At A Glance

18 November 2013 at a glance

Day of the week
18 November 2013 was a Monday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “Animals” by Martin Garrix.
Top Film of 2013
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2013 was Frozen.
Star sign
The star sign for 18 November is Scorpio.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 18 November 2013 fell in the Year of the Snake.
Birthstone
The birthstone for November is Topaz.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 18 November 2013 was Full Moon.

On this day: 18 November

  • 2002 Iraq disarmament crisis: United Nations weapons inspectors led by Hans Blix arrive in Iraq.
  • 2003 The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court rules 4–3 in Goodridge v. Department of Public Health that the state's ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional and gives the state legislature 180 days to change the law making Massachusetts the first state in the United States to grant marriage rights to same-sex couples.
  • 2012 Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria becomes the 118th Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria.
  • 2013 NASA launches the MAVEN probe to Mars.
  • 2020 The Utah monolith, built sometime in 2016 is discovered by state biologists of the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources.

Famous people born on 18 November

  • Duncan Sheik, American singer-songwriter and composer (1969–2026)
  • Owen Wilson, American actor (born 1968)
  • Chloë Sevigny, American actress, model, and fashion designer (born 1974)
  • Caleb Williams, American football player (born 2001)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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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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