Friday August 30, 2013

US date format: 8/30/2013, UK date format: 30/8/2013

The day of the week was Friday, under the astrological sign of Virgo (see Chinese Zodiac and Moon Sign on August 30, 2013).

The number one song in US was Blurred Lines by Robin Thicke.

Oculus, directed by Mike Flanagan, was one of the most viewed movie released in 2013 while William Shakespeare'S Star Wars by Ian Doescher was one of the best selling book.

On TV people were watching Swathi Chinukulu. If you liked videogames you were probably playing Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs or Deemo.

The US president was Barack Obama (Democrat), the UK Prime Minister was David Cameron (Conservative), Pope Francis was leading the Catholic Church.

But much more happened that day: find out below.

You can also have a look at August 30 across the years or at August 2013 calendar.

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August 30, 2013 Events

What happened on August 30, 2013?

Historical Events

David Cameron, the British Prime Minister, says that there must be a strong response to the alleged use by chemical weapons in Syria, despite the fact that military action has been ruled out for the UK.
Hagel, Defence Secretary, says the US is still building an "international coalition", even though Germany and UK have ruled out any action.
The United Nations team made up of chemical weapons inspectors is now on its final day of investigation into the deadly poison gas attack in Syria.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry stated that 1,429 people were killed by the chemical weapons attack in Syria last week.
Damascus claimed Friday that an intelligence report from the US concluding that the Syrian regime used chemicals weapons in an attack that killed nearly 1,500 people was completely fabricated.
The U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon informed the five permanent Security Council members on Friday that final results from an analysis of samples collected by experts at the scene of a chemical weapons attack in Syria may take up to two weeks. Diplomats confirmed this on Friday.
July 2013-present: Political violence in Egypt: Protests held in Cairo and other cities by supporters of President Morsi are a result of Friday prayers.
Following Friday prayers, protests were held in Cairo and other cities by supporters of President Morsi.
M23 Rebellion in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: The M23 rebel chief tells fighters to leave the frontline of fighting in the country's eastern, as violence rises.
As violence rises, M23 rebel chief urges fighters to leave the frontline of fighting in the country's eastern region.
Seamus Heaney, a poet from Northern Ireland who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1995, has died at the age of 74.
Off the coast of the Aleutian Islands, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake was recorded.
According to a court official, Indonesia's highest court upholds Lindsay Sandiford's death sentence. Lindsay Sandiford was a British woman convicted for smuggling cocaine worth $2.5 million into Bali.
Five men were charged in Lebanon, including a Syrian soldier and a Sunni religious cleric, for bombing two mosques in Tripoli's northern city last week, killing at least 47 people.
A 15-year-old student was shot and injured at Carver High School, Winston-Salem (North Carolina), U.S.A.). An 18-year-old student was also taken into custody and charged.
Scientists have discovered a canyon stretching 800 km that runs beneath Greenland's ice sheet. It is 800m long.
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August 30, 2013 Famous Deaths

Who died on August 30, 2013?

Other August 30th famous deaths

Jean Tinguely
Swiss-born artist, a kinetic sculptor and pop artist.
Christine Pascal
French actress and stage director.
Glenn Ford
Canadian-American actor, with starring roles in over 200 movies by 1987, more than any other actor.
Louise Brown
British child, the world's first test-tube baby, born by Caesarean section.

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August 30, 2013 Zodiac

Western Zodiac - Astrological Sign

Virgo

Virgo personality

Who should a Virgo marry?

Babies born in August are either Leo or Virgo. People born before August 22nd are Leo, while people born from August 23rd have the sign of Virgo

Personality of August born

Chinese Zodiac

Snake

August 30, 2013 Day of the Week and Calendar

What day of the week was August 30, 2013?

The day of the week was Friday.

August 30th marks the 241st day of the Gregorian calendar for the year 2013.

There are 123 days remaining until the end of the year. Calculate the number of days between two dates.

August 2013 calendar

August	2013
Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
			1	2	3	4
5	6	7	8	9	10	11
12	13	14	15	16	17	18
19	20	21	22	23	24	25
26	27	28	29	30	31

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