At A Glance

13 January 2013 at a glance

Day of the week
13 January 2013 was a Sunday.
Irish Chart Song in 2013
The Irish chart song for 2013 was “Blurred Lines” by Robin Thicke ft. T.I. & Pharrell.
Top Film of 2013
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2013 was Frozen.
Star sign
The star sign for 13 January is Capricorn.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 13 January 2013 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
Birthstone
The birthstone for January is Garnet.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 13 January 2013 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 13 January

  • 1998 Alfredo Ormando sets himself on fire in St. Peter's Square, protesting against homophobia.
  • 2003 208996 Achlys was discovered by Chad Trujillo and Michael E. Brown at Palomar Observatory.
  • 2018 A false emergency alert warning of an impending missile strike in Hawaii causes widespread panic in the state.
  • 2020 The Thai Ministry of Public Health confirms the first case of COVID-19 outside China.
  • 2021 Outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump is impeached for a second time on a charge of incitement of insurrection following the January 6 United States Capitol attack one week prior.

Famous people born on 13 January

  • Orlando Bloom, English actor (born 1977)
  • Julia Louis-Dreyfus, American actress, comedian, and producer (born 1961)
  • Liam Hemsworth, Australian actor (born 1990)
  • Patrick Dempsey, American actor and race car driver (born 1966)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 2013 in Ireland

A selection from Wikipedia's '2013 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.

  • 15 January – The Food Safety Authority of Ireland confirmed the presence of horse DNA in beef burger products on sale in supermarkets. At least ten million burgers were withdrawn from sale.
  • 5 February – A report into Ireland's Magdalene asylums found "significant" state collusion in the admission of thousands of "fallen women" into the institutions where they were abused and worked for nothing in conditions of slavery before they were shut down nearly two decades ago.
  • 18 March – President Higgins departed from Baldonnel Aerodrome for a three-day visit to Rome, accompanied by his wife Sabina and Minister for Finance Michael Noonan, to attend the inauguration of Jorge Bergoglio as Pope Francis.

Life in Ireland in 2013

Taoiseach

Enda Kenny

Petrol (per litre)

€1.55/L

Loaf of Bread

€1.45

Average House

€170,000

Weekly Wage

€405

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