Victoriano Huerta, Mexican military officer and president, 1913–1914 (born 1850)

José Victoriano Huerta Márquez was a Mexican general, politician, engineer and dictator who served as 39th President of Mexico, who came to power by coup against the democratically elected government of Francisco I. Madero with the aid of other Mexican generals and the U.S. Ambassador to Mexico. Establishing a military dictatorship, his violent seizure of power set off a new wave of armed conflict in the Mexican Revolution.

January 13 is the 13th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 352 days remain until the end of the year.