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December 27, 2013

December 27, 2013, was a Friday. It was 10 years, 11 months, and 27 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Capricorn.

Song charts

Popular songs

On December 27, 2013, the following songs were at the top of the music charts in the USA and the UK:

  • United States: "The Monster" by Eminem ft Rihanna
  • United Kingdom: "Happy" by Pharrell Williams

The music charts on December 27, 2013

The following songs were dominating the Billboard Hot 100 chart:

  • The Monster - Eminem Featuring Rihanna
  • Timber - Pitbull Featuring Ke$ha
  • Counting Stars - OneRepublic
  • Royals - Lorde
  • Wrecking Ball - Miley Cyrus
Play the top singles from 2013
A Spotify playlist of hit songs from 2013. Take a trip back to the peak days of Macklemore, Robin Thicke, Imagine Dragons and Avicii.
The Hobbit 2

Top movie

The top movie on this day was "The Hobbit 2".

Facts

This date occurred 4,014 days ago. Approximately 134 months have passed. It was the 361st day of 2013, in week 52. The decade was the 2010s. The start of 2014 was just 4 days away. A child born on this day is 10 years old and belongs to the Gen Alpha generation. 45 seasons of weather have come and gone since then.

Take me back to December 27, 2013

Let's go back to the 2010s.

The date is December 27, 2013, and it's a Friday. Babies who are born today will have the star sign Capricorn. Many people have "that Friday feeling" and are looking forward to the weekend.

Christmas Day of 2013 has just passed, and many people are relaxing at home and enjoying the holiday season. In America, the song "The Monster" by Eminem ft Rihanna is at the top of the singles charts, while "Happy" by Pharrell Williams is the number-one song in the UK. Barack Obama is the President of the United States, and the movie The Hobbit 2 is at the top of the box office.

David Cameron is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. On television, people are watching popular shows such as "The Vampire Diaries", "Boardwalk Empire", "Peaky Blinders", and "The Goldbergs". Video rental stores such as Blockbuster are continuing to close their doors at the moment. Sadly, it seems as though they will be unable to compete with online streaming services such as Netflix and Hulu.

It's 2013, so the music charts are being dominated by artists such as Macklemore, Robin Thicke, Imagine Dragons and Bruno Mars. A social networking website called Vine is extremely popular at the moment. A new Internet meme called "Doge", which consists of an image of a Shiba Inu dog with broken English written on it, is being shared online at the moment.

Sony's video game console the "PlayStation 4" has just been released. Meanwhile, Microsoft has also released its competing console the "XBox One". Everyone is playing a new mobile game called "Flappy Bird". If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as James Avery, Ariel Sharon, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Viscera would all still be alive.

People are playing video games such as "Minecraft", "Saints Row IV", "Grand Theft Auto V", and "DayZ". Children and teenagers are watching television shows such as "Phineas and Ferb", "WordGirl", "Fish Hooks", and "My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic". Children are playing with toys such as Roboraptor, Barbie Video Girl, Justin Bieber Rockin' Tour Bus, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Shellraiser.

Zodiac info

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Personality summary image

  • Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on December 27, 2013, will have the star sign Capricorn.
  • Zodiac Element: Earth.
  • Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 2013 was the year of the Snake (Yin Earth).
  • The Life Path Number for this date is 9.
  • Native American Zodiac: December 27, 2013 falls under the Goose.
  • Birthstone: A person during the month of December will have the birthstones Tanzanite, Zircon and Turquoise.
  • Birth flower (December): The Narcissus and the Holly.
News

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on December 27, 2013.

  • Christmas Day 2013 has just passed.

    Christmas Day 2013 has just passed

    Christmas Day of 2013 had just passed. Many people were relaxing, meeting up with friends, and spending time with their families.
  • Flappy Bird.

    Flappy Bird

    People were playing an addictive new mobile game called Flappy Bird.
  • The situation in Ukraine begins to worsen.

    The situation in Ukraine begins to worsen

    The situation in Ukraine continued to worsen in December 2013 as 800,000 people attended a protest rally in Kiev. Kiev's city hall was stormed by protesters on December 1st.
  • The PlayStation 4 is released.

    The PlayStation 4 is released

    On November 15th, 2013, Sony released the "PlayStation 4" video game console.
  • Doge.

    Doge

    A meme of a Shiba Inu dog with broken English written on it was going viral around this time.
  • Vine.

    Vine

    A video-hosting service called "Vine" became huge in 2013. The website gave users the ability to upload short video clips that looped.
  • Daft Punk - "Get Lucky"

    Daft Punk - "Get Lucky"

    The song "Get Lucky" by Daft Punk (featuring Pharrell Williams) won a Grammy for 2013's Record of the Year.
  • 2013 in music.

    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.
  • Who were the best NBA players in 2013?

    Who were the best NBA players in 2013?

