At A Glance

5 February 2013 at a glance

Day of the week
5 February 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 5 February is Aquarius.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 5 February 2013 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
Birthstone
The birthstone for February is Amethyst.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 5 February 2013 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 5 February

  • 2004 Rebels from the Revolutionary Artibonite Resistance Front capture the city of Gonaïves, starting the 2004 Haiti rebellion.
  • 2016 New Zealand politician Steven Joyce is hit by a flung rubber dildo in a Waitangi Day protest.
  • 2016 Cybercriminals initiate the Bangladesh Bank robbery, using the SWIFT network to fraudulently transfer $101 million from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York account of Bangladesh Bank.
  • 2019 Pope Francis becomes the first Pope in history to visit and perform papal mass in the Arabian Peninsula during his visit to Abu Dhabi.
  • 2020 United States President Donald Trump is acquitted by the United States Senate in his first impeachment trial.

Famous people born on 5 February

  • Cristiano Ronaldo, Portuguese footballer (born 1985)
  • Michael Sheen, Welsh actor and director (born 1969)
  • Neymar, Brazilian footballer (born 1992)
  • Laura Linney, American actress (born 1964)

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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 At least ten million burgers were withdrawn from sale.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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