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19 March 2013 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 19 March 2013 was a Tuesday.
- Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
- The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Harlem Shake” by Baauer.
- Top Film of 2013
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2013 was Frozen.
- Top-Rated TV Show
- “Sunday Night Football” (NBC) and “NCIS” (CBS) were joint No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings for the 2013–14 season.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 19 March is Pisces.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 19 March 2013 fell in the Year of the Snake.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for March is Aquamarine.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 19 March 2013 was First Quarter.
On this day: 19 March
- 2003 United States President George W. Bush addresses the nation, announcing the invasion of Iraq.
- 2008 GRB 080319B: A cosmic burst that is the farthest object visible to the naked eye is briefly observed.
- 2011 Libyan Civil War: After the failure of Muammar Gaddafi's forces to take Benghazi, the French Air Force launches Opération Harmattan, beginning foreign military intervention in Libya.
- 2019 The first President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, resigns from office after nearly three decades, leaving Senate Chairman Kassym-Jomart Tokayev as the acting President and successor.
- 2023 The Swiss Government brokers a deal for UBS to buy out rival Credit Suisse in an attempt to calm the 2023 banking crisis.
Famous people born on March 19
- Theo Von, American stand-up comedian (born 1980)
- Wyatt Earp, American police officer (1848–1929)
- Andy Reid, American football player and coach (born 1958)
- Hiroo Onoda, Japanese lieutenant (1922–2014)
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Events of 2013 in the United States
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- January 10 – 85th Academy Awards: Nominations are announced at Samuel Goldwyn Theater. The Best Picture nominees are Amour, Argo, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Django Unchained, Life of Pi, Lincoln, Les Misérables, Silver Linings Playbook, and Zero Dark Thirty.
- April 23 – Teen Titans Go! debuts on Cartoon Network.
- May 3 – Iron Man 3, directed by Shane Black, is released by Marvel Studios as the seventh film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) the first in its "Phase Two" slate and the direct sequel to 2008's Iron Man and 2010's Iron Man 2.
Life in the US in 2013
President
Barack Obama
Gas (per gallon)
$3.53
Loaf of Bread
$1.90
Average House
$272,900
Weekly Wage
$776
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