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| Gregorian calendar | 2013 MMXIII |
| Ab urbe condita | 2766 |
| Armenian calendar | 1462 ԹՎ ՌՆԿԲ |
| Bahá'í calendar | 169 – 170 |
| Berber calendar | 2963 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2557 |
| Burmese calendar | 1375 |
| Chinese calendar | 4649/4709-11-20 (壬辰年十一月二十日) — to —
4650/4710-11-29(癸巳年十一月廿九日) |
| Coptic calendar | 1729 – 1730 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 2005 – 2006 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5773 – 5774 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 2068 – 2069 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1935 – 1936 |
| - Kali Yuga | 5114 – 5115 |
| Holocene calendar | 12013 |
| Iranian calendar | 1391 – 1392 |
| Islamic calendar | 1434 – 1435 |
| Japanese calendar | Heisei 25 (平成25年) |
| Korean calendar | 4346 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2556 |
| Unix time | 1356998400 – 1388534399 |
2013 (MMXIII) will be a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The pages listed below contain information about trends and events in particular centuries and millennia. The twentieth century of the Common Era began on The 21st century is the current century of the Christian Era or Common Era in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. The 22nd century of the Common Era will span the years 2101&ndash2200 of the Gregorian calendar. See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 The 2010s Decade is a period of 10 years that will begin on January 1, 2010 and will end on December 31, 2019. The 2020s is the 3rd decade of the 21st century of the Anno Domini ( common) era The 2030s will begin on January 1, 2030 and end on December 31, 2039. The decade will begin on 1st January 2040 and will end on 31st December 2049 This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century For the film see 2010 The Year We Make Contact. For the book see 2010 Odyssey Two. 2011 ( MMXI) will be a Common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. 2012 ( MMXII) will be a Leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. 2014 ( MMXIV) will be a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. 2015 ( MMXV) will be a Common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. 2016 ( MMXVI) will be a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. 2013 ( MMXIII) will be a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. 2013 ( MMXIII) will be a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. 2013 ( MMXIII) will be a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. 2013 ( MMXIII) will be a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. 2013 ( MMXIII) will be a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. 2013 ( MMXIII) will be a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. 2013 ( MMXIII) will be a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. 2013 ( MMXIII) will be a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. 2013 ( MMXIII) will be a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. 2013 ( MMXIII) will be a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. 2013 ( MMXIII) will be a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. 2013 ( MMXIII) will be a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events By month January events See also January 2013 in rail transport Unknown date events &ndash A new line The following are the scheduled events of Association football for the year 2013 throughout the world The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Ab Urbe condita (literally "from The Armenian calendar is the traditional calendar of Armenia. The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap The Berber calendar is the annual Calendar used by Berber people in North Africa. The Buddhist calendar is used on mainland Southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar (formerly Burma The traditional Burmese calendar is a Lunisolar calendar based on both the phases of the moon and the motion of the sun The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, incorporating elements of a Lunar calendar with those of a Solar calendar. The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Coptic calendar, also called the Alexandrian calendar, is used by the Coptic Orthodox Church and still used in Egypt The Ethiopian calendar ( Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዘመን አቆጣጠር ye'Ītyōṗṗyā zemen āḳoṭaṭer) also called the Ge'ez calendar, The Hebrew calendar (הלוח העברי ha'luach ha'ivri) or Jewish calendar is a Lunisolar calendar used by Jews for predominantly religious Calendar Events Births Deaths Calendar Events Births Deaths The Hindu calendar used in ancient times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization and today there are several regional Indian Calendars, as The Indian national calendar (sometimes called Saka calendar) is the official civil calendar in use in India. Kali Yuga ( Devanāgarī: sa कलियुग lit "Age of Kali " "age of vice" is one of the four stages of development that the world goes The Iranian calendar or Solar Hejri (تقویم هجری