At A Glance

3 April 2013 at a glance

Day of the week
3 April 2013 was a Wednesday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “Let's Get Ready to Rhumble” by PJ & Duncan.
Top Film of 2013
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2013 was Frozen.
Star sign
The star sign for 3 April is Aries.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 3 April 2013 fell in the Year of the Snake.
Birthstone
The birthstone for April is Diamond.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 3 April 2013 was Last Quarter.

On this day: 3 April

  • 2007 Conventional-Train World Speed Record: A French TGV train on the LGV Est high speed line sets an official new world speed record of 574.8 km/h (159.6 m/s, 357.2 mph).
  • 2008 ATA Airlines, once one of the ten largest U.S. passenger airlines and largest charter airline, files for bankruptcy for the second time in five years and ceases all operations.
  • 2008 Texas law enforcement cordons off the FLDS's YFZ Ranch. Eventually 533 women and children will be taken into state custody.
  • 2010 Apple Inc. released the first generation iPad, a tablet computer.
  • 2016 The Panama Papers, a leak of legal documents, reveals information on 214,488 offshore companies.

Famous people born on 3 April

  • Marlon Brando, American actor and director (1924–2004)
  • Paris Jackson, American actress, model and singer (born 1998)
  • Adam Scott, American actor (born 1973)
  • Gabriel Jesus, Brazilian footballer (born 1997)

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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