    The best NBA players in 2013 were as follows: LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Tim Duncan, Kobe Bryant, Chris Paul, Carmelo Anthony, Blake Griffin, Marc Gasol, Tony Parker, Russell Westbrook, David Lee, Paul George, Dwight Howard, Dwyane Wade and James Harden.
  • Time Person of the Year 2013.

    Time Person of the Year 2013

    The newly-elected Pope Francis was named Time Person of the Year 2013.
  • Mila Kunis.

    Mila Kunis

    Actress Mila Kunis was named FHM's sexiest woman in 2013.
  • Best soccer players in the world.

    Best soccer players in the world

    In 2013, the best soccer players were Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Franck Ribéry, Zlatan Ibrahimović, Neymar, Andrés Iniesta, Robin van Persie, Arjen Robben, Gareth Bale and Andrea Pirlo.
  • 2013 in movies.

    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.
  • 12 Years a Slave.

    12 Years a Slave

    The movie "12 Years a Slave" won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2013.
  • Video rental stores are closing down.

    Video rental stores are closing down

    From 2010 onward, video rental stores such as Blockbuster slowly began to close down. This was due to the rise of new online streaming services such as Netflix and Internet usage in general. Although a few stores and franchises continued to hobble along, it was only a matter of time before they were also forced to close their doors.
  • DVD sales are plummeting.

    DVD sales are plummeting

    DVD sales were beginning to plummet as people were switching to online streaming platforms. Between 2008 and 2014, sales in the USA fell by a whopping 66%.

Personality traits

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Events

What happened around this time?

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around December 27, 2013.

  • November 27, 2013: A livestreamer named Roro-Chan commits suicide during a livestream by jumping out of her apartment building.
  • November 28, 2013: Bitcoin reaches $1,000 USD.
  • November 30, 2013: Actor Paul Walker dies in a car crash in Santa Clarita, California, at the age of 40.
  • December 2, 2013:
    • British diver Tom Daley comes out as gay in a YouTube video.
    • The first episode of Rick and Morty is aired on television.
  • December 5, 2013:
    • South African political leader Nelson Mandela dies at the age of 95.
    • The value of Bitcoin drops after Chinese financial institutions are prohibited from using cryptocurrency.
  • December 6, 2013: The cryptocurrency Dogecoin is released.
  • December 8, 2013: Westlife singer Kian Egan wins the UK version of "I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!".
  • December 12, 2013: Heavy metal band Slipknot announces that co-founder and drummer Joey Jordison has left the band "due to personal reasons".
  • December 13, 2013:
    • The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) is released in cinemas.
    • Khloé Kardashian files for divorce from basketball player Lamar Odom after four years of marriage.
  • December 15, 2013:
    • Sam Bailey wins The X Factor.
    • Soccer: Tottenham are beaten 5-0 at home by Liverpool.
    • Ireland exits the eurozone bailout programme.
  • December 16, 2013:
    • The video game "DayZ" is released.
    • Football: Tottenham Hotspur sack manager Andre Villas-Boas.
    • 18 people lose their lives after a bus falls from an elevated highway in Manila in the Philippines.
  • December 17, 2013:
    • Tessanne Chin wins the fifth season of The Voice.
    • Katy Perry releases the song "Dark Horse".
  • December 18, 2013:
    • 20-year-old Heather Elvis goes missing in Carolina Forest, South Carolina.
    • The comedy film "Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues" is released.
  • December 21, 2013: Abbey Clancy and Aljaž Škorjanec are crowned as the winners of Strictly Come Dancing.
  • This date: December 27, 2013
  • December 28, 2013: Rapper Doe B is shot dead in Montgomery, Alabama.
  • December 29, 2013:
    • 18 people are killed by a suicide bombing at the Volgograd-1 railway station in Russia.
    • Formula One star Michael Schumacher suffers a brain injury during a skiing accident.
  • December 31, 2013:
    • Snapchat is hacked, exposing millions of usernames and phone numbers.
    • American actor James Avery (Uncle Phil) dies from complications following open heart surgery.
    • Actress Kaley Cuoco and tennis player Ryan Sweeting are married in Santa Susana, California.
  • January 1, 2014:
    • Slipknot co-founder and drummer Joey Jordison tells fans that he was fired from the band.
    • The first episode of the teen sitcom "Every Witch Way" is aired on Nickelodeon.
  • January 3, 2014: Internet culture: Reddit's /r/dankmemes subreddit is created.
  • January 4, 2014: The Iraqi city of Fallujah falls to ISIS and other Sunni insurgents.
  • January 6, 2014: Venezuelan actress Mónica Spear and her ex-husband are shot dead during a highway robbery in Carabobo.
  • January 12, 2014: The first episode of True Detective is aired on television.
  • January 13, 2014: Cristiano Ronaldo is awarded the 2013 Ballon d'Or.
  • January 14, 2014: Professional wrestler Mae Young passes away at the age of 90.
  • January 15, 2014: Football: Nemanja Matic rejoins Chelsea.
  • January 17, 2014: It is reported that actor Johnny Depp and actress Amber Heard are engaged.
  • January 18, 2014: Chelsea midfielder Kevin De Bruyne joins Wolfsburg for a fee of €22 million.
  • January 23, 2014: Justin Bieber is arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence in Miami.
  • January 24, 2014: Football: Juan Mata signs for Manchester United.
  • January 26, 2014: Wrestling: CM Punk makes his last appearance in the WWE during the Royal Rumble.
Television shows

