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6 July 2013 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 6 July 2013 was a Saturday.
- 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 6 July is Cancer.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 6 July 2013 fell in the Year of the Snake.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for July is Ruby.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 6 July 2013 was Waning Crescent.
On this day: 6 July
- 1975 The Comoros declares independence from France.
- 1995 In the Bosnian War, under the command of General Ratko Mladić, Serbia begins its attack on the Bosnian town of Srebrenica.
- 1998 Hong Kong International Airport opens in Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong, replacing Kai Tak Airport as the city's international airport.
- 2003 The 70-metre Yevpatoria Planetary Radar sends a METI message (Cosmic Call 2) to five stars: Hip 4872, HD 245409, 55 Cancri (HD 75732), HD 10307 and 47 Ursae Majoris (HD 95128). The messages will arrive to these stars in 2036, 2040, 2044, and 2049, respectively.
- 2006 The Nathu La pass between India and China, sealed during the Sino-Indian War, re-opens for trade after 44 years.
Famous people born on 6 July
- Sylvester Stallone, American actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1946)
- George W. Bush, American businessman and politician, 43rd President of the United States (born 1946)
- Frida Kahlo, Mexican painter and educator (1907–1954)
- 50 Cent, American rapper and actor (born 1975)
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 At least ten million burgers were withdrawn from sale.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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