At A Glance

22 March 2013 at a glance

Day of the week
22 March 2013 was a Friday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “Mirrors” by Justin Timberlake.
Top Film of 2013
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2013 was Frozen.
Star sign
The star sign for 22 March is Aries.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 22 March 2013 fell in the Year of the Snake.
Birthstone
The birthstone for March is Aquamarine.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 22 March 2013 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 22 March

  • 1997 Tara Lipinski, aged 14 years and nine months, becomes the youngest women's World Figure Skating Champion.
  • 2017 Syrian civil war: Five hundred members of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are airlifted south of the Euphrates by United States Air Force helicopters, beginning the Battle of Tabqa.
  • 2019 The Special Counsel investigation on the 2016 United States presidential election concludes when Robert Mueller submits his report to the United States Attorney General.
  • 2020 Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announces the country's largest ever self-imposed curfew, in an effort to fight the spread of COVID-19.
  • 2020 Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announces a national lockdown and the country's first ever self-imposed curfew, in an effort to fight the spread of COVID-19.

Famous people born on 22 March

  • Reese Witherspoon, American actress (born 1976)
  • William Shatner, Canadian actor (born 1931)
  • Cole Hauser, American actor (born 1975)
  • Noah LaLonde, American actor. Known for his role as Cole Walter in My Life with the Walter Boys. (born 1998)

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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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