At A Glance

22 June 2013 at a glance

Day of the week
22 June 2013 was a Saturday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “Blurred Lines” by Robin Thicke ft. T.I. and Pharrell.
Top Film of 2013
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2013 was Frozen.
Star sign
The star sign for 22 June is Cancer.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 22 June 2013 fell in the Year of the Snake.
Birthstone
The birthstone for June is Pearl.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 22 June 2013 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 22 June

  • 1986 The famous Hand of God goal, scored by Diego Maradona in the quarter-finals of the 1986 FIFA World Cup match between Argentina and England, ignites controversy. This was later followed by the Goal of the Century. Argentina wins 2–1 and later goes on to win the World Cup.
  • 1990 Cold War: Checkpoint Charlie is dismantled in Berlin.
  • 2007 The small town of Elie, Manitoba is hit by Canada's most intense tornado on record.
  • 2012 Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo is removed from office by impeachment and succeeded by Federico Franco.
  • 2025 The United States conducts airstrikes on three Iranian nuclear sites in Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan.

Famous people born on 22 June

  • Rodri, Spanish footballer (born 1996)
  • Meryl Streep, American actress (born 1949)
  • C. Joseph Vijay, Indian actor (born 1974)
  • Esther Rantzen, English journalist (born 1940)

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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