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30 August 2013 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 30 August 2013 was a Friday.
- 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 30 August is Virgo.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 30 August 2013 fell in the Year of the Snake.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for August is Peridot.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 30 August 2013 was Waning Crescent.
On this day: 30 August
- 1995 Bosnian War: NATO launches Operation Deliberate Force against Bosnian Serb forces.
- 1998 Second Congo War: Armed forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and their Angolan and Zimbabwean allies recapture Matadi and the Inga dams in the western DRC from RCD and Rwandan troops.
- 2014 Prime Minister of Lesotho Tom Thabane flees to South Africa as the army allegedly stages a coup.
- 2021 The last remaining American troops leave Afghanistan, ending U.S. involvement in the war.
- 2023 Gabonese coup d'état: After Ali Bongo Ondimba's reelection, a military coup ousts him, ending 56 years of Bongo family rule in Gabon.
Famous people born on 30 August
- Cameron Diaz, American model, actress, and producer (born 1972)
- Warren Buffett, American businessman and philanthropist (born 1930)
- Jessica Henwick, British actress (born 1992)
- Andy Roddick, American tennis player (born 1982)
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 At least ten million burgers were withdrawn from sale.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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