Look Back To 2013: What Happened That Year
A royal baby, Andy Murray at Wimbledon and the horsemeat scandal.
Here's 2013 in full - the music, the news, the screen, the sport and the ordinary details. Good for a birthday card, a party quiz round or a reminiscence session.
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In the charts in 2013
- 'Blurred Lines' by Robin Thicke was the year's best-selling single.
- Daft Punk's 'Get Lucky' was the summer record.
- Sam Bailey's 'Skyscraper' was the Christmas number one.
In the news in 2013
- Prince George was born on 22 July.
- Margaret Thatcher died on 8 April.
- The horsemeat scandal in January changed how supermarkets labelled meat.
- Nelson Mandela died on 5 December.
On screen in 2013
- Breaking Bad ended and box-set watching became the normal way to view.
- Frozen was released in December.
- The Great British Bake Off drew record audiences on BBC Two.
In sport in 2013
- Andy Murray won Wimbledon on 7 July, the first British men's champion since 1936.
- England won the Ashes at home.
- Alex Ferguson retired after 26 years at Manchester United.
Everyday life in 2013
- Contactless payments started appearing on cards and in shops.
- The Candy Crush and Flappy Bird era of phone games began.
- Food banks became a regular news story.
If you were born in 2013
- Anyone born in 2013 shares a birth year with Prince George.
- They were born the summer Andy Murray won Wimbledon.
- Anyone born in 2013 turns 30 in 2043, 40 in 2053, 50 in 2063, 60 in 2073 and 70 in 2083.
- For a milestone card, the strongest line is usually the number one from the week they were born rather than the year's biggest events - it's personal, and it takes two minutes to find.
- For a reminiscence session, read one section at a time and stop on whatever gets a reaction. The point is the conversation, not the facts.
How to write it so it lands
- The number one from the week they were born beats the year's headlines on a card.
- Read one section at a time in a reminiscence session and stop where the conversation starts.
- Use it as a guess-the-year round by reading three facts and hiding the date.
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Frequently asked questions
When did Andy Murray win Wimbledon?
7 July 2013, beating Novak Djokovic - the first British men's singles champion since Fred Perry in 1936.
What was the Christmas number one in 2013?
'Skyscraper' by Sam Bailey.
How old is someone born in 2013?
Subtract 2013 from the current year. They turn 40 in 2053, 50 in 2063, 60 in 2073 and 70 in 2083.
Do you sell anything to do with this year?
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