2013 in Europe

none in Europe 20th century 21st century 22nd century 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 1980s 1990s 2000s (decade)2000s 2010s 2020s 2030s 2040s This is a list of 2013 events that occurred in Europe. Events Albania 2013 in Albania Albania Andorra 2013 in Andorra Andorra Azerbaijan 2013 in Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Belarus 2013 in Belarus Belarus Belgium 2013 in Belgium Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina 2013 in Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria 2013 in Bulgaria Bulgaria Croatia 2013 in Croatia Croatia Czech Republic 2013 in the Czech Republic Czech Republic Cyprus 2013 in Cyprus Cyprus Denmark 2013 in Denmark Denmark Estonia 2013 in Estonia Estonia European Union President of the European Commission: José Manuel Barroso President of the Parliament: Martin Schulz President of the European Council: Herman Van Rompuy Presidency of the Council of the EU: Ireland (January–July) Lithuania (July–December) Finland 2013 in Finland Finland France 2013 in France France Germany 2013 in Germany Germany Georgia 2013 in Georgia (country) Georgia Greece 2013 in Greece Greece Hungary 2013 in Hungary Hungary Iceland 2013 in Iceland Iceland Ireland 2013 in Ireland Ireland Italy 2013 in Italy Italy Latvia 2013 in Latvia Latvia Liechtenstein 2013 in Liechtenstein Liechtenstein Lithuania 2013 in Lithuania Lithuania Luxembourg 2013 in Luxembourg Luxembourg Malta 2013 in Malta Malta Moldova 2013 in Moldova Moldova Monaco 2013 in Monaco Monaco Montenegro 2013 in Montenegro Montenegro Netherlands 2013 in the Netherlands Netherlands North Macedonia 2013 in North Macedonia North Macedonia Norway 2013 in Norway Norway Poland 2013 in Poland Poland Portugal 2013 in Portugal Portugal Romania 2013 in Romania Romania Russia 2013 in Russia Russia San Marino 2013 in San Marino San Marino Serbia 2013 in Serbia Serbia Slovakia 2013 in Slovakia Slovakia Slovenia 2013 in Slovenia Slovenia Spain 2013 in Spain Spain Sweden 2013 in Sweden Sweden Switzerland 2013 in Switzerland Switzerland Turkey 2013 in Turkey Turkey Ukraine 2013 in Ukraine Ukraine United Kingdom 2013 in the United Kingdom United Kingdom Vatican City 2013 in Vatican City Vatican City Events January thumb|upright=1.0|Basque Country floods, January 2013 thumb|upright=1.0|Demonstration in Paris for slain PKK workers January 1 Ireland assumed the Presidency of the Council of the European Union from Cyprus. Marseille (France) and Košice (Slovakia) were named European Capitals of Culture. Antwerp (Belgium) was named European Capital of Sport. Maribor (Slovenia) was named European Youth Capital. United Kingdom took over the presidency of the G8. January 2: Five people died and thirteen were injured in a fire ignited in Gennevilliers suburb of Paris.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-20887449 Paris apartment fire kills five in Gennevilliers suburb BBC News January 2, 2013 January 7: A gas leak inside a coal mine in northern Turkey killed eight workers.http://www.thenewstribune.com/2013/01/07/2426484/5-dead-2-missing-in-turkish-mine.html Gas leak leaves 8 dead in Turkish coal mine The News Tribune January 7, 2013 September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes January 10: Three Kurdish female activists, including a co-founder of the Kurdistan Workers' Party, were shot dead in central Paris.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/french-police-say-3-kurdish-women-shot-dead-at-paris-office-of-pro-kurd-organization/2013/01/10/8df3b9ca-5b0b-11e2-b8b2-0d18a64c8dfa_story.html https://web.archive.org/web/20130111192218/http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/french-police-say-3-kurdish-women-shot-dead-at-paris-office-of-pro-kurd-organization/2013/01/10/8df3b9ca-5b0b-11e2-b8b2-0d18a64c8dfa_story.html dead January 11, 2013 3 Kurdish activists killed in Paris; Turks, Kurds accuse each other of being behind shootings The Washington Post January 10, 2013https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-20968375 Kurdish PKK co-founder Sakine Cansiz shot dead in Paris BBC News January 10, 2013 The crime was condemned by the Kurdish community in Paris that organized a spontaneous protest as a sign of solidarity with the three women killed.https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2013/jan/10/paris-kurdish-murder-women-video Paris's Kurdish community shaken by murder of three women activists The Guardian January 10, 2013 January 13: More than 20,000 people marched through Moscow to protest Russia's new law banning Americans from adopting Russian children.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/thousands-to-march-through-moscow-to-protest-russias-ban-on-american-adoptions/2013/01/13/7c315ea6-5d66-11e2-8acb-ab5cb77e95c8_story.html https://web.archive.org/web/20130114145423/http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/thousands-to-march-through-moscow-to-protest-russias-ban-on-american-adoptions/2013/01/13/7c315ea6-5d66-11e2-8acb-ab5cb77e95c8_story.html dead January 14, 2013 March to protest Russia's adoption ban draws 20,000, energizing anti-Putin opposition The Washington Post January 13, 2013https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2013/01/thousands-protest-in-moscow-against-ban-on-adoptions-to-us/ Thousands Protest in Moscow Against Ban on Adoptions to US ABC News January 13, 2013 January 15: One person died and more than 40 were injured on the E4 motorway near Helsingborg, Sweden, after an estimated 100 vehicles crashed into one another due to dense fog and slippery road conditions.http://www.thelocal.se/45626/20130115/#.UPlpraG1bi4 100-car pile-up kills one, leaves dozens injured The Local January 15, 2013 January 16: Two people were killed and 13 were hurt when a helicopter crashed into a crane on a building in central London.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-21040410 London helicopter crash: Two die in Vauxhall crane accident BBC News January 16, 2013http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10859656 Two dead in London helicopter crash The New Zealand Herald January 17, 2013 January 19: Four climbers have died and a woman was seriously injured after an avalanche in Glencoe in the Scottish Highlands.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-21101217 Glencoe avalanche: Four dead, say police BBC News January 19, 2013 January 26: Leftist former prime minister Miloš Zeman won the Czech Republic's first direct presidential election.https://www.ft.com/content/5b92ca80-67da-11e2-a4a9-00144feab49a Zeman wins Czech presidential election Financial Times January 26, 2013https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-europe-21215448 Czech election: Miloš Zeman wins presidential poll BBC News January 26, 2013 January 27: Eleven people were killed and more than 30 injured when a bus slid off the road and plummeted into a ravine in central Portugal.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/portugal/9829992/11-killed-in-Portuguese-bus-crash.html 11 killed in Portuguese bus crash The Telegraph January 27, 2013 February thumb|upright=1.0|Chelyabinsk meteor thumb|upright=1.0|Protest in Sofia, February 17, 2013 February 9 Five people were killed in a plane crash at Charleroi airport in Belgium.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21393907 Belgium plane crash closes Charleroi airport BBC News February 9, 2013 The airport was closed shortly after the crash.http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0209/366921-belgium-plane-crash/ Five people killed in plane crash at Charleroi Airport in Belgium RTÉ News February 9, 2013 German Education Minister, Annette Schavan, resigned after Heinrich Heine University of Düsseldorf stripped her of her doctorate over plagiarism accusations.https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/germanys-education-minister-annette-schavan-quits-over-plagiarism-row-8488253.