At A Glance

15 December 2013 at a glance

Day of the week
15 December 2013 was a Sunday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “Somewhere Only We Know” by Lily Allen.
Top Film of 2013
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2013 was Frozen.
Star sign
The star sign for 15 December is Sagittarius.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 15 December 2013 fell in the Year of the Snake.
Birthstone
The birthstone for December is Turquoise.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 15 December 2013 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 15 December

  • 1993 The Troubles: The Downing Street Declaration is issued by British Prime Minister John Major and Irish Taoiseach Albert Reynolds.
  • 2000 The third reactor at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant is shut down.
  • 2001 The Leaning Tower of Pisa reopens after 11 years and $27,000,000 spent to stabilize it, without fixing its famous lean.
  • 2005 Introduction of the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor into USAF active service.
  • 2013 The South Sudanese Civil War begins when opposition leaders Dr. Riek Machar, Pagan Amum and Rebecca Nyandeng vote to boycott the meeting of the National Liberation Council at Nyakuron.

Famous people born on 15 December

  • Don Johnson, American actor (born 1949)
  • Adam Brody, American actor (born 1979)
  • Ronnie Radke, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (born 1983)
  • Nero, Roman emperor (born 37)

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Events of 2013 in the United Kingdom

A selection from Wikipedia's '2013 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.

  • 1 April – Police Scotland begins operations, merging all the former forces in the country.
  • 17 July – Same-sex marriage becomes legal in England and Wales after the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 receives Royal Assent.
  • 27 August – David Cameron recalls Parliament from its summer recess to discuss responses to the Syrian crisis in the wake of a chemical weapons attack in Damascus.

Life in 2013

Prime Minister

David Cameron

Monarch

Elizabeth II

Pint of Beer

£3.15

Loaf of Bread

£1.38

Average House

£168,607

Weekly Wage

£733.00

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