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5 May 2013 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 5 May 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 5 May is Taurus.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 5 May 2013 fell in the Year of the Snake.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for May is Emerald.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 5 May 2013 was Waning Crescent.
On this day: 5 May
- 1994 The signing of the Bishkek Protocol between Armenia and Azerbaijan effectively freezes the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
- 1994 American teenager Michael P. Fay is caned in Singapore for theft and vandalism.
- 2006 The government of Sudan signs an accord with the Sudan Liberation Army.
- 2010 Mass protests in Greece erupt in response to austerity measures imposed by the government as a result of the Greek government-debt crisis.
- 2023 The World Health Organization declares the end of the COVID-19 pandemic as a global health emergency.
Famous people born on 5 May
- Aryna Sabalenka, Belarusian tennis player (born 1998)
- Richard E. Grant, Swazi-English actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1957)
- Carlos Alcaraz, Spanish tennis player (born 2003)
- Henry Cavill, English actor (born 1983)
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 At least ten million burgers were withdrawn from sale.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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