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/germanys-education-minister-annette-schavan-quits-over-plagiarism-row-8488253.html 2022-05-01 subscription live Germany's education minister Annette Schavan quits over 'plagiarism' row The Independent February 9, 2013http://www.dw.de/german-education-minister-schavan-resigns-amid-plagiarism-scandal/a-16588360 German Education Minister Schavan resigns amid plagiarism scandal Deutsche Welle February 9, 2013 February 11 An underground methane gas explosion killed up to 18 miners at a coal pit in northern Russia.https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/11/russia-coal-mine-blast-vorkutinskaya-explosion_n_2661219.html Russia Coal Mine Blast: 18 People Dead In Vorkutinskaya Explosion The Huffington Post February 11, 2013 A minibus exploded on the Syria–Turkey border, killing at least 13 people and injuring 50 others.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-21409661 Syria crisis: 'Powerful' minibus explosion kills 13 BBC News February 11, 2013 February 13: At least five people were killed when a plane carrying football fans attempted an emergency landing and caught fire in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk.http://www.kyivpost.com/multimedia/photo/plane-crash-landing-in-donetsk-kills-5-fans-of-shakhtar-320409.html Plane crash landing in Donetsk kills 5 fans of Shakhtar Kyiv Post February 13, 2013 February 15: A Chelyabinsk meteor broke up in the vicinity of the city of Chelyabinsk, Russia. According to Chelyabinsk's health department, around 1,200 people were injured, two of whom seriously, from the shattering of windows caused by the shockwaves and the debris.https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/feb/15/hundreds-injured-meteorite-russian-city-chelyabinsk Meteorite explosion over Chelyabinsk injures hundreds The Guardian February 15, 2013https://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-meteorite-idUSBRE91E05Z20130215 Meteorite hits central Russia, more than 500 people hurt Reuters February 15, 2013https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21468116 Meteor strike injures hundreds in central Russia BBC News February 15, 2013 February 18: Incumbent Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan won Armenia's presidential election with over 58 percent of the vote.https://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/20/world/europe/president-sargsyan-wins-easy-victory-in-armenia-election.html?_r=0 Incumbent Wins Easy Victory in Armenia The New York Times February 18, 2013https://www.reuters.com/article/us-armenia-election-idUSBRE91H0I720130218 Armenian president set to win re-election: exit poll Reuters February 18, 2013 February 20: Bulgaria's government resigned from office after nationwide protests against high electricity prices and austerity measures.https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/feb/20/bulgarian-government-resigns-protests Bulgarian government resigns amid protests over high electricity costs The Guardian February 20, 2013https://www.reuters.com/article/us-bulgaria-government-idUSBRE91J09J20130220 Bulgarian government resigns amid growing protests Reuters February 20, 2013 February 21: Some 30,000 angry workers took to the streets of Brussels to demonstrate against austerity measures planned by the Belgian government.http://www.euronews.com/nocomment/2013/02/22/demonstration-in-brussels/ Demonstration in Brussels Euronews February 21, 2013 2013-02-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20140606225955/http://www.euronews.com/nocomment/2013/02/22/demonstration-in-brussels/ 2014-06-06 dead February 24: Nicos Anastasiades, the conservative leader in Cyprus, won the presidential election with 57.5% of the vote.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/cyprus/9891070/Conservative-Nicos-Anastasiades-wins-Cyprus-election.html Conservative Nicos Anastasiades wins Cyprus election The Telegraph February 24, 2013https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/feb/24/cyprus-votes-new-president Greek Cypriots elect Nicos Anastasiades as president The Guardian February 24, 2013 February 27: A shooting at a wood-processing company in central Switzerland has left three people dead and seven wounded, some of them seriously.https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/feb/27/several-people-killed-switzerland-shooting Fatal shootings at Swiss factory The Guardian February 27, 2013https://edition.cnn.com/2013/02/27/world/europe/switzerland-shooting/index.html Police: 3 dead, several wounded in Switzerland factory shooting CNN February 27, 2013 February 28 Benedict XVI resigned as Pope, the first to do so since Gregory XII in 1415, and the first to do so voluntarily since Celestine V in 1294.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/vaticancityandholysee/9897769/The-world-bids-farewell-to-Pope-Benedict-XVI.html The world bids farewell to Pope Benedict XVI The Telegraph February 28, 2013http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-pope-resignation-idUKBRE91Q0BE20130228 https://web.archive.org/web/20160201073212/http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-pope-resignation-idUKBRE91Q0BE20130228 dead February 1, 2016 Benedict's reign ends with a promise to obey next pope Reuters February 28, 2013 Parliament of Slovenia ousted Prime Minister Janez Janša amid corruption allegations.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21611386 Slovenia parliament ousts PM Janez Janša BBC News February 28, 2013 March thumb|upright=1.0|Inauguration of Pope Francis, March 19, 2013 March 5: The Government of Moldova, led by Prime Minister Vlad Filat, was dismissed after a motion of censure voted by 54 MPs.http://www.antena3.ro/en/politics/antonescu-on-the-kishinev-government-fall-it-is-not-a-good-omen-the-alliance-for-europe-should-have-resisted-205966.html Antonescu, on the Kishinev government fall: It is not a good omen. The Alliance for Europe should have resisted Antena3.ro March 5, 2013https://www.rferl.org/a/moldova-government-dismissed/24919982.html Moldovan Parliament Dismisses Government Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty March 5, 2013 March 10: A fire at a mixed-use building in the southwestern German town of Backnang killed eight people.http://www.dw.de/eight-dead-in-apartment-fire-near-stuttgart/av-16662535 Eight dead in apartment fire near Stuttgart Deutsche Welle March 10, 2013https://ottawacitizen.com/news/Fire+apartment+building+southwestern+Germany+leaves+least/8075793/story.html Fire at apartment building in southwestern Germany leaves 8 dead, including 7 children Ottawa Citizen March 10, 2013 January 26, 2019 March 14, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130314160149/http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/Fire+apartment+building+southwestern+Germany+leaves+least/8075793/story.html dead March 13: Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected the Catholic Church's Pope, taking the name Francis I.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21777494 Argentina's Jorge Mario Bergoglio elected Pope Francis BBC News March 13, 2013https://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/14/world/europe/cardinals-elect-new-pope.html?