African Ebola virus epidemic2013–2016 · Natural disasters
- 2013 Sistan and Baluchestan earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2013 Lushan earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2013 Balochistan earthquakesNatural disasters
- Moore tornadoNatural disasters
- 2013 Philippines earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2013 North India floodsNatural disasters
- Cyclone XaverNatural disasters
- 2013 Bushehr earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2013 Solomon Islands earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2013 Dingxi earthquakesNatural disasters
- 2013 El Reno tornadoNatural disasters
- Yarnell Hill FireNatural disasters
- 2013 Aceh earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2013 Sardinia floodsNatural disasters
- Okhotsk Sea earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2013 China–Russia floodsNatural disasters
- Sleep hollowNatural disasters
- 2013 Awaji Island earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2013 Laghman earthquakeNatural disasters
- June 2013 Nantou earthquakeNatural disasters
- March 2013 Nantou earthquakeNatural disasters
- Rim Fire2013–2014 · Natural disasters
- 2013 Borazjan earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2013 Nariño, Colombia earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2013 Tokachi earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2013 Vallenar earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2013 Wellington earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2003 Tatra Mountains avalancheNatural disasters
- 2013 Assam floodsNatural disasters
- 2013 Hattiesburg, Mississippi tornadoNatural disasters
- 2013 Tolikara earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2013 Vltava floodNatural disasters
- Aceh earthquake January 2013Natural disasters
- La Plata flooding in 2013Natural disasters
- 2013 Bennington tornadoNatural disasters
- 2013 earthquake in HevesNatural disasters
- 2013 Gyama Mine landslideNatural disasters
- 2013 Lake Grassmere earthquakeNatural disasters
- October 2013 North American storm complexNatural disasters
+3 less-known, on the globe.
Treaties, councils and politics8
- 2013 conclavePolitics
- Arms Trade TreatyTreaties
- Minamata Convention on MercuryTreaties
- Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired or Otherwise Print DisabledTreaties
- Brussels AgreementTreaties
- 2013–2014 Ukrainian political crisisPolitics
- 17 December 2013 Russian–Ukrainian action planTreaties
- inauguration of Willem-AlexanderPolitics
Expeditions4
- Kermadec Trench expedition KAH1301 2013Expeditions
- New Caledonia and South Fiji Basin expedition KAH1310 2013Expeditions
- Snares Islands Expedition 2013Expeditions
- Three Kings Islands Marine Expedition 2013Expeditions
Already under way in 201375
- Syrian Civil War2011–2024 · Wars & conflicts
- War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)2001–2021 · Wars & conflicts
- Euromaidan2010–2014 · Revolts & coups
- War on Terrorism2001–2021 · Wars & conflicts
- War in Darfur2003–2020 · Wars & conflicts
- Revolution of Dignity2010–2014 · Revolts & coups
- Battle of Aleppo2012–2016 · Battles
- Chechen–Russian conflict1785–2017 · Wars & conflicts
- Arab Winter2012–2018 · Wars & conflicts
- New START2010–2021 · Treaties
- Central African Republic Civil War2012–2013 · Wars & conflicts
- Operation Enduring Freedom2001–2014 · Wars & conflicts
- crisis in Venezuela2010–2025 · Politics
- insurgency in the North Caucasus2009–2017 · Revolts & coups
- African Union Mission to Somalia2007–2022 · Wars & conflicts
Came to an end in 201314
- Central African Republic Civil War2012–2013 · Wars & conflicts
- Iraqi insurgency2011–2013 · Revolts & coups
- 2012–2013 Egyptian protests2012–2013 · Revolts & coups
- M23 Rebellion2012–2013 · Revolts & coups
- Siege of Menagh Air Base2012–2013 · Sieges
- Daraa Governorate clashes2011–2013 · Wars & conflicts
- 2012–2013 escalation of the Syrian civil war2012–2013 · Wars & conflicts
- Battle of Darayya2012–2013 · Battles
- Rif Dimashq offensive2012–2013 · Wars & conflicts
- Siege of Wadi Deif2012–2013 · Sieges
Founded or built in 2013169
- Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East SyriaSettlements
- Mercury City TowerBuildings
- NamdaemunCastles & forts
- Cayan TowerBuildings
- Rapid Support ForcesGovernment
- Gran Torre CostaneraTowers
- Guadarrama National ParkProtected areas
- Maloti-Drakensberg ParkMonuments
- New Century Global CenterBuildings
- North MitrovicaSettlements
- DC TowersBuildings
- Monument to the laboratory mouseMonuments
- Guangzhou CircleBuildings
- The LandmarkTowers
- Tour Carpe DiemBuildings
- AZ TowerBuildings
- Harakat Hezbollah al-NujabaGovernment
- Yyldyz HotelBuildings
- Jockey Club Innovation TowerBuildings
- Independence Palace, MinskBuildings
- Moi CenterBuildings
- Sheraton Huzhou Hot Spring ResortHotels & shops
- 1717 BroadwayBuildings
- Buddha Park of RavanglaMonuments
- D1Buildings
- Modern Media CenterTowers
- Monument to Nikola Tesla (Baku)Monuments
- Zorlu CenterBuildings
- Chongqing Poly TowerBuildings
- De RotterdamBuildings
+139 more, on the globe.
Stories that pass through 2013
Nearby years
Every entry comes from Wikidata and links to its Wikipedia article; entries are ordered by how many language editions of Wikipedia cover them. Only things with a date are listed, and dates before the modern era are often approximate. How this is made →