Television shows in December 2013

In December 2013, TV audiences were watching the following series:

TV shows from December 2013.

Rick and Morty
Rick and Morty
The Originals
The Originals
The Goldbergs
The Goldbergs
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Peaky Blinders
Peaky Blinders
Orange Is the New Black
Orange Is the New Black
The Fall
The Fall
Hannibal
Hannibal
Broadchurch
Broadchurch
Vikings
Vikings
House of Cards
House of Cards
Children TV shows

Cartoons and children's TV shows in December 2013

If you were a kid on December 27, 2013, then you were probably watching the following cartoons and TV shows:

The Thundermans
The Thundermans
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Wander Over Yonder
Wander Over Yonder

Paw Patrol
Paw Patrol
Liv and Maddie
Liv and Maddie
Sam & Cat
Sam & Cat
Dog with a Blog
Dog with a Blog
Robot and Monster
Robot and Monster
Gravity Falls
Gravity Falls
Doc McStuffins
Doc McStuffins
Lab Rats: Bionic Island
Lab Rats: Bionic Island
Toys

Toys in 2013

If you were a child on this date, then you may have had some of the following toys:

The Xbox One
The Xbox One
The PlayStation 4
The PlayStation 4
Don't Rock The Boat
Don't Rock The Boat
Perplexus Epic
Perplexus Epic
LEGO Duplo Creative Sorter
LEGO Duplo Creative Sorter
Doc McStuffins dolls
Doc McStuffins dolls
LEGO Friends
LEGO Friends
Big Hugs Elmo
Big Hugs Elmo
The Furby Boom
The Furby Boom
Rainbow Loom
Rainbow Loom
The Avengers toys
The Avengers toys
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Shellraiser
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Shellraiser
Video games

Video games

Popular video games that people were playing in December 2013.

DayZ 2013
DayZ
Rust 2013
Rust
Dead Rising 3 2013
Dead Rising 3
Call of Duty: Ghosts 2013
Call of Duty: Ghosts
Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag 2013
Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
Battlefield 4 2013
Battlefield 4
Batman: Arkham Origins 2013
Batman: Arkham Origins
Pokémon X and Y 2013
Pokémon X and Y
Beyond: Two Souls 2013
Beyond: Two Souls
FIFA 14 2013
FIFA 14
Grand Theft Auto V 2013
Grand Theft Auto V
ARMA 3 2013
ARMA 3

Were you born on December 27, 2013?

If you were born on this date, then it is unlikely that you will remember anything from the year 2013.

This is because humans find it difficult to retrieve memories of their early childhood.

If you are looking for some childhood nostalgia, then you should check out December 27, 2019, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on December 27.

Bill Goldberg

Bill Goldberg

Wrestler
Born on December 27, 1966
He turned 47 on this day in 2013.

Chyna

Chyna

Wrestler Deceased
Born on December 27, 1969
She turned 44 on this day in 2013.

Heather O'Rourke

Heather O'Rourke

American child actress Deceased
Born on December 27, 1975
She was not alive on this date.

Hayley Williams

Hayley Williams

Singer
Born on December 27, 1988
She turned 25 on this day in 2013.

Timothée Chalamet

Timothée Chalamet

Actor
Born on December 27, 1995
He turned 18 on this day in 2013.

USA

US President

Barack Obama was the President of the United States on December 27, 2013.

UK

UK Prime Minister

David Cameron was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Ireland

Irish Taoiseach

Enda Kenny was the Taoiseach of Ireland.

Conception

Conception dates

Conception estimates for this date.

  • A baby that was born on December 27, 2013 was most likely conceived around April 5, 2013.
  • The due date for a baby that was conceived on December 27, 2013 is close to September 19, 2014.

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Stats for December 27, 2013

Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about December 27, 2013:

  • 4,014 days have passed since this date.
  • 573 weeks have passed.
  • 346,809,600 seconds have passed since December 27, 2013.
  • If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 404,611,200 times.
  • Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 178,953,753,600 miles through space.
  • If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 57,801,600 times.
  • You have taken approximately 29,825,626 steps. That's roughly 13,256 miles.
  • 4,161,715 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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