_r=0 Cardinals Pick Bergoglio, Who Will Be Pope Francis The New York Times March 13, 2013https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/mar/13/papal-conclave-chooses-pope-day-two-live-coverage Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio elected pontiff, takes name Pope Francis The Guardian March 13, 2013https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/the-pope/9928295/Cardinals-meet-to-choose-new-Pope-live.html https://web.archive.org/web/20130313185505/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/the-pope/9928295/Cardinals-meet-to-choose-new-Pope-live.html dead March 13, 2013 Jorge Mario Bergoglio elected new pope: as it happened The Telegraph March 13, 2013http://www.euronews.com/2013/03/13/argentine-cardinal-jorge-mario-bergoglio-elected-new-pope/ Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio elected new pope Euronews March 13, 2013 March 14, 2013 March 15, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130315064512/http://www.euronews.com/2013/03/13/argentine-cardinal-jorge-mario-bergoglio-elected-new-pope/ dead March 15: About fifty cars were involved in a chain accident on the M7 motorway in Hungary.http://adevarul.ro/news/eveniment/accident-lant-granita-ungaria-croatia-printre-victime-numara-romani-1_5142043500f5182b8509cfb9/index.html Accident în lanț la granița dintre Ungaria și Croația. Printre victime se numără și români Adevărul March 15, 2013 At least one person died and another 40 were wounded.http://www.cronicaromana.ro/2013/03/15/50-de-masini-implicate-intr-un-accident-in-lant-in-ungaria/?ref=head https://archive.today/20130416150940/http://www.cronicaromana.ro/2013/03/15/50-de-masini-implicate-intr-un-accident-in-lant-in-ungaria/?ref=head dead April 16, 2013 50 de mașini, implicate într-un accident în lanț în Ungaria Cronica Română March 15, 2013 March 16: Eurozone finance ministers agreed a 10 billion-euro bailout package for Cyprus to save the country from bankruptcy.http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-eurozone-cyprus-idUKBRE92F02P20130316?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews Savers forced to bear costs in Cyprus bailout Reuters March 16, 2013September 2024 medicmedichttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21797888 Eurozone and IMF agree 10bn-euro Cyprus bailout deal BBC News March 16, 2013 March 19: Two football fans were killed and 52 injured in a bus crash in central Poland.http://en.rsport.ru/football/20130319/652058750.html Bus Crash Kills 2 Polish Football Fans R-Sport March 19, 2013 March 28: A bus crash in northwest Russia killed six people and injured at least 23 others, including orphans returning from a field trip.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/6-killed-18-injured-in-bus-crash-in-northwest-russia-many-of-the-injured-were-orphans/2013/03/28/cc84f9d4-9796-11e2-b5b4-b63027b499de_story.html 6 killed, 18 injured in bus crash in northwest Russia; many of the injured were orphans The Washington Post March 28, 2013June 2021 medicmedic April thumb|upright=1.0|Divadelní Street in Prague's Old Town following the explosion April 2: Zafferana Etnea, a small tourist town in the province of Catania, Italy, was covered in ash after Mount Etna erupted.https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/28/travel/italy-sicily-mount-etna.html Sicily's Mount Etna, an Island within an Island The New York Times 24 August 2016 Pergament Danielle April 7: Incumbent Filip Vujanović has won Montenegro's presidential election with 51.2% of the vote.https://news.yahoo.com/incumbent-declared-winner-montenegro-election-165652012.html;_ylt=A2KJ2PbrGmNRfXgAsCzQtDMD Incumbent declared winner in Montenegro election Associated Press April 8, 2013https://www.foxnews.com/world/election-officials-said-incumbent-filip-vujanovic-wins-montenegros-presidential-race Election officials said incumbent Filip Vujanović wins Montenegro's presidential race Fox News April 8, 2013 April 9: Thirteen people were killed in Serbia after a man went on a gun rampage in a village near Belgrade.https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/apr/09/thirteen-dead-serbia-shooting-spree Serbia shooting rampage kills 13 The Guardian April 9, 2013https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22076650 Thirteen dead in Serbia gun rampage BBC News April 9, 2013 April 20: Giorgio Napolitano was re-elected President of Italy with 738 votes in the sixth ballot amid widespread protests by MPs eager to elect Stefano Rodotà.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22232305 Italy crisis: President Giorgio Napolitano re-elected BBC News April 20, 2013https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/apr/20/giorgio-napolitano-italy-president Giorgio Napolitano re-elected as Italy's president, prompting relief and protests The Guardian April 20, 2013https://www.reuters.com/article/us-italy-vote-idUSBRE93I08I20130420 Napolitano elected for second term as Italy president Reuters April 20, 2013 April 22: A man went on a shooting rampage outside a firearm shop in Belgorod, Russia, killing six people.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22251836 Belgorod: Six dead in western Russia shooting BBC News April 22, 2013 April 26: A fire in a psychiatric hospital in the Russian town of Ramensky killed 38 people.https://edition.cnn.com/2013/04/25/world/europe/russia-psychiatric-hospital-fire/index.html 38 people dead in fire at psychiatric hospital in Russia CNN April 26, 2013https://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/27/world/europe/fire-at-russian-psychiatric-hospital.html Fire in Russian Psychiatric Hospital That Killed 38 Stirs Anger Over State's Neglect The New York Times April 26, 2013 April 29: A powerful explosion badly damaged an office building in the center of Prague, injuring up to 43 people.https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/apr/29/explosion-prague-injures-dozens Prague explosion possibly caused by gas injures dozens The Guardian April 29, 2013http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/04/29/17968426-dozens-injured-others-feared-buried-after-explosion-in-prague?lite Dozens injured, others feared buried after explosion in Prague NBC News April 29, 2013 April 30: Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands signed the official acts of abdication in favor of her son the Prince of Orange, who becomes King Willem-Alexander, the first male monarch in 123 years.https://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/01/world/europe/queen-beatrix-to-abdicate-in-the-netherlands.html?_r=0 Queen Beatrix Abdicates in the Netherlands The New York Times April 30, 2013https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22348160 Dutch Queen Beatrix abdicates in favour of son BBC News April 30, 2013https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/netherlands/10025728/Willem-Alexander-to-become-Europes-youngest-king-as-Prince-Charles-watches-on.html Willem-Alexander to become Europe's youngest king as Prince Charles watches on The Telegraph April 30, 2013 May thumb|upright=1.0|Cars on fire during the Stockholm riots May 1 Three policemen were killed and two wounded after unknown assailants opened gun fire on their car in Buynaksk, Russia.http://en.ria.ru/crime/20130501/180932722/Three-Policemen-Killed-Two-Wounded-in-Russias-Dagestan.html Three Policemen Killed, Two Wounded in Russia's Dagestan RIA Novosti May 1, 2013 At least 20 people were arrested and 10 injured after protesters and police clashed in Istanbul.https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2013/may/01/turkey-may-day-protest-violent-video Turkey's May Day protest turns violent The Guardian May 1, 2013https://edition.cnn.com/2013/05/01/world/europe/turkey-may-day-protest Turkish police fire tear gas in clashes with Labor Day protesters CNN May 1, 2013 May 3: Twenty people were injured and more than one hundred houses were damaged in a series of tornadoes in Northern Italy.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-europe-22410926 Tornado injures 11 near Bologna, Italy BBC News May 4, 2013 May 8: A fuel train derailed in Russia's Rostov Oblast causing a massive fire with one person missing, 44 injured and 3,000 evacuated.April 2021 May 11: 52 people were killed and over 140 injured in two car bombings in Reyhanlı, Turkey, near the Syrian border.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22494128 Blasts kill dozens in Turkish town Reyhanlı on Syria border BBC News May 11, 2013 May 20 At least four people were killed and 46 injured after two bombs exploded in the capital of Russia's Dagestan Republic, Makhachkala.https://edition.cnn.com/2013/05/20/world/europe/russia-dagestan-unrest 4 dead, 44 hurt in Dagestan bombing, security officials say CNN May 20, 2013 Three Brazilian tourists have been killed and 22 more wounded after two hot-air balloons collided in Turkey.