At A Glance

29 July 2013 at a glance

Day of the week
29 July 2013 was a Monday.
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 29 July is Leo.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 29 July 2013 fell in the Year of the Snake.
Birthstone
The birthstone for July is Ruby.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 29 July 2013 was Last Quarter.

On this day: 29 July

  • 1987 British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and President of France François Mitterrand sign the agreement to build a tunnel under the English Channel (Channel Tunnel).
  • 1996 The child protection portion of the Communications Decency Act is struck down by a U.S. federal court as too broad.
  • 2005 Astronomers announce their discovery of the dwarf planet Eris.
  • 2015 The first piece of suspected debris from Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 is discovered on Réunion Island.
  • 2021 The International Space Station temporarily spins out of control, moving the ISS 45 degrees out of attitude, following an engine malfunction of Russian module Nauka.

Famous people born on 29 July

  • Dak Prescott, American football player (born 1993)
  • Tijjani Reijnders, Dutch footballer (born 1998)
  • Tony Sirico, American actor (1942–2022)
  • Fernando Alonso, Spanish race car driver (born 1981)

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 At least ten million burgers were withdrawn from sale.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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