شمسی؛ سالنمای هجری خورشیدی Taqwim Hejri Shamsi Salanmay Hejri Khurshidi) is an astronomical The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar ( Arabic: التقويم الهجري at-taqwīm al-hijrī; Persian: تقویم هجری قمری Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays is the current era name in Japan. The Heisei era started on January 8, 1989, just one day after the death of the reigning Emperor Hirohito The traditional Korean calendar is a Lunisolar calendar which like the traditional calendars of other East Asian countries was based on the Chinese calendar The Thai solar calendar, Suriyakati (สุริยคติ has been the official and prevalent Calendar in Thailand since it was adopted by King Unix time, or POSIX time, is a system for describing points in Time, defined as the number of seconds elapsed since Midnight Coordinated Universal Roman numerals are a Numeral system originating in ancient Rome, adapted from Etruscan numerals. This is the Calendar for any Common year starting on Tuesday ( Dominical letter F) The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today
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Predicted events
Czech Republic and Hungary are scheduled to adopt the Euro as their official currency. The Czech Republic ( ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka short form in Česko ˈt͡ʃɛskɔ also called Czechia, Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic Please update other articles as well to avoid contradiction within Wikipedia e A currency is a unit of exchange, facilitating the transfer of Goods and/or services It is one form of Money, where money is
January
- January 20 — Inauguration of the President of the United States. Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. An inauguration is a ceremony of formal Investiture whereby an individual assumes an office or position of authority or power The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by Provided that the 44th President's term has been served fully, this will either mark the beginning of the second term of the 44th President, or the first term of the 45th President.
February
- February 25 - the 18th President of South Korea is inaugurated. Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor The President of the Republic of Korea is according to the Constitution head of state chief executive of the government and commander-in-chief of the armed forces
May
- May 10 — Annular solar eclipse. Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth so that the Sun is wholly or partially obscured
- May 14 — Elections will take place in British Columbia, Canada. Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the British Columbia (ˌbrɪtɨʃ kəˈlʌmbiə ( BC) ( (la Colombie-Britannique C Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page [1]
June
- June — The British & Irish Rugby Union team returns to Australia on tour for first time in 12 years. Events in June Madaraka Day June 1 to commemorate when Kenya gained internal self-rule The British and Irish Lions (until 2001 known as the British Isles Rugby Union Team or "British Lions" Rugby union side comprises a pick of the best players from
- June — The James Webb Space Telescope (NGST) is launched. Events in June Madaraka Day June 1 to commemorate when Kenya gained internal self-rule The James Webb Space Telescope ( JWST) is a planned space Infrared observatory the successor to the aging Hubble Space Telescope. It should replace Hubble Space Telescope (HST)
August
- August - Launch of mission BepiColombo to Mercury. The Hubble Space Telescope ( HST; also known colloquially as "the Hubble" or just "Hubble" is a space telescope that was carried into Other names In Arabic, the month is called أغسطسص ʾUġusṭuṣ or آب ʾĀb; usage varies from place to place and BepiColombo is a joint Cornerstone mission of the European Space Agency (ESA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA to the planet Mercury
November
- November 3 — Hybrid solar eclipse. Events 644 - Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Muslim Caliph, is killed by a Persian slave in Medina. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth so that the Sun is wholly or partially obscured
Unknown dates
- The 17th edition of the Mediterranean Games will take place in Volos and Larisa, Greece. The Mediterranean Games are a multi-sport games held every four years mainly for nations bordering the Mediterranean Sea, where Europe Africa and Asia meet Volos (Βόλος is a coastal port city situated at the center of the Greek mainland about 326 km north from Athens and 215 km south from Thessaloniki Larissa ( Greek: Λάρισα, Lárisa) is the capital city of the Thessaly periphery of Greece, and capital of the Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία
- The European Union will introduce a common EU-wide driving licence. The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in The European driving licence is a Driving licence intended to replace the many driving licence styles already in use in the member states of the European Union (EU