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22597878 Balloon crash kills tourists in Cappadocia, Turkey BBC News May 20, 2013 May 22: British Army soldier Lee Rigby was killed by two attackers in Woolwich district of London.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22630303 Woolwich machete attack leaves man dead BBC News May 22, 2013https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/he-was-always-smiling-lee-rigby-named-as-woolwich-victim-8628583.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/he-was-always-smiling-lee-rigby-named-as-woolwich-victim-8628583.html 2022-05-01 subscription 'He was always smiling': Lee Rigby named as Woolwich victim The Independent May 23, 2013 Both were subsequently shot and apprehended by police. The UK government treated this murdering as a terrorist incident.https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2013/may/22/woolwich-attack-cleaver-knife-jihadist Woolwich killing: meat cleaver, knife and jihadist claims filmed on mobile The Guardian May 22, 2013 May 23: A series of unprecedented riots in Stockholm resulted in widespread damage and seven arrests.https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/may/23/swedish-riots-stockholm Swedish riots rage for fourth night The Guardian May 23, 2013https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22636288 Stockholm restaurant torched as riots spread BBC News May 23, 2013http://www.thelocal.se/48048/20130521 Seven arrested over Stockholm's Husby riots The Local May 21, 2013 May 26: Nearly 300 people have been arrested during demonstrations in Paris over a new law allowing gay marriage.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22671572 Huge anti-gay-marriage protest march in Paris BBC News May 26, 2013http://news.sky.com/story/1095940/france-gay-marriage-law-violence-at-protest France Gay Marriage Law: Violence At Protest Sky News May 26, 2013 May 31: Eight people died and more than 8,163 sustained injuries after police and demonstrators clashed in Taksim Square, Istanbul.http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-turkey-protests-idUKBRE94U0JA20130531/ https://web.archive.org/web/20160715115221/http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-turkey-protests-idUKBRE94U0JA20130531 dead July 15, 2016 Turkish police fire tear gas in worst protests in years Reuters May 31, 2013http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/world/2013/06/01/Dozens-injured-after-violent-protests-at-Istanbul-s-Taksim-Square.html Dozens injured after violent protest at Istanbul's Taksim Square Al-Arabiya June 1, 2013https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/may/31/istanbul-protesters-violent-clashes-police Turkey protests spread after violence in Istanbul over park demolition The Guardian June 1, 2013 June thumb|upright=1.0|Flooding in Nový Knín, Czech Republic on June 2, 2013 thumb|upright=1.0|Riga Castle fire June 3: At least 24 peoplehttps://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887324634304578536971014071996 Evacuations Increase as German Dike Breaks The Wall Street Journal June 10, 2013 have died as torrential rains in central Europe caused landslides and widespread flooding.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22746889 Central Europe on alert for flooding BBC News June 3, 2013https://news.yahoo.com/central-europe-hit-floods-days-rain-110603316.html Central Europe hit by floods after days of rain Yahoo! News June 3, 2013 June 5: The two-time prime minister of Slovenia, Janez Janša, has been convicted of corruption and sentenced to two years in prison.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22781752 Ex-Slovenian PM Janez Janša convicted of corruption BBC News June 5, 2013https://www.reuters.com/article/us-slovenia-corruption-idUSBRE9540UP20130605 Former Slovenia PM sentenced to jail for bribes Reuters June 5, 2013 June 17: The Prime Minister of the Czech Republic, Petr Nečas, submitted his resignation following a corruption scandal.https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887324021104578551280017220440 Czech Premier Resigns, Interim Government Likely The Wall Street Journal June 17, 2013https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jun/16/czech-republic-petr-necas-quits Czech Republic's prime minister forced to resign over scandal hit-aide The Guardian June 17, 2013 June 19: At least 43 people sought medical help and more than 6,500 residents were evacuated in Russia's southwestern Samara Oblast, after ammunition explosions shook a military training area.https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jun/19/explosions-russian-fire-military-depot Explosions rock Russian village after fire at military depot The Guardian June 19, 2013 June 21: A major fire has caused extensive damage to Riga Castle, official residence of the Latvian president and home of Latvia's National History Museum.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22998569 Latvia's Riga Castle damaged by fire BBC News June 21, 2013https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/latvias-medieval-riga-castle-a-museum-and-presidential-residence-damaged-by-fire/2013/06/20/da5e003a-da0a-11e2-b418-9dfa095e125d_story.html https://archive.today/20130624191628/http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/latvias-medieval-riga-castle-a-museum-and-presidential-residence-damaged-by-fire/2013/06/20/da5e003a-da0a-11e2-b418-9dfa095e125d_story.html dead June 24, 2013 Latvia's medieval Riga Castle, a museum and presidential residence, damaged by fire The Washington Post June 21, 2013 June 23: A bus carrying Romanian tourists plunged into a ravine near Morača Monastery, Montenegro, killing 18 and wounding 29.http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-montenegro-accident-idUKBRE95M0F420130623 https://web.archive.org/web/20160305203244/http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-montenegro-accident-idUKBRE95M0F420130623 dead March 5, 2016 Fifteen killed in Montenegro bus crash, 31 injured Reuters Jun 23, 2013http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0624/458439-montenegro-bus-crash/ Bus crash in Montenegro leaves 18 Romanian tourists dead RTÉ.ie June 24, 2013 June 24: Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was sentenced to seven years in prison for abusing power and having sex with an underage prostitute.https://edition.cnn.com/2013/06/24/world/europe/berlusconi-court-guilty/index.html Silvio Berlusconi gets 7 years in underage sex case CNN June 25, 2013https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/silvio-berlusconi/10138883/Silvio-Berlusconi-sentenced-to-seven-years-in-jail-in-bunga-bunga-sex-trial.html Silvio Berlusconi sentenced to seven years in jail in bunga bunga sex trial The Telegraph June 24, 2013 July thumb|upright=1.0|Brétigny-sur-Orge train crash thumb|upright=1.0|Santiago de Compostela derailment July 1 Lithuania assumed the Presidency of the Council of the European Union from Ireland. Croatia becomes the 28th member of the European Union.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-23118035 Croatia celebrates on joining EU BBC News July 1, 2013http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-07-01/croatia-joins-european-union/4790618 Celebrations as Croatia becomes 28th member of the European Union ABC News July 1, 2013 July 7: Up to 80 people have been injured, after a passenger train derailed in Russia's southern region of Krasnodar.August 2021 July 8: Nine people have died and 21 were injured after a bus careered off the road near the town of Avila, central Spain.http://news.sky.com/story/1112830/spain-crash-bus-careens-off-road-killing-nine Spain Crash: Bus Careens Off Road Killing Nine Sky News July 8, 2013 July 11: Luxembourg PM Jean-Claude Juncker has resigned after losing parliamentary support over a spy scandal.