5th of December, 2013

Here are some facts about this particular date:

What Day: The 5th of December, 2013, fell on a Thursday.
On this exact date: Nelson Mandela dies.
Decade: 2010s.
5 years, 3 months and 21 days have passed since the 5th of December, 2013.
Week Number: This date occurred during Week 49 of 2013.

Day 339 of 2013.
Leap Year: 2013 was NOT a leap year.
Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on this date will have the star sign Sagittarius.
Zodiac Element: Fire.
Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 2013 was the year of the Snake (Yin Earth).
Native American Zodiac: The 5th of December, 2013 falls under the Owl.
Birthstone: Anyone born during the month of December will have the birthstones Tanzanite, Zircon and Turquoise.
Age: Anyone born on the 5th of December, 2013, will be 5 years of age.
American Format: 12-05-2013 (the MDY format is also used in Belize).
YMD Format: 2013-12-05. This format is often used by software applications, simply because numbers such as "20131205" are easier to sort.
Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 1386201600.

Music Singles

Songs that were on top of the music singles charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on the 5th of December, 2013:

United States: Royals - Lorde
United Kingdom: Somewhere Only We Know - Lily Allen

Movie Box Office

What movie was on top of the box office?

The movie "Catching Fire" was at the top of the box office on this date.

News Topics, Fads & Culture

Trending news stories and fads that were prevalent throughout this time period. These are news stories and events that would have been in the media on the 5th of December, 2013.

Mila Kunis
Actress Mila Kunis is the flavour of 2013 as she is named as FHM's sexiest woman.
Time Person of the Year 2013
Newly-elected Pope Francis is named as the Time Person of the Year 2013.
2013 in music.
Popular music artists in 2013 included Macklemore, will.i.am, Swedish House Mafia, Justin Timberlake, Eminem, Bruno Mars, Rihanna, Drake, Pink, Imagine Dragons, Daft Punk, Pharrell Williams, Robin Thicke, Miley Cyrus, Jay-Z, Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Avicii and Lorde.
Nigella Lawson
Two of Nigella Lawson's former assistants accuse the television star of consuming cocaine. During this period, the fraud trial of her former assistants was ongoing.
Ukraine Situation Worsens
The situation in Ukraine continues to worsen as 800,000 people attend a protest rally in Kiev. President Yanukovych receives financial help when Russia decides to purchase $15 billion dollars worth of Ukrainian debt. Kiev's city hall is stormed by protesters.

Weather

Weather information for the 5th of December, 2013:

Dublin, Ireland: It was 9.9 degrees Celsius. It was a very wet day. It was a windy day. It was a cloudy day.
New York, USA: Temperature: 52.0 degrees Fahrenheit. 11.11 degrees Celsius. Precipitation: 0cm.
London, England: Temperature: 5.39 degrees Celsius.

US President

Who was the US President on this particular date?

Barack Obama was the President of the United States on the 5th of December, 2013.

Conception Dates

Interesting facts about conception dates.

A baby that was born on the 5th of December, 2013 was probably conceived around the 25th of February, 2013. (Rough Estimate).
The due date for a baby that was conceived on the 5th of December, 2013 is the 14th of September, 2014. (Rough Estimate).

Around This Time...

Things that happened during this general period of time...

5th of November, 2013: Call of Duty: Ghosts is released.
8th of November, 2013: 12 Years a Slave (2013) is released in movie theaters.
8th of November, 2013: Thor: The Dark World (2013) is released in cinemas.
15th of November, 2013: The PlayStation 4 is released.
21st of November, 2013: Pharrell Williams releases his song "Happy".
22nd of November, 2013: The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013) is released.
22nd of November, 2013: The XBox One is released.
27th of November, 2013: The animated film Frozen (2013) is released.
30th of November, 2013: Actor Paul Walker dies in a car crash.
13th of December, 2013: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) is released in cinemas.
15th of December, 2013: Ireland exits the eurozone bailout programme.
16th of December, 2013: The video game "DayZ" is released.
29th of December, 2013: 18 people are killed by a suicide bombing at the Volgograd-1 railway station in Russia.
31st of December, 2013: American actor James Avery (Uncle Phil) dies from complications following open heart surgery.

On This Date

Historical events that have occurred on the 5th of December:

5th of December, 1979: Jack Lynch resigns as Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland.
5th of December, 2008: The remains of Tsar Nicholas II are discovered.
5th of December, 1984: The film Beverly Hills Cop (1984) is released.

Television

TV shows that you might have been watching around this time.

How I Met Your Mother - Sictom starring Neil Patrick Harris.
Two and a Half Men - Starring Charlie Sheen.
Dora the Explorer - Kid's TV series.

Computer Games

Popular video games that you might have been playing around this time.

Call of Duty: Ghosts - Developed by Infinity Ward.
Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag - The fourth game in the series.
Battlefield 4 - Military FPS game.
Grand Theft Auto V - The long-awaited fifth game in the series. Starring Michael De Santa, Franklin Clinton and Trevor Philips.
Dota 2 - Multiplayer online battle game.
The Last of Us - Survival horror game that was released for the PlayStation 3.

Celebrity Birthdays

Celebrities and historical figures that were born on the 5th of December:

5th of December, 1901: Walt Disney: Business magnate.
5th of December, 1985: Frankie Muniz: Actor.

How old was I?

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Videos

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Visualize

Visualize the days that have passed since the 5th of December, 2013. Each day that has passed will be represented as a calendar icon.

Time Difference & Statistics

Here are some fun statistics about the 5th of December, 2013.

1,937 days have passed since this date.
167,356,800 seconds have passed since the 5th of December, 2013.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 195,249,600 times.
Since the 5th of December, 2013, earth has travelled approximately 86,356,108,800 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 27,892,800 times.
If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 14,392,685 steps. That's about 6,397 miles!
Since this date, 2,008,282 meteors have entered the earth's atmosphere!

Translations

Time for a quick language lesson! The word for "Thursday" in other languages is:

German: Donnerstag.
French: Jeudi.
Italian: Giovedi.
Spanish: Jueves.
Portuguese: Quinta-feira.

Comments

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