The 16th of August, 2013, fell on a Friday. Day 228 of 2013. Decade: 2010s.
6 years, 6 months and 6 days have passed since the 16th of August, 2013.
Music Singles
Songs that were on top of the music singles charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on the 16th of August, 2013:
United States: Blurred Lines - Robin Thicke
United Kingdom: Burn - Ellie Goulding
Movie Box Office
What movie was on top of the box office?
The movie "Elysium" 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 16th of August, 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.
Vine.
A video-hosting service called "Vine" exploded in popularity throughout 2013.
Edward Snowden
On the 5th of June, 2013, former NSA contractor Edward Snowden revealed that the NSA was engaging in a widespread global surveillance programme. Throughout the following months, the topics of PRISM and the NSA received widespread media attention.
Doge.
A meme of a Shiba Inu dog with broken English written on it is going viral around this time.
Basic Facts
Basic facts and information about this date:
6 years, 6 months and 6 days have passed since the 16th of August, 2013.
Week Number: This date occurred during Week 33 of 2013.
Leap Year: 2013 was NOT a leap year.
Age: Anyone born on the 16th of August, 2013, will be 6 years of age.
People born in 2013 belong to the "Generation Z" generation.
Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 1376607600.
Around This Time...
Notable events that occurred around the 16th of August, 2013:
23rd of July, 2013: Former Democratic congressman Anthony Weiner is caught up in a second "sexting scandal" while running in the New York City mayoral race.
7th of August, 2013: The comedy film We're the Millers (2013) is released in cinemas.
16th of August, 1989: A solar flare from the Sun creates a geomagnetic storm that affects micro chips, leading to a halt of all trading on Toronto's stock market.
Enter your date of birth below to find out how old you were on the 16th of August, 2013.
Videos
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Time Difference & Statistics
Here are some fun statistics about the 16th of August, 2013.
2,381 days have passed since this date.
205,722,000 seconds have passed since the 16th of August, 2013.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 240,009,000 times.
Since the 16th of August, 2013, earth has travelled approximately 106,152,552,000 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 34,287,000 times.
If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 17,692,092 steps. That's about 7,863 miles!
Since this date, 2,468,664 meteors have entered the earth's atmosphere!
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