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January 25, 2013

Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of January 23, 2013, covering January 25, 2013.

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    Album cover for Burning Lights by Chris Tomlin

    Burning Lights

    Chris Tomlin

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    Album cover for Notes From The Underground by Hollywood Undead

    Notes From The Underground

    Hollywood Undead

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    Album cover for Les Miserables by Soundtrack

    Les Miserables

    Soundtrack

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    Album cover for Red by Taylor Swift

    Red

    Taylor Swift

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    Album cover for Pitch Perfect by Soundtrack

    Pitch Perfect

    Soundtrack

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    12

Notable Deaths

Martial Asselin

2013Martial Asselin, Canadian lawyer and politician, 25th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (born 1924)[†]

Joseph Ferdinand Martial Asselin was a Canadian politician and the 25th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (1990–1996).

2013Kevin Heffernan, Irish footballer and manager (born 1929)[†]

Kevin Heffernan was an Irish Gaelic footballer and manager who played as a left corner-forward at senior level for the Dublin county team.

Aase Nordmo Løvberg

2013Aase Nordmo Løvberg, Norwegian soprano and actress (born 1923)[†]

Aase Nordmo Løvberg was a Norwegian opera singer. Dagbladet called her "one of Norway's greatest opera singers." For many years she sang with Jussi BjÜrling, and she also sang under renowned conductors such as Herbert von Karajan.

Historical Events

2013 Uribana prison riot

2013At least 50 people are killed and 120 people are injured in a prison riot in Barquisimeto, Venezuela.[†]

On 25 January 2013, a riot began at Uribana prison in Barquisimeto, Venezuela. Initial reports gave at least 50 people killed and over 120 people injured, and by 27 January a death toll of 61 was reported. Officials on the first day of the riot faulted media for breaking news in advance that the prison would be searched by the military. As the riot continued into a second day, human rights groups faulted overcrowding and conditions in the gang-dominated prison.

Historical Context for January 25, 2013

In 2013, the world population was approximately 7,291,793,585 people[†]