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-23275318 Luxembourg PM Juncker offers government resignation BBC News July 11, 2013https://www.reuters.com/article/us-luxembourg-juncker-idUSBRE96A0MI20130711 Luxembourg's Juncker resigns as spy scandal fells government Reuters July 11, 2013 July 13 At least six people were killed and 192 injured in a train derailment in Paris suburb of Brétigny-sur-Orge.https://edition.cnn.com/2013/07/12/world/europe/france-train-derailment/?hpt=hp_t2 At least 6 dead in train derailment near Paris, French official says CNN July 13, 2013https://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/13/world/europe/train-derails-outside-paris.html?_r=0 At Least 6 Dead and Dozens Injured as Train Derails Near Paris The New York Times July 13, 2013https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/10176769/Train-crash-near-Paris-at-least-six-dead.html Train crash near Paris: 'at least six dead' The Telegraph July 13, 2013 18 people were killed and 45 injured after a gravel truck smashed into a bus near Podolsk, Russia.http://english.ruvr.ru/news/2013_07_14/18-killed-45-injured-in-Podolsk-road-accident-6352/ 18 killed, 45 injured in Podolsk road accident The Voice of Russia July 14, 2013 July 15, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130723101544/http://english.ruvr.ru/news/2013_07_14/18-killed-45-injured-in-Podolsk-road-accident-6352/ July 23, 2013 dead mdy-all https://www.rappler.com/world/33691-eighteen-killed-after-truck-smashes-into-bus-in-moscow-region/ 18 killed after truck smashes into bus in Moscow region Rappler July 13, 2013 July 21: King Albert II of Belgium abdicated in favour of his son Prince Phillipe.https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/belgiums-new-king-albert-ii-abdicates-after-20year-reign-to-make-way-for-son-philippe-8724400.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/belgiums-new-king-albert-ii-abdicates-after-20year-reign-to-make-way-for-son-philippe-8724400.html 2022-05-01 subscription Belgium's new King: Albert II abdicates after 20-year reign to make way for son Philippe The Independent July 21, 2013http://www.dw.de/belgiums-albert-ii-abdicates-to-make-way-for-philippe/a-16964753 Belgium's Albert II abdicates to make way for Philippe Deutsche Welle July 21, 2013https://edition.cnn.com/2013/07/21/world/europe/belgium-new-king/index.html Belgium's King Albert II gives up throne to son CNN July 21, 2013 July 24: Santiago de Compostela derailment: 79 people were killed and 131 injured; after a high-speed train derailed near Santiago de Compostela, Spain.https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887324564704578626253124833408 Train Derailment Kills Dozens in Northwestern Spain The Wall Street Journal July 24, 2013 September 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-23442018 Dozens die as Spanish train derails in Galicia BBC News July 24, 2013https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/passenger-train-derails-in-northwestern-spain-leaving-at-least-40-dead-many-injured/2013/07/24/39043a58-f4c5-11e2-81fa-8e83b3864c36_story.html https://web.archive.org/web/20130726003741/http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/passenger-train-derails-in-northwestern-spain-leaving-at-least-40-dead-many-injured/2013/07/24/39043a58-f4c5-11e2-81fa-8e83b3864c36_story.html dead July 26, 2013 At least 77 people dead after train derails in Spain, the worst train accident in decades The Washington Post July 25, 2013 July 28: A coach has plunged off a flyover in southern Italy, leaving 39 people dead and 8 injured.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/italy/10208095/Italy-bus-crash-at-least-39-dead.html Italy bus crash: at least 39 dead The Telegraph July 29, 2013https://www.reuters.com/article/us-italy-crash-idUSBRE96R0E620130729 Italian bus crash kills 39; second European transport disaster in five days Reuters July 29, 2013 July 29: One man died and another 44 people were injured in a collision between two trains in western Switzerland.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-23494203 Swiss train crash: Dozens hurt in Granges-près-Marnand BBC News July 29, 2013https://edition.cnn.com/2013/07/29/world/europe/switzerland-train-collision Dozens injured in Swiss train collision CNN July 30, 2013 August August 5: A semi-trailer truck caught fire in Norway's Gudvanga Tunnel, leading to the evacuation of 160 people, 55 of whom were hospitalized due to smoke inhalation and other injuries.https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/55-people-hospitalized-tunnel-fire-norway-19870283 55 People Hospitalized After Tunnel Fire in Norway ABC News August 5, 2013https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/05/norway-tunnel-fire_n_3707611.html Norway Tunnel Fire Leaves Dozens Injured Huffington Post August 5, 2013 August 6: An ammonia leak at Horlivka chemical plant, Ukraine, has killed five people and sickened more than 20.https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/ukraine-killed-20-sickened-ammonia-leak-19883403 Ukraine: 5 Killed, 20 Sickened in Ammonia Leak ABC News August 6, 2013http://www.kyivpost.com/content/ukraine/five-people-killed-in-ammonia-blowout-at-stirol-concern-in-horlivka-criminal-case-opened-into-incident-328075.html Five people killed in ammonia blowout at Stirol Concern in Horlivka Kyiv Post August 6, 2013 August 20 Russian police killed nine suspected militants, including a prominent warlord, in a clash in the restive North Caucasus republic of Dagestan.https://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-caucasus-violence-idUSBRE97J0MB20130820 Russian police kill nine suspected militants in North Caucasus Reuters August 20, 2013https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/4-suspected-militants-house-owner-killed-in-clash-with-police-in-russias-dagestan/2013/08/20/70bf4a40-097f-11e3-89fe-abb4a5067014_story.html 9 suspected militants killed in clash with police in Russia's Dagestan The Washington Post August 20, 2013June 2021 medicmedic At least three people have been killed and five others injured when a gunman opened fire in a restaurant in a village in southern Germany.http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=11111938 3 dead, 5 wounded in shooting in southern Germany The New Zealand Herald August 21, 2013https://edition.cnn.com/2013/08/20/world/europe/germany-bar-shooting/?hpt=hp_t3 Gunman kills 2, wounds 5 in Germany bar shooting CNN August 20, 2013 August 23: Four people have died after a Super Puma helicopter, carrying 18, crashed into the sea near Shetland.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-23822420 Shetland helicopter crash: Four dead named BBC News August 24, 2013https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/aug/24/north-sea-helicopter-crash Shetland helicopter crash: four people confirmed dead by police The Guardian August 24, 2013 August 28: A small plane crashed in western Germany, killing four adults and one child and injuring three other children.http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/world/story/5-dead-german-plane-crash-20130828 5 dead, including one child, in German plane crash The Straits Times August 28, 2013http://www.neurope.eu/news/wire/4-adults-1-child-dead-german-small-plane-crash 4 adults, 1 child dead in German small plane crash New Europe August 28, 2013 2013-08-28 https://archive.today/20130828101355/http://www.neurope.eu/news/wire/4-adults-1-child-dead-german-small-plane-crash 2013-08-28 dead August 30: A motorway pile-up killed three Romanians and injured 33 other people, including Bulgarians, Serbs and Turks, close to the Hungarian capital Budapest.http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/afp/130830/three-dead-33-injured-hungary-motorway-pile Three dead, 33 injured in Hungary motorway pile-up GlobalPost August 30, 2013 September thumb|upright=1.0|Protesters against the Roșia Montană Project marching in Bucharest, September 1 thumb|upright=1.0|Catalan Way on