- Identity cards become compulsory in the United Kingdom if the government ambitions of 2005 are adopted. Enabling legislation for the British national identity card was passed under the Identity Cards Act 2006 The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
- The United Kingdom completes its digital switchover with Channel Television in the Channel Islands being the last area to switch off analogue. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Channel Television is a British television station which has served as an Independent Television (ITV contractor to the Channel Islands since 1962 The Channel Islands ( Norman: Îles d'la Manche, French: Îles Anglo-Normandes or Îles de la Manche) are a group of Islands [1]
- Compulsory school leaving age in the UK to be increased from 16 to 18. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located [2]
- ESA ExoMars rover mission to Mars
- NASA Venus In-Situ Explorer mission to Venus (part of the New Frontiers program)
- RFSA Venera-D, Venus orbiter
- Solar power will be cost-competitive with fossil fuels by 2013, according to notable futurist Ray Kurzweil (New York Times, June 3, 2008). The European Space Agency ( ESA) established in 1975 is an intergovernmental organisation dedicated to the exploration of space, currently with 17 member ExoMars is a European-led Space exploration mission currently under development by the European Space Agency (ESA that will send a robotic rover to the A rover is a Space exploration vehicle designed to move across the surface of a Planet or other Astronomical body. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program The Venus In-Situ Explorer (VISE is a mission that was proposed by the NASA planetary science Decadal Survey as a space probe designed to answer fundamental scientific questions by landing The VENUS ( V ictoria E xperimental N etwork U nder the S ea project is a cabled sea floor observatory operated by the University NASA 's New Frontiers program is a series of medium-cost (not to exceed 700 million USD highly focused scientific space missions The Russian Federal Space Agency ( Russian: Федеральное космическое агентство России Federal'noe kosmicheskoe agentstvo Rossii The Venera-D (Венера-Д probe is a proposed Russian space probe to Venus, to be launched around 2016 The VENUS ( V ictoria E xperimental N etwork U nder the S ea project is a cabled sea floor observatory operated by the University For other meanings see Orbiter (disambiguation. An orbiter is a Space probe that Orbits a Planet or Natural Solar energy is the Light and radiant heat from the Sun that powers Earth 's Climate and Weather and sustains Life Raymond Kurzweil (kɚzwaɪl (born February 12 1948 is an inventor and Futurist.
Major religious holidays
- February 1 — Imbolc, a Cross-quarter day (Celebrated on February 2 in some places). Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Imbolc is one of the four principal festivals of the Irish calendar, celebrated among Gaelic peoples and some other Celtic cultures either at the beginning A cross-quarter day is a day falling approximately halfway between a Solstice and an Equinox. Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor
- March 20 — Spring Equinox, also known as Ostara. Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. An equinox is the event of the Sun passing over the Earth's equator in its annual cycle Ostara is a modern pagan festival Etymology The name Ostara goes back to Jacob Grimm, who in his Deutsche Mythologie
- March 31 — Easter (Western Christianity)
- May 1 — Beltane, a Cross-quarter day. Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor Easter ( Greek: Πάσχα Pascha or Pasxa) is the most important religious feast in the Christian Liturgical year. Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Beltane is the anglicized spelling of Bealtaine ( or Bealltainn ( the Gaelic names for either the month of May or the festival that takes place on A cross-quarter day is a day falling approximately halfway between a Solstice and an Equinox.
- May 5 — Easter (Eastern Christianity)
- June 21 — Summer solstice, also known as Midsummer or Litha. Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John Easter ( Greek: Πάσχα Pascha or Pasxa) is the most important religious feast in the Christian Liturgical year. Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. Solstices occur twice a year when the tilt of the Earth's axis is most oriented toward or away from the Sun, causing the Sun to reach its northernmost and southernmost extremes Midsummer may simply refer to the period of time centered upon the summer solstice, but more often refers to specific European celebrations that accompany the actual solstice Midsummer may simply refer to the period of time centered upon the summer solstice, but more often refers to specific European celebrations that accompany the actual solstice
- August 1 — Lammas, a Cross-quarter day. Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman In some English-speaking countries in the Northern Hemisphere, August 1 is Lammas Day (loaf-mass day the Festival of the first Wheat A cross-quarter day is a day falling approximately halfway between a Solstice and an Equinox.
