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27 March 2013 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 27 March 2013 was a Wednesday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “What About Us” by The Saturdays ft. Sean Paul.
- Top Film of 2013
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2013 was Frozen.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 27 March is Aries.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 27 March 2013 fell in the Year of the Snake.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for March is Aquamarine.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 27 March 2013 was Full Moon.
On this day: 27 March
- 1993 Jiang Zemin is appointed President of China.
- 1998 The Food and Drug Administration approves Viagra for use as a treatment for erectile dysfunction, the first pill to be approved for this condition in the United States.
- 2004 HMS Scylla, a decommissioned Leander-class frigate, is sunk as an artificial reef off Cornwall, the first of its kind in Europe.
- 2014 Philippines signs a peace accord with the largest Muslim rebel group, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, ending decades of conflict.
- 2020 North Macedonia becomes the 30th member of NATO.
Famous people born on 27 March
- Nathan Fillion, Canadian actor (born 1971)
- Quentin Tarantino, American director, producer, screenwriter and actor (born 1963)
- Lisa, Thai rapper and dancer (born 1997)
- Mariah Carey, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress (born 1969)
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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