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January 13: Eugenio María de Hostos's birthday in Puerto Rico (2025); Saint Knut's Day in Finland and Sweden
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William Price
- 1884 – Welsh physician William Price (pictured) was arrested for attempting to cremate his deceased infant son; this eventually led to the passing of the Cremation Act 1902 by Parliament.
- 1953 – Nine Moscow doctors were accused of a plot to poison members of the Soviet political and military leadership.
- 1968 – American singer Johnny Cash recorded his landmark album At Folsom Prison live at Folsom State Prison in California.
- 1972 – Ghanaian military officer Ignatius Kutu Acheampong led a coup to overthrow Prime Minister Kofi Abrefa Busia and President Edward Akufo-Addo.
- 2000 – Steve Ballmer replaced Bill Gates as the chief executive officer of Microsoft.
- Edmund Spenser (d. 1599)
- Art Ross (b. 1885 or 1886)
- Michael Bond (b. 1926)
- Claudia Emerson (b. 1957)
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