December 31st, 2013.

Events that occurred.

Notable events that occurred on December 31st, 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.

Popular songs.

On December 31st, 2013, the following songs were at the top of the music charts in the USA and the UK.

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

Take me back to December 31st, 2013!

Let's go back in time!

The date is December 31st, 2013, and it's a Tuesday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Capricorn. It's News Years Eve and everyone is looking forward to what the year 2014 will bring them.

In America, the song The Monster by Eminem ft Rihanna is on top of the singles charts. Over in the UK, Happy by Pharrell Williams is the number one hit song. Barack Obama is currently the President of the United States, and the movie The Hobbit 2 is at the top of the Box Office.

In the United Kingdom, David Cameron is the current Prime Minister. Video rental stores such as Blockbuster are continuing to close their doors at the moment. This is due to the increasing popularity of 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".

A mobile game called "Flappy Bird" is currently surging in popularity. A suicide bombing at the Volgograd-1 railway station in Russia has left 18 people dead. Formula One star Michael Schumacher is currently in intensive care after he suffered a brain injury during a recent skiing accident. Tributes are pouring in for American actor James Avery, who portrayed Uncle Phil in the sitcom "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air". Avery passed away following complications from a recent open heart surgery.

If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as James Avery, Ariel Sharon, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Viscera would all be still alive. On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "Bones", "Sons of Anarchy", "Orange Is the New Black" and "Rick and Morty". Meanwhile, gamers are playing titles such as "XCOM: Enemy Unknown", "ARMA 3", "Pokémon X and Y" and "Rust".

Children and teenagers are currently watching television shows such as "Peppa Pig", "Horrid Henry", "WordGirl" and "Jessie". If you're a kid or a teenager, then you're probably playing with toys such as Skylanders Giants figures, the Furby Boom, the PlayStation 4 and the Xbox One.

News topics, fads & culture.

These are trending news stories and fads that were prevalent at this time. These are topics that would have been in the media on December 31st, 2013.

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  Flappy Bird.

  During this time, a mobile game called Flappy Bird was beginning to take off in popularity.

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  The situation in Ukraine begins to worsen.

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

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  The PlayStation 4 is released.

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

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  Doge.

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

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  A social network called "Vine" is growing in popularity.

  A video-hosting service called "Vine" was exploded in popularity in 2013. The website gave users the ability to upload short video clips that looped.

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  Daft Punk - "Get Lucky"

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

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  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.

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  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.

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  Time Person of the Year 2013.

  Newly-elected Pope Francis was named as the Time Person of the Year 2013.

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  Mila Kunis.

  Actress Mila Kunis was named as FHM's sexiest woman in 2013.

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  Who were the best football players in 2013?

  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.

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  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.

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  12 Years a Slave.

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

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  Video rental stores are closing down.

  From 2010 onward, video rental stores such as Blockbuster were beginning to close down. This was due to the popularity of new online streaming services such as Netflix and the Internet 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.

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  DVD sales are plummeting.

  As online streaming became more and more popular, sales of DVDs started to plummet. Between 2008 and 2014, sales in the USA fell by a whopping 66%.

Basic facts.

Basic facts and information about this date.

• 8 years, 7 months and 14 days have passed since December 31st, 2013.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 01 of 2013.
• Leap Year: 2013 was not a leap year.
• Age: A person born on December 31st, 2013 will be 8 years old.
• Generation: People born in 2013 belong to the Generation Z generation.
• Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 1388448000.

Around this time.

News stories and other events that happened around December 31st, 2013.

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

Horoscope, birthstone and birth flower information.

Zodiac and birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on December 31st, 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 4.
• Native American Zodiac: December 31st, 2013 falls under the Goose.
• Birthstone: Anyone born during the month of December will have the birthstones Tanzanite, Zircon and Turquoise.
• Birth flower (December): The Narcissus and the Holly.

Personality traits.

Check out our personality summary for people who were born on December 31st, 2013.

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Were you born on this date?

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 from their early childhood.

If you are looking for some childhood nostalgia, then you should check out December 31st, 2019 instead.

Holidays.

National holidays and famous events that fall on the 31st of December.

• New Year's Eve

Weather on December 31st, 2013.

Historical weather information for December 31st, 2013.

• Dublin, Ireland: It was 9.2 degrees Celsius. It was a very wet day. It was a windy day. There were 2 hours of sunshine.
• New York, USA: Temperature: 17.9 degrees Fahrenheit. -7.83 degrees Celsius. Fog was reported. Snow was reported. Precipitation: 0.51cm.
• London, England: Temperature: 8.06 degrees Celsius. Rain fell. Precipitation: 5.59cm.

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on December 31st, 2013 was most likely conceived around April 9th, 2013.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on December 31st, 2013 is close to September 23rd, 2014.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about December 31st, 2013.

• A total of 3,149 days have passed since this date.
• 449 weeks have passed.
• 272,070,000 seconds have passed since the December 31st, 2013.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 317,415,000 times.
• Since December 31st, 2013, the Earth has travelled approximately 140,388,120,000 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 45,345,000 times.
• If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 23,398,020 steps. That's about 10,399 miles!
• Since this date, 3,264,840 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!

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