2013 in the Czech Republic

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Events from the year 2013 in the Czech Republic.

Incumbents

• President: Václav Klaus (until 7 March). Miloš Zeman (starting 8 March)
• Prime Minister: Petr Nečas (until 10 July), Jiří Rusnok (starting 10 July)

Events

Divadelní Street in Prague's Old Town following the explosion

Flooding in Nový Knín, Czech Republic on June 2, 2013

• January 26 - Czech presidential election, 2013[1][2]
• April 29 - A powerful explosion badly damaged an office building in the center of Prague, injuring up to 43 people.[3][4]
• June 17 - prime minister Petr Nečas submits his resignation after a corruption scandal.[5][6]

Sports

April 24–28: Ellen van Dijk wins 2013 Gracia-Orlová

Deaths

Jiřina Jirásková (1931–2013) in 2006

Čestmír Císař (1920–2013) in 1968

Pavel Bobek (1937–2013) in 2008

• 2 January – Karel Čáslavský, film historian and television host (born 1937)
• 3 January – Ivan Mackerle, cryptozoologist (born 1942)
• 7 January – Jiřina Jirásková, actress (born 1931)
• 10 January – Michael Hofbauer, actor (born 1964)
• 18 January – Martin Barbarič, football player (born 1970)
• 24 January – Miroslav Janů, football player (born 1959)
• 28 January –
  • Oldřich Kulhánek, painter (born 1940)
  • Ladislav Pavlovič, Czechoslovak football player (born 1926)
• 24 January – Jan Lužný, gardener (born 1926)
• 1 February – Rudolf Dašek, guitarist (born 1933)
• 3 February – Edgar Knobloch, writer (born 1927)
• 14 February – Zdeněk Zikán, football player (born 1937)
• 2 March – Zdeněk Švestka, astronomer (born 1925)
• 9 March – Luboš Měkota, entrepreneur (born 1957)
• 17 March – Rudolf Battěk, politician (born 1924)
• 22 March – Vladimír Čech, actor (born 1951)
• 23 March – Miroslav Štěpán, politician (born 1945)
• 24 March – Čestmír Císař, politician (born 1920)
• 4 May – Oldřich Velen, actor (born 1921)
• 15 May – Thomas M. Messer, director of The Guggenheim (born 1920)
• 16 May – Valtr Komárek, economist (born 1930)
• 20 May – Miloslav Kříž, basketball player (born 1924)
• 9 June – Zdeněk Rotrekl, poet (born 1920)
• 19 June – Filip Topol, singer (born 1965)
• 27 July – Josef Geryk, football player (born 1942)
• 8 August – Jiří Krejčík, film director and actor (born 1918)
• 22 August – Petr Kment, wrestler, Olympic bronze medalist (born 1942)
• 7 September – Ilja Hurník, composer (born 2013)
• 10 September – Josef Němec, boxer (born 1933)
• 2 October – Zdeněk Rytíř, singer (born 1933)
• 5 October – Erich Cviertna, football player and manager (born 1951)
• 28 October – Ferdinand Havlík, composer (born 1928)
• 16 November – Zbyněk Hejda, poet (born 1930)
• 20 November – Pavel Bobek, singer (born 1937)
• 25 November – Egon Lánský, politician (born 1934)

References

1. "Zeman wins Czech presidential election". Financial Times. January 26, 2013.
2. "Czech election: Miloš Zeman wins presidential poll". BBC News. January 26, 2013.
3. "Prague explosion possibly caused by gas injures dozens". The Guardian. April 29, 2013.
4. "Dozens injured, others feared buried after explosion in Prague". NBC News. April 29, 2013. Archived from the original on April 19, 2014. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
5. "Czech Premier Resigns, Interim Government Likely". The Wall Street Journal. June 17, 2013.
6. "Czech Republic's prime minister forced to resign over scandal hit-aide". The Guardian. June 17, 2013.