Colom Avenue, Barcelona September 1: Hundreds of thousands of people protested in major Romanian cities against the Roșia Montană Project.https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/sep/17/romanians-mobilise-gold-mine Romanians mobilise in protest against gold mine plans The Guardian September 17, 2013https://www.reuters.com/article/us-romania-goldmine-idUSBRE9800FU20130901 Thousands rally in Romania against gold mine Reuters September 1, 2013http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-1032434 'The Arab Spring, the Turkish Summer, The Romanian Autumn': Romanian protests as a model of peaceful demonstration CNN September 6, 2013 September 8: Eleven people died when their minibus was hit by a passenger train at a level crossing near Iași, Romania.http://www.rtv.net/accidentul-cu-11-morti-de-la-iasi-surprins-de-camerele-de-supraveghere_97186.html Accidentul cu 11 morți de la Iași, surprins de camerele de supraveghere România TV September 8, 2013 September 10: An embargo was imposed by Russia on imports of Moldovan wine.http://www.itar-tass.com/en/c39/873177.html Russia freezes Moldovan wine import; Chișinău, EU suspect politics Itar-Tass September 11, 2013 September 11: More than one million Catalans formed a human chain in support of the independence of Catalonia.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/catalans-in-favor-of-breaking-away-from-spain-form-huge-human-chain-to-advertise-their-cause/2013/09/11/0ce45f06-1afa-11e3-80ac-96205cacb45a_story.html https://web.archive.org/web/20130912142306/http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/catalans-in-favor-of-breaking-away-from-spain-form-huge-human-chain-to-advertise-their-cause/2013/09/11/0ce45f06-1afa-11e3-80ac-96205cacb45a_story.html dead September 12, 2013 More than 1 million Catalans form human chain to promote their bid to break away from Spain The Washington Post September 11, 2013 September 12 Flash floods in the eastern Galați region of Romania have left nine people dead and forced thousands to evacuate.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-24072165 Romania flash floods kill eight and force evacuations BBC News September 12, 2013http://www.mediafax.ro/social/inundatii-in-galati-sute-de-case-inundate-si-9-morti-bilant-dramatic-invers-proportional-cu-reactia-autoritatilor-11324148 INUNDAȚII ÎN GALAȚI: Sute de case inundate și 9 morți, bilanț dramatic invers proporțional cu reacția autorităților Mediafax September 12, 2013 Three people died and another 29 were injured after two coaches collided in Nădlac, Romania.http://www.gandul.info/stiri/accident-grav-la-arad-trei-morti-si-29-de-raniti-11318531 Accident grav la Arad: trei morți și 29 de răniți Gândul September 12, 2013http://adevarul.ro/news/eveniment/3-morti-29-raniti-intr-un-grav-accident-rutier-produs-doua-autocare-nadlac-1_52313e4cc7b855ff5672f83f/index.html Accidentul de la Nădlac. Persoanele rănite ușor au plecat mai departe spre destinații. Trei oameni au murit și 29 au fost răniți în coliziunea dintre autocare Adevărul September 12, 2013 September 13: 37 people have died in a fire at a psychiatric hospital in Russia's Novgorod Region.April 2021 September 16: A poacher shot dead three police officers and a paramedic in Annaberg, Austria.https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/charred-body-found-in-austrian-hunt-for-gunman-who-killed-three-police-officers-and-emergency-worker-8821742.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/charred-body-found-in-austrian-hunt-for-gunman-who-killed-three-police-officers-and-emergency-worker-8821742.html 2022-05-01 subscription live Charred body found in Austrian hunt for gunman who killed three police officers and emergency worker The Independent September 18, 2013https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/man-kills-2-police-officers-rescue-vehicle-driver-in-austrian-shooting/2013/09/17/20e5731e-1f78-11e3-9ad0-96244100e647_story.html https://archive.today/20130920193808/http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/man-kills-2-police-officers-rescue-vehicle-driver-in-austrian-shooting/2013/09/17/20e5731e-1f78-11e3-9ad0-96244100e647_story.html dead September 20, 2013 Austrian police storm hideout of gunman who killed 4 people The Washington Post September 17, 2013 September 22: Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative party has won German federal election, with 33.8% of the votes.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-24197994 Angela Merkel celebrates after German election win BBC News September 23, 2013https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/22/angela-merkel-wins-third-term-germany German election: Angela Merkel secures historic third win The Guardian September 23, 2013https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/charles-lane-angela-merkel-wins-in-germany-with-slow-and-steady-for-now/2013/09/23/fe9ccd9e-2476-11e3-b3e9-d97fb087acd6_story.html Merkel's slow and steady wins, for now The Washington Post September 24, 2013 October October 3: At least 359 African migrants have died and 50 are missing after a boat carrying them to Europe sank off the southern Italian island of Lampedusa.https://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/04/world/europe/scores-die-in-shipwreck-off-sicily.html?_r=0 Migrants Die as Burning Boat Capsizes Off Italy The New York Times October 3, 2013https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-24380247 Italy boat sinking: Hundreds feared dead off Lampedusa BBC News October 3, 2013https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/03/lampedusa-migrants-killed-boat-sinks-italy Italy boat wreck: scores of migrants die as boat sinks off Lampedusa The Guardian October 3, 2013 October 11: At least 27 people died when a boat carrying more than 200 migrants capsized in the Strait of Sicily.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-24499890 Migrant boat capsize leaves 27 dead in Mediterranean BBC News October 11, 2013https://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/12/world/europe/another-migrant-ship-capsizes-in-the-mediterranean.html?_r=0 Days After Disaster, Another Migrant Ship Sinks Near Italian Island The New York Times October 11, 2013 October 13: Over 380 people were detained after an anti-migrant Russian nationalist riot in southern Moscow.April 2021 October 19: Ten parachutists and a pilot have died after the plane they were in crashed shortly after taking off in Belgium.http://news.sky.com/story/1156862/ten-parachutists-killed-in-belgium-plane-crash Ten Parachutists Killed In Belgium Plane Crash Sky News October 19, 2013 October 21: A suspected female suicide bomber has set off explosives on a bus in the southern Russian city of Volgograd, killing six people and injuring 37.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-24608694 Russia bus bomb: Volgograd blast kills six BBC News October 21, 2013 October 25: The St Jude storm hit Northern Europe causing at least 17 deaths with flights and train services cancelled.https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/28/uk-bunkers-down-huge-storm-south Two reported dead as St Jude storm lashes southern UK The Guardian October 28, 2013https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/st-judes-day-storm-17yearold-girl-killed-after-tree-crushes-home-in-kent-as-britain-is-bombarded-with-high-winds-and-heavy-rain-8901530.