Year 2013

1 February 2013

85-year-old Pope Benedict XVI shocked the world-s 1.2 billion Catholics when he announced he was resigning for health reasons

13 March 2013

Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina, is elected the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. Taking the name Francis, he is the first non-European pope in more than 1,200 years, the first Jesuit pope and South American

15 April 2013

two bombs built from explosive-packed pressure cookers went off near the Boston Marathon finish line

15 February 2013

Ten-tonne meteor explodes over Chelyabinsk in Russia

20 May 2013

A tornado in Moore, Oklahoma, claims 25 lives and destroys city

21 January 2013

Barack Obama inauguration for a second term as president of the United States

22 July 2013

Prince William and the former Kate Middleton annunced England-s Royal Baby (the future king (Prince George), Prince George Alexander Louis arrived,

22 September 2013

A third term for Angela Merkel

24 June 2013

After a two year trial during which salacious details of his bunga bunga parties were revealed, Silvio Berlusconi was found guilty in June of paying for sex with an underage prostitute and given a seven year jail sentence

3 July 2013

The Egyptian 'coup' and ousting of Mohammed Morsi

5 December 2013

Nelson Mandela dies

8 November 2013

Typhoon Haiyan devastates the Philippines. More than 6,000 people were killed and over 3 million displaced

9 June 2013

Edward J. Snowden, a former contractor for the National Security Agency, reveals that he leaked documents detailing mass-surveillance programs of the US. government

2013

Nobel Prizes Physiology or Medicine: James E. Rothman, Randy W. Schekman, Thomas C. Südhof

2013

Nobel Prizes Peace: Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons

2013

Nobel Prizes Physiology or Medicine:

2013

Nobel Prizes Physics: François Englert, Peter W. Higgs

2013

Nobel Prizes Literature: Alice Munro

2013

Nobel Prizes Chemistry: Martin Karplus, Michael Levitt, Arieh Warshel

2013

86 Academy Award Best Actress: Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine

2013

86 Academy Award Best Picture: 12 Years a Slave

2013

86 Academy Award Best Original Song: 'Let It Go' - Frozen - Music & Lyrics: Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez

2013

86 Academy Award Best Foreign Language Film: The Great Beauty (Italy)

2013

86 Academy Award Best Original Screenplay:

2013

86 Academy Award Best Supporting Actor: Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club

2013

86 Academy Award Best Actor: Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club

2013

86 Academy Award Best Director: Alfonso Cuarón, Gravity

2013

86 Academy Award Best Supporting Actress: Lupita Nyong'o, 12 Years a Slave

2013

Football XLVII Super Bowl: Baltimore Ravens d. San Francisco 49ers (34-31)

2013

Baseball World Series: Boston Red Sox (AL) 4-2 St. Louis Cardinals (NL)

2013

Tennis Wimbledon Men: Andy Murray d. Novak Djokovic (6-4, 7-5, 6-4)

2013

Tennis Wimbledon Women: Marion Bartoli d. Sabine Lisicki (6-1, 6-4)

2013

UEFA Champions League, UEFA Champions League: FC Bayern Munich (Germany)

2013

NBA, Basketball NBA Championship: Miami Heat d. San Antonio Spurs (4-3)

2013

2013 Playboy cover

2013 September 09

Alberto Bevilacqua , writer (dead at Rome,Italy) (born 1934 June 27) Cancer

2013 April 25

Anna Maria Proclemer , actress (Anna Vivaldi) (dead at Rome,Italy) (born 1923 May 30) Gemini

2013 April 06

Bigas Luna , movie director (dead at La Riera de Gaià,Spain) (born 1946 March 19) Pisces

2013 21

Chinua Achebe , Nigerian poet

2013 December 07

Edouard Molinaro , WORK (born 1928 May 13) Taurus

2013 March 29

Enzo Jannacci , songwriter, cabarettista,actor (dead at Milano,Italy) (born 1935 June 03) Gemini

2013 October 11

Erich Priebke , Ufficiale nazista (born 1913 July 29) Leo

2013 June 06

Esther Jane Williams , campionessa di nuoto ed actress (dead at Beverly Hills, California, USA) (born 1921 August 08) Leo

2013 May 29

Franca Rame , actress (dead at Milano,Italy) (born 1929 July 18) Cancer

2013 March 30

Franco Califano , singer (dead at Acilia) (born 1938 September 14) Virgo

2013 June 23

Gigi Rizzi , actor, playboy (dead at Saint-Tropez) (born 1944 June 23) Cancer

2013 October 01

Giuliano Gemma , actor (dead at Civitavecchia,Italy) (born 1938 September 02) Virgo

2013 May 06

Giulio Andreotti , politician (dead at Rome,Italy) (born 1919 January 14) Capricorn

2013 05

Hugo Chavez , President of Venezuela

2013 March 20

James Herbert , writer,journalist (dead at Sussex) (born 1943 April 08) Aries

2013 September 11

Jimmy Fontana , singer(Enrico Sbriccoli) (dead at Rome,Italy) (born 1934 November 13) Scorpio

2013 May 27

Little Tony , singer (Antonio Ciacci) (dead at Rome,Italy) (born 1941 February 09) Aquarius

2013 October 27

Lou Reed , singer (born 1942 March 02) Pisces

2013 April 08

Margaret Thatcher , politician,Prime Minister (~1979~ - ~1990~) (dead at London,UK) (born 1925 October 13) Libra

2013 June 29

Margherita Hack , scientist (dead at Trieste,Italy) (born 1922 June 12) Gemini

2013 January 11

Mariangela Melato , actress (dead at Rome,Italy) (born 1941 September 19) Virgo

2013 December 23

Mikhail Kalashnikov , PROF (born 1919 November 10) Scorpio

2013 December 05

Nelson Mandela , politician,prisoner(~1962~-~1990~),South African President(~1994~-~1999~) (born 1918 July 18) Cancer

2013 October 25

Nigel Davenport , actor

2013 May 09

Ottavio Missoni , stylist, athlete (dead at Sumirago,Italy) (born 1921 February 11) Aquarius

2013 01

Patti Page , pop singer (Clara Ann Fowler)

2013 November 30

Paul Walker , Actor (dead at Valencia, California, USA) (born 1973 September 12) Virgo

2013 December 14

Peter O Toole , Irish actor (born 1932 August 02) Leo

2013 21

Pietro Mennea , athlete,sprinter (dead at Rome, Italy) (born 1952 June 28) Cancer

2013 12

Ray Dolby , audio engineer and inventor

2013 December 10

Rossana Podestà , actress

2013 May 05

Rossella Falk , actress (Rosa Antonia Falzacappa) (dead at Rome,Italy) (born 1926 November 10) Scorpio

2013 June 27

Stefano Borgonovo , soccer player (dead at Giussano) (born 1964 March 17) Pisces

2013 October 01

Tom Clancy , Author (dead at Baltimora, Maryland, USA) (born 1947 April 12) Aries

2013 November 26

Tony Musante , actor (Anthony Peter) (dead at New York,USA) (born 1936 June 30) Cancer

2013 January 03

Valerio Negrini , musician (dead at Trento,Italy) (born 1946 May 04) Taurus

2013 July 17

Vincenzo Cerami , actor,writer (dead at Rome,Italy) (born 1940 November 02) Scorpio