The almanac
The 2013 Edition
Limited to about 145 million copies: the babies born worldwide in 2013. About 138 million are still in circulation.
Estimates from the UN World Population Prospects 2024. How we count
What happened in 2013
- Harlem Shake debuted at No. 1Baauer's track, fueled by viral dance videos, entered the Hot 100 at the top.March 2 · Source: Billboard
- The 100th Tour de France beganCycling's great race marked a century of editions with a start on Corsica.June 29 · Source: Bike Race Info
- The iPhone learned your fingerprintApple announced the iPhone 5s with Touch ID, a fingerprint sensor in the home button.September 10 · Source: Apple Newsroom
- Pokemon X and Y launched worldwideFor the first time, new Pokemon games came out around the world at once.October · Source: The Pokemon Company
- Frozen reached theatersDisney's sisters Anna and Elsa arrived in November, and Let It Go followed everywhere.November · Source: The Numbers
- MAVEN launched to MarsNASA's orbiter set out to learn how Mars lost much of its atmosphere.November 18 · Source: NASA
No. 1 songs of 2013
- Locked Out Of HeavenBruno Mars · first week at No. 1: January 5, 2013
- Thrift ShopMacklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Wanz · first week at No. 1: February 2, 2013
- Harlem ShakeBaauer · first week at No. 1: March 2, 2013
- When I Was Your ManBruno Mars · first week at No. 1: April 20, 2013
- Just Give Me A ReasonP!nk Featuring Nate Ruess · first week at No. 1: April 27, 2013
- Can't Hold UsMacklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Ray Dalton · first week at No. 1: May 18, 2013
- Blurred LinesRobin Thicke Featuring T.I. + Pharrell · first week at No. 1: June 22, 2013
- RoarKaty Perry · first week at No. 1: September 14, 2013
- Wrecking BallMiley Cyrus · first week at No. 1: September 28, 2013
- RoyalsLorde · first week at No. 1: October 12, 2013
- The MonsterEminem Featuring Rihanna · first week at No. 1: December 21, 2013
Billboard Hot 100, chart weeks of 2013. Spotted a mistake?
If you were born in 2013
- Older than the Apple WatchThe Apple Watch went on sale on April 24, 2015.
- Older than the Pluto flybyNASA's New Horizons became the first spacecraft to fly past Pluto on July 14, 2015.
- Older than Pokémon GOPokémon GO was released (month only; the day is not given by the source) on July 1, 2016.
- Older than the first black hole photoAstronomers released the first image of a black hole on April 10, 2019.
- Younger than the Curiosity roverNASA's Curiosity rover landed on Mars (August 5 in US time zones; August 6 in UTC) on August 6, 2012.
- Younger than the Higgs bosonCERN scientists announced the discovery of the Higgs boson on July 4, 2012.
- Younger than SiriThe iPhone 4S, the first iPhone with the Siri assistant, went on sale on October 14, 2011.