- September 22 — Fall Equinox, also known as Mabon. Events 66 - Emperor Nero creates the Legion I Italica. 1236 - The Lithuanians An equinox is the event of the Sun passing over the Earth's equator in its annual cycle This article is about the Neopagan festival Mabon. For the Welsh mythological character see Mabon ap Modron.
- November 1 — Samhain, a Cross-quarter day and Neopagan new year. Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi Samhain (ˈsaʊn or /ˈsɑːwɪn/ Irish /ˈsˠaunʲ/ from the Old Irish samain) is the word for November in a few Gaelic languages A cross-quarter day is a day falling approximately halfway between a Solstice and an Equinox. Neopaganism or Neo-Paganism is an Umbrella term used to identify a wide variety of modern religious movements particularly those influenced by historical
- December 21 — Winter solstice, also known as Yule. Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian Solstices occur twice a year when the tilt of the Earth's axis is most oriented toward or away from the Sun, causing the Sun to reach its northernmost and southernmost extremes Yule is a winter festival historically celebrated primarily in northern Europe but now celebrated in many other countries in various forms
- December 25 — Christmas
2013 in fiction and popular culture
Comic books
- X-Men: The X-Men try to overthrow the dystopian rule of the robot Sentinels in the Days of Future Past storyline (1980). Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian The X-Men is a team of fictional Superhero characters in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. The Sentinels are Fictional characters Robots in the. Most often encountering the team of mutants known as the X-Men, they were created by writer " Days of Future Past " is a popular storyline in the Marvel Comics Comic book The Uncanny X-Men issues #141 and #142 published in
- In the comic book Legion of Super-Heroes (Number 6, July 2005, DC Comics), Cosmic Boy avers that the Bar Code on the cover of comic books is "destined to become outlawed in the Design Aesthetic Wars of 2013. A bar code (also barcode) is an optical Machine-readable representation of data A comic book (often shortened to simply comic and sometimes called a comic paper or comic magazine) is a Magazine or Book of narrative "
Computer and video games
- Grand Theft Auto 2 (1999) is supposed to take place in 2013, according to fictional journal entries on its website. Grand Theft Auto 2 (abbreviated as GTA2) is a Video game that was released worldwide on October 22, 1999, by developer
- Shattered Union (2005): The District of Columbia is destroyed this year by a low-yield nuclear weapon. Shattered Union is a Turn-based tactics computer game developed by PopTop Software and published by 2K Games in 2005. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D
- Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter (2006) takes place in 2013. Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter ( GRAW) is the third installment in the popular Ghost Recon Tactical shooter
- Gyakuten Saiban 3 Based around this year. Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney - Trials and Tribulations, released in Japan as is an adventure / Visual novel game developed by Capcom for the
- Mega Man IV, Superadventure Rockman and Mega Man V are set in this year. This page refers to the game for the NES/Famicom. For the Game Boy game see Mega Man IV (Game Boy. Super Adventure Rockman is an interactive movie game and prime spin-off for the Sega Saturn and PlayStation in the original Mega Man
Film
- Escape From LA, starring Kurt Russell takes place in 2013. Escape From LA (also known as John Carpenter's Escape From LA
- The Postman (1997). The Postman is a 1997 Film adaptation of the award-winning post-apocalyptic themed novel of the same name, written in 1985 by author
Television
- In the BBC mockumentary Time Trumpet, British retail chain, Tesco launches an invasion of Denmark on January 21 of this year. Mockumentary (also known as a pseudo-documentary) a Portmanteau of Mock and documentary, is a film and TV Genre, or a single work Time Trumpet is a six-episode television comedy series which aired on BBC Two during Summer 2006. Tesco plc is a British -based international grocery and general merchandising retail chain The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade.
- The Season 4 finale and Season 5 of Desperate Housewives is set in this year. Desperate Housewives is an American Television Dramedy series created by Marc Cherry, who also serves as Show runner, and produced
Mathematical interest
- This will be the first year since 1987 in which no digit repeats. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) (For example, 1989 had two 9's; 1991 had two 9's and two 1's; 2004 had two 0's; and so on. )
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