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/st-judes-day-storm-17yearold-girl-killed-after-tree-crushes-home-in-kent-as-britain-is-bombarded-with-high-winds-and-heavy-rain-8901530.html 2022-05-01 subscription live St Jude's Day storm: 17-year-old girl killed after tree crushes home in Kent as Britain is bombarded with high winds and heavy rain The Independent October 28, 2013 October 28: A gas leak at a coal mine in Spain has killed six people and left five injured.http://www.euronews.com/2013/10/28/six-killed-in-gas-leak-at-coal-mine-in-spain/ Six killed in gas leak at coal mine in Spain Euronews October 28, 2013 November 10, 2013 September 6, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200906215142/https://www.euronews.com/2013/10/28/six-killed-in-gas-leak-at-coal-mine-in-spain dead November thumb|upright=1.0|Riga supermarket roof collapse November 1: Two people, members of the far-right Greek political party Golden Dawn, were killed in a drive-by shooting, outside the offices of Golden Dawn in Neo Irakleio, Athens.https://www.reuters.com/article/us-greece-shooting-idUSBRE9A00WC20131101 Two Golden Dawn supporters shot dead in Greece Reuters November 1, 2013https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/nov/01/golden-dawn-killed-shooting-athens Two Golden Dawn members killed in drive-by shooting outside Athens office The Guardian November 1, 2013 November 4: A man fatally stabbed three people on a bus en route between Årdal and Tyin in Norway.http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/11/04/21308934-three-killed-in-norway-bus-attack Three killed in Norway bus attack NBC News November 4, 2013 November 15: Twelve migrants were found dead after a plastic boat capsized off the coast of Lefkada, Greece.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/12-immigrants-dead-after-boat-capsizes-in-western-greece/2013/11/15/25665f78-4dc9-11e3-97f6-ed8e3053083b_story.html https://web.archive.org/web/20191113203937/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/12-immigrants-dead-after-boat-capsizes-in-western-greece/2013/11/15/25665f78-4dc9-11e3-97f6-ed8e3053083b_story.html dead November 13, 2019 12 migrants dead after boat capsizes in Greek waters, 15 rescued The Washington Post November 15, 2013http://www.aljazeera.com/news/europe/2013/11/migrants-dead-as-boat-sinks-near-greece-2013111583049443134.html Migrants dead as boat sinks near Greece Aljazeera November 15, 2013 November 18: A passenger plane has crashed at an airport in the Russian city of Kazan, killing all 50 people on board.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-24980055 Dozens dead in Russian plane crash BBC News November 18, 2013 November 19: At least 18 people have been killed in flooding prompted by a cyclone and heavy rain that lashed the Italian island of Sardinia.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-24996292 Sardinia hit by deadly cyclone and flooding BBC News November 19, 2013 November 21: At least 54 people have been killed and 39 injured after the roof of a Maxima superstore collapsed in Riga, Latvia.https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/latvia-roof-collapse-21-killed-in-riga-supermarket-8956015.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/latvia-roof-collapse-21-killed-in-riga-supermarket-8956015.html 2022-05-01 subscription Latvia roof collapse: 21 killed in Riga supermarket The Independent November 22, 2013https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25044427 Riga roof collapse: Six dead and others feared trapped BBC News November 22, 2013https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/latvia/10466898/Emergency-workers-among-the-dead-as-supermarket-roof-collapses-in-Latvia.html Emergency workers among the dead as supermarket roof collapses in Latvia The Telegraph November 22, 2013 November 30: Nine people were killed and 32 injured after a police helicopter crashed into a busy pub in Glasgow.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-25165894 Glasgow helicopter crash: 'Three dead' at Clutha pub BBC News November 30, 2013https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/nov/29/helicopter-crashes-roof-glasgow-pub At least three feared dead after police helicopter crashes into Glasgow pub The Guardian November 30, 2013 December thumb|upright=1.0|Euromaidan in Kyiv, 2 December December 1: Between 400,000 and 800,000 people protested in Kyiv, Ukraine, against the decision of Viktor Yanukovych's government to suspend preparations for signing of the association agreement with the European Union under pressure from Russia.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25078952 Huge Ukraine rally over EU agreement delay BBC News November 24, 2013http://www.euronews.com/2013/11/27/protests-continue-in-kyiv-ahead-of-vilnius-eu-summit/ Protests continue in Kyiv ahead of Vilnius EU summit Euronews November 27, 2013 November 30, 2013 December 2, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131202204956/http://www.euronews.com/2013/11/27/protests-continue-in-kyiv-ahead-of-vilnius-eu-summit/ dead December 5: The Constitutional Court of Moldova recognized Romanian as country's official language.https://www.rferl.org/a/moldova-romanian-official-language/25191455.html Chișinău Recognizes Romanian As Official Language Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty 5 December 2013http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/12/05/moldovan-court-rules-official-language-is-romanian-replacing-soviet-flavored/ Moldovan court rules official language is 'Romanian', replacing Soviet-flavored 'Moldovan' Fox News 5 December 2013 December 19: Part of the ornate ceiling of the Apollo Theatre in London collapsed during a performance, injuring at least 81 people in the audience.https://edition.cnn.com/2013/12/19/world/europe/britain-london-theater-collapse/index.html?hpt=hp_t1 Ceiling of London's Apollo Theatre collapses CNN Nic Robertson, Tom Watkins 20 December 2013https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-25458009 Apollo Theatre: Ceiling collapses during show in London BBC News 20 December 2013 December 29: A suicide bomber killed at least 17 people and wounded 38 others in an attack on a train station in the southern Russian city of Volgograd.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25541019 'Suicide bomber' hits Russia's Volgograd train station BBC News 29 December 2013 December 30: At least 14 people have been killed and 28 injured in a suicide bombing on a trolleybus in the Russian city of Volgograd.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25546477 Volgograd blasts: New deadly explosion hits Russian city BBC News 30 December 2013 Deaths Deaths in 2013 January thumb|upright=0.6|Sergiu Nicolaescu January 3: Sergiu Nicolaescu, 82, Romanian film director, actor and politician. (born 1930) January 6: Gerard Helders, 107, Dutch politician. (born 1905) January 15: Princess Margarita of Baden, 80. (born 1932) January 21: Michael Winner, 77, English film director and producer. (born 1935) January 23: Józef Glemp, 83, Polish Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. (born 1929) February February 16: Tony Sheridan, 72, English rock and roll singer-songwriter and guitarist. (born 1940) February 18: Kevin Ayers, 68, English singer-songwriter. (born 1944) February 22: Wolfgang Sawallisch, 89, German conductor and pianist. (born 1923) February 23: Julien Ries, 92, Belgian Cardinal of the Catholic Church. (born 1920) February 26: Stéphane Hessel, 95, French diplomat and writer. (born 1917) March March 6: Alvin Lee, 68, English rock guitarist and singer. (born 1944) March 7 Peter Banks, 65, English guitarist. (born 1947) Damiano Damiani, 90, Italian screenwriter, film director, actor and writer. (born 1922) March 10: Princess Lilian, Duchess of Halland, 97. (born 1915) March 12: Clive Burr, 56, English drummer. (born 1957) March 19: Irina Petrescu, 71, Romanian film actress. (born 1941) March 21: Pietro Mennea, 60, Italian sprinter and politician. (born 1952) March 23: Boris Berezovsky, 67, Russian business oligarch. (born 1946) March 27: Hjalmar Andersen, 90, Norwegian skater. (born 1923) March 28: Richard Griffiths, 65, English actor of stage, film and television. (born 1947) April thumb|upright=0.6|Margaret Thatcher April 2: Jesús Franco, 82, Spanish film director, writer, cinematographer and actor. (born 1930) April 3: Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, 85, German-born British novelist and screenwriter. (born 1927) April 8 Margaret Thatcher, 87, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. (born 