This Day in History January 13 Year 2 Day 165 WWI Year Month Start Date Event 1838 January 13 January 13 - Navy Island evacuated. 1838 January 13 January 13 - Lord Eldon, Lord Chancellor under three kings, dies. 1878 January 13 Born - January 13 - Lionel Groulx, priest, historian, Quebec nationalist and traditionalist (d.1967) 1885 January 13 Born - January 13 - Alfred Fuller, businessman (d.1973) 1885 January 13 Died - January 13 - Gilbert Anselme Girouard, politician (b.1846) 1908 January 13 Died - January 13 - George Anthony Walkem, jurist and Premier of British Columbia (b.1834) 1913 January 13 Born - January 13 - Philip Gaglardi, politician (d.1995) 1919 January 13 Born - January 13 - Igor Gouzenko, Russian defector (d.1982) 1938 January 13 Born - January 13 - William B. Davis, actor 1948 January 13 Born - January 13 - Pat O'Brien, politician 1950 January 13 Born - January 13 - Joe Fontana, politician 1968 January 13 Born - January 13 – Pat Onstad, international soccer player 1973 January 13 Born - January 13 - Dana Anderson, field hockey player 1997 January 13 January 13 - Kate Buckman, bridge expert 2002 January 13 Died - January 13 - Frank Shuster, comedian (born 1916) 2004 January 13 January 13 - U.S. President George W. Bush allows Canada to bid for contracts in Iraq. 2005 January 13 Died - January 13 - Earl Cameron, broadcaster and news anchor (born 1915) 2010 January 13 January 13 – The Government of Canada sent DART to Haiti to help with the aftermath of the earthquake. 2011 January 13 Died - January 13 – Alex Kirst, 47, drummer (Iggy Pop, The Nymphs) (born 1963)