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2013 in Latvia
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2013
The following lists events that happened during 2013 in Latvia.
Incumbents
President - Andris Bērziņš
Prime Minister - Valdis Dombrovskis
Events
March
4 March - Latvia applies to enter the eurozone in 2014, in a move which could see it become the 18th member of the bloc.https://www.bbc.com/news/business-21656254 Latvia applies to enter eurozone 4 March 2013 17 January 2015
29 March - More than 220 people are rescued from two ice floes that broke off of Latvia and were blown into the Gulf of Riga.https://edition.cnn.com/2013/03/29/world/europe/latvia-ice-stranded/ More than 220 rescued from ice floes off Latvian coast 29 March 2013 17 January 2015
June
20 June - A major fire breaks out at the Riga Castle, the Latvian presidential palace.https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-22998569 Latvia's Riga Castle damaged by fire 21 June 2013 17 January 2015
21 June - Riga Castle fire
Latvian authorities say the overnight fire has extensively damaged Riga Castle, the medieval fortress that houses the Baltic nation's National History Museum, and presidential residence.http://www.euronews.com/2013/06/21/riga-castle-damaged-in-blaze/ Riga Castle damaged in blaze 21 June 2013 17 January 2015 6 September 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200906200239/http://www.euronews.com/2013/06/21/riga-castle-damaged-in-blaze/ dead
November
21 November - 54 people are killed and 55 injured at the Zolitūde shopping centre roof collapse in Riga.http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-11-22/six-killed-in-latvian-supermarket-roof-collapse/5109736 Supermarket roof collapse kills six, injures 35 in Latvian capital Riga 22 November 2013 17 January 2015
References
2013
Category:2010s in Latvia
Category:Years of the 21st century in Latvia
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