1925) Sara Montiel, 85, Spanish singer and actress. (born 1928) April 9: Paolo Soleri, 93, Italian-born American architect. (born 1919) April 10: Robert G. Edwards, 87, British Nobel physiologist. (born 1925) April 11: Hilary Koprowski, 96, Polish virologist and immunologist. (born 1916) April 14: Colin Davis, 85, English conductor. (born 1927) April 18: Storm Thorgerson, 69, English graphic designer. (born 1944) April 19: François Jacob, 92, French Nobel biologist. (born 1920) April 28: János Starker, 88, Hungarian-born American cellist. (born 1924) May May 4: Christian de Duve, 95, Belgian Nobel cytologist and biochemist. (born 1917) May 6: Giulio Andreotti, 94, 41st Prime Minister of Italy. (born 1919) May 9: Alfredo Landa, 80, Spanish actor. (born 1933) May 9: Heinrich Rohrer, 79, Swiss Nobel physicist (born 1933) May 22: Henri Dutilleux, 97, French composer. (born 1916) May 23: Georges Moustaki, 79, French singer-songwriter. (born 1934) June June 7: Pierre Mauroy, 84, Prime Minister of France (1981–1984). (born 1928) June 9: Iain Banks, 59, Scottish author. (born 1954) June 15: Heinz Flohe, 65, German footballer and manager. (born 1948) June 16 Josip Kuže, 60, Croatian football coach and former player. (born 1952) Ottmar Walter, 89, German footballer. (born 1924) June 19: Gyula Horn, 80, 3rd Prime Minister of the Republic of Hungary. (born 1932) June 24: Emilio Colombo, 93, 40th Prime Minister of Italy. (born 1920) June 26: Marc Rich, 78, Belgian businessman. (born 1934) June 27: Alain Mimoun, 92, French runner and Olympic marathon champion. (born 1921) July July 3: Radu Vasile, 70, Prime Minister of Romania (1998–1999). (born 1942) July 19 Mel Smith, 60, English comedian, writer, film director, producer and actor. (born 1952) Bert Trautmann, 89, German-born British professional footballer. (born 1923) July 25: Bernadette Lafont, 74, French actress. (born 1938) July 30: Antoni Ramallets, 89, Spanish footballer. (born 1924) August thumb|upright=0.6|Prince Friso of Orange-Nassau August 10: László Csizsik-Csatáry, 98, Hungarian Nazi war criminal. (born 1915) August 12: Prince Friso of Orange-Nassau, 44, Dutch royal. (born 1968) August 18 Dezső Gyarmati, 85, Hungarian water polo player. (born 1927) Florin Cioabă, 58, self-proclaimed king of the Gypsies. (born 1954) August 20: Marian McPartland, 95, English-born American jazz pianist. (born 1918) August 30: Seamus Heaney, 74, Irish Nobel poet. (born 1939) August 31: David Frost, 74, British journalist and broadcaster. (born 1939) September September 2: Ronald Coase, 102, British Nobel economist. (born 1910) September 5: Rochus Misch, 96, German bodyguard of Adolf Hitler. (born 1917) September 23: Geo Saizescu, 80, Romanian actor and film director. (born 1932) October thumb|upright=0.6|Wilfried Martens October 3: Sergei Belov, 69, Russian professional basketball player. (born 1944) October 7: Patrice Chéreau, 68, French opera and theatre director, filmmaker, actor and producer. (born 1944) October 9: Wilfried Martens, 77, 60th and 62nd Prime Minister of Belgium. (born 1936) October 11 María de Villota, 33, Spanish racing driver. (born 1980) Erich Priebke, 100, German SS captain and war criminal. (born 1913) October 14: Bruno Metsu, 59, French footballer and football manager. (born 1954) October 15: Rudolf Friedrich, 90, member of the Swiss Federal Council. (born 1923) October 23: Anthony Caro, 89, English abstract sculptor. (born 1924) October 24: Manolo Escobar, 82, Spanish singer. (born 1931) October 28: Tadeusz Mazowiecki, 86, 1st Prime Minister of Poland. (born 1927) October 30: Anca Petrescu, 64, chief architect of the Romanian Palace of the Parliament. (born 1949) November November 12: John Tavener, 69, British composer. (born 1944) November 15: Glafcos Clerides, 94, 4th President of Cyprus. (born 1919) November 17: Doris Lessing, 94, British Nobel novelist. (born 1919) November 19: Frederick Sanger, 95, British Nobel biochemist. (born 1918) November 25: Bill Foulkes, 81, English footballer. (born 1932) November 28: Mitja Ribičič, 94, Slovene politician, 25th Prime Minister of Yugoslavia. (born 1919) December December 1: Heinrich Boere, 92, Dutch-German Nazi war criminal. (born 1921) December 7: Édouard Molinaro, 85, French film director and screenwriter. (born 1928) December 8: John Cornforth, 96, Australian-British Nobel chemist. (born 1917) December 14: Peter O'Toole, 81, British actor. (born 1932) December 18: Ronnie Biggs, 84, British criminal. (born 1929) December 23: Mikhail Kalashnikov, 94, Russian general and small arms designer. (born 1919) December 26: Marta Eggerth, 101, Hungarian silent film actress. (born 1912) December 29: Wojciech Kilar, 81, Polish composer. (born 1932) December 30: Eero Mäntyranta, 76, Finnish skier. (born 1937) Sports January 11–January 27: The 23rd World Men's Handball Championship was held in Spain. January 16–January 19: 81st edition of Monte Carlo Rally May 4–May 26: 96th edition of Giro d'Italia June 29–July 21: 100th edition of Tour de France August 10–August 18: The 14th edition of the World Athletics Championships will be held in Moscow, Russia. September 4–September 22: The 38th edition of the EuroBasket championship will be held in Slovenia. September 6–September 14: The 29th edition of the Women's European Volleyball Championship will be held in Germany and Switzerland. December 7–December 22: The 21st edition of the World Women's Handball Championship will be held in Serbia. Arts and entertainment February 1–February 14: Carnival of Venice March 9: Robin Stjernberg won the 53rd edition of Melodifestivalen with the song "You". February 17: "Child's Pose", directed by Călin Peter Netzer and starring Luminița Gheorghiu in the central role, won the Golden Bear for best picture at the Berlin film festival. May 18: Emmelie de Forest of Denmark wins the 58th edition of Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Only Teardrops". May 15–May 26: 66th Cannes Film Festival June 20–June 29: 54th Moscow International Film Festival August 28–September 7: 70th Venice International Film Festival Architecture Library of Birmingham, the largest public library in the UK, projected for completion. Mercury City Tower (Moscow), the tallest building in Europe, projected for completion. Tour Majunga (Paris), the third tallest skyscraper in France, projected for completion. Nobel Prizes right|100px Chemistry – Martin Karplus, Michael Levitt, and Arieh Warshel Economics – Eugene Fama, Lars Peter Hansen and Robert J. Shiller Literature – Alice Munro Peace – Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons Physics – François Englert and Peter Higgs Physiology or Medicine – James E. Rothman, Randy W. Schekman, and Thomas C. Südhof Major religious holidays January 6: Baptism of Jesus, commonly known as Epiphany February 1: Imbolc, a Cross-quarter day February 13: Ash Wednesday March 20: Spring equinox, also known as Ostara March 24: Palm Sunday March 29: Good Friday March 31: Easter (celebrated by the Western Christianity) May 1: Beltane, a Cross-quarter day May 5: Easter (celebrated by the Eastern Christianity) May 9: Feast of the Ascension (celebrated by the Western Christianity) May 19: Pentecost (celebrated by the Western Christianity) June 21: Summer solstice, also known as Midsummer July 9: Ramadan, Muslims holy month of fasting begins August 1: Lammas, a Cross-quarter day August 7: Eid al-Fitr, Muslims end of fasting celebration August 15: Assumption of Mary, preceded by two weeks of fasting September 8: Nativity of the Theotokos September 22: Autumn equinox, also known as Mabon October 15: Eid al-Adha November 1 Samhain, a Cross-quarter day All Saints' Day/All Souls' Day December 1: Advent begins December 21: Winter solstice, also known as Yule December 25: Nativity of Jesus, commonly known as Christmas See also Europe 2010s 2013 in the European Union List of state leaders in 2013 Europe References 2 2013 Category:2010s in Europe Category:Years of the 21st century in Europe