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24th of February, 2013

The 24th of February, 2013, fell on a Sunday. Day 55 of 2013. Decade: 2010s.

Exactly 7 years have passed since the 24th of February, 2013.

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On This Date

Events that occurred on the 24th of February, 2013:

• The 85th Academy Awards are held. Best Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis (Lincoln). Best Actress: Jennifer Lawrence (Silver Linings Playbook).

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Music Singles

Songs that were on top of the music singles charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on the 24th of February, 2013:

• United States: Thrift Shop - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
• United Kingdom: One Way Or AAnother - One Direction

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Movie Box Office

What movie was on top of the box office?

• The movie "Identity Thief" was at the top of the box office on this date.

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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 24th of February, 2013.

• 12 Years a Slave

  The movie "12 Years a Slave" won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2013.

• 2013 in movies.

  Popular movies in 2013 included Frozen, Iron Man 3, The Conjuring, 12 Years A Slave, Despicable Me 2, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, Fast & Furious 6, Monsters University, Gravity, Pacific Rim, Man of Steel, World War Z and Thor: The Dark World.

• 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.

• Daft Punk - "Get Lucky"

  "Get Lucky" by Daft Punk (featuring Pharrell Williams) would go on to win a Grammy for 2013's Record of the Year.

• Harlem Shake

  An Internet meme called "The Harlem Shake" is going viral.

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Basic Facts

Basic facts and information about this date:

• This date fell on a weekend.
• Exactly 7 years have passed since the 24th of February, 2013.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 08 of 2013.
• Leap Year: 2013 was NOT a leap year.
• Age: Anyone born on the 24th of February, 2013, will be 7 years of age.
• People born in 2013 belong to the "Generation Z" generation.
• Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 1361664000.

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Around This Time...

Notable events that occurred around the 24th of February, 2013:

• 25th of January, 2013: Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe is shot dead by an armed gang in County Louth, Ireland.
• 27th of January, 2013: 242 people are killed when a fire breaks out at a nightclub in Santa Maria, Brazil.
• 1st of February, 2013: Season One of House of Cards is released on Netflix.
• 3rd of February, 2013: Super Bowl XLVII occurs at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans: The Baltimore Ravens defeat the San Francisco 49ers and Beyonce performs at the halftime show.
• 11th of February, 2013: Storage Wars cast member Mark Balelo commits suicide.
• 11th of February, 2013: It is announced that Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger will retire as Pope Benedict XVI.
• 14th of February, 2013: South African model Reeva Rebecca Steenkamp is shot and killed by her boyfriend Oscar Pistorius. Pistorius was later found guilty of Culpable Homicide.
• 17th of February, 2013: Country singer Mindy McCready shoots herself at her home in Arkansas.
• 5th of March, 2013: Wrestling manager Paul Bearer passes away after a heart attack.
• 5th of March, 2013: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez dies of cancer.

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Horoscopes & Birthstone Information

Zodiac & Birthstone information:

• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on the 24th of February, 2013, will have the star sign Pisces.
• Zodiac Element: Water.
• Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 2013 was the year of the Snake (Yin Earth).
• Native American Zodiac: The 24th of February, 2013 falls under the Wolf.
• Birthstone: Anyone born during the month of February will have the birthstone Amethyst.

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Television Shows

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

• Breaking Bad - Series about a high school chemistry teacher who becomes a drug dealer after he is diagnosed with lung cancer.
• How I Met Your Mother - Sictom starring Neil Patrick Harris.
• Bones - Crime comedy-drama TV series.
• Prison Break - TV serial drama about how one man must save his falsely-accused brother from a death sentence.
• The Office - The US version of The Office, starring Steve Carell as Michael Scott.
• Desperate Housewives - TV show about housewives living in suburban America.
• Two and a Half Men - Starring Charlie Sheen.
• Dora the Explorer - Kid's TV series.
• Futurama - Animated series.

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2013 - Kid's TV

Children's and Teen TV shows that would have been airing on this date in 2013.

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Celebrity Birthdays

Celebrities and historical figures that were born on the 24th of February:

• 24th of February, 1955: Steve Jobs: Entrepreneur.
• 24th of February, 1977: Floyd Mayweather: Boxer.

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Weather

Weather information for the 24th of February, 2013:

• Dublin, Ireland: It was 4.6 degrees Celsius. It was a very wet day. It was a cloudy day.
• New York, USA: Temperature: 29.8 degrees Fahrenheit. -1.22 degrees Celsius. Precipitation: 0cm.
• London, England: Temperature: 1.39 degrees Celsius.

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US President

Who was the US President on this particular date?

• Barack Obama was the President of the United States on the 24th of February, 2013.

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Conception Dates

Interesting facts about conception dates.

• A baby that was born on the 24th of February, 2013 was probably conceived around the 17th of May, 2012. (Rough Estimate).
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on the 24th of February, 2013 is the 4th of December, 2013. (Rough Estimate).

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Soccer Results

Premier League results from the 24th of February, 2013.

• Man City defeat Chelsea 2-0.
• Newcastle defeat Southampton 4-2.

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Computer Games

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

• Aliens: Colonial Marines - FPS based on the Alien film series.
• Dead Space 3 - Survival horror game.
• DmC: Devil May Cry - Reboot of the Devil May Cry series.
• Call of Duty: Black Ops II - Developed by Treyarch.
• Halo 4 - The fourth game in the series.
• Borderlands 2 - Action role-playing game.
• Sleeping Dogs - An open-world adventure game.
• Diablo III - An action RPG game.
• Mass Effect 3 - Sci-fi role-playing game. Although the game itself was well-received, the ending of the game was considered by many to be sub-par.

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24th of February

Events that have occurred on the 24th of February:

• 24th of February, 1868: US President Andrew Johnson is impeached.
• 24th of February, 2009: The messaging app WhatsApp is founded.
• 24th of February, 2014: Ghostbusters actor Harold Ramis passes away.
• 24th of February, 1978: The "Yuba County Five" go missing in Chico, California.
• 24th of February, 1981: The engagement of Prince Charles and Lady Diana is announced.
• 24th of February, 1989: My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown (1989) is released in cinemas.
• 24th of February, 2006: Lucky Number Slevin (2006) is released.
• 24th of February, 2016: Facebook rolls out its new "reaction" buttons.

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Time Difference & Statistics

Here are some fun statistics about the 24th of February, 2013.

• 2,556 days have passed since this date.
• 220,838,400 seconds have passed since the 24th of February, 2013.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 257,644,800 times.
• Since the 24th of February, 2013, earth has travelled approximately 113,952,614,400 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 36,806,400 times.
• If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 18,992,102 steps. That's about 8,441 miles!
• Since this date, 2,650,061 meteors have entered the earth's atmosphere!

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