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29 October 2013 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 29 October 2013 was a Tuesday.
- 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 October is Scorpio.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 29 October 2013 fell in the Year of the Snake.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for October is Opal.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 29 October 2013 was Waning Crescent.
On this day: 29 October
- 1998 Space Shuttle Discovery blasts off on STS-95 with 77-year-old John Glenn on board, making him the oldest person to go into space at that time.
- 1999 A large cyclone devastates Odisha, India.
- 2008 Delta Air Lines merges with Northwest Airlines, creating the world's largest airline and reducing the number of US legacy carriers to five.
- 2015 China announces the end of its one-child policy after 35 years.
- 2020 Jeremy Corbyn, former Leader of the Labour Party and of the Opposition in the United Kingdom is suspended from the Labour Party following his response to findings from the EHRC on the issue of antisemitism within the party.
Famous people born on 29 October
- Winona Ryder, American actress and producer (born 1971)
- Ahmed al-Sharaa, Syrian revolutionary and military leader, President of Syria (born 1982)
- Bob Ross, American painter and television host (1942–1995)
- Tracee Ellis Ross, American actress and producer (born 1972)
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 At least ten million burgers were withdrawn from sale.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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