At A Glance

4 April 2013 at a glance

Day of the week
4 April 2013 was a Thursday.
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 4 April is Aries.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 4 April 2013 fell in the Year of the Snake.
Birthstone
The birthstone for April is Diamond.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 4 April 2013 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 4 April

  • 2002 The MPLA government of Angola and UNITA rebels sign a peace treaty ending the Angolan Civil War.
  • 2009 France announces its return to full participation of its military forces within NATO.
  • 2023 Finland becomes a member of NATO after Turkey accepts its membership request.
  • 2024 Russo-Ukrainian war: The Battle of Chasiv Yar begins.
  • 2025 The impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol of South Korea in response to his declaration of martial law is unanimously upheld by the country's Constitutional Court, ending his presidency.

Famous people born on 4 April

  • Robert Downey Jr., American actor, producer, and screenwriter. (born 1965)
  • Heath Ledger, Australian actor (1979–2008)
  • Hugo Weaving, Nigerian-Australian actor and producer (born 1960)
  • Anthony Perkins, American actor (1932–1992)

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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