Born in 2013
People born in 2013 turn 13 in 2026. A dollar in 2013 buys what $1.45 buys in September 2026, and about 7.29 billion people were alive. Every figure below links to the source it came from.
Your birthday in 2013
2013
What things cost in 2013
| U.S. average | 2013 | in today’s dollars | latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| One dollar | $1.00 | $1.45 | CPI-U |
| Gallon of regular gasoline APU000074714 | $3.53 | $5.10 | $4.48 |
| Dozen large eggs APU0000708111 | $1.91 | $2.76 | $2.27 |
| Pound of white bread APU0000702111 | $1.41 | $2.03 | $1.83 |
| Gallon of whole milk APU0000709112 | $3.46 | $5.01 | $4.11 |
| Pound of ground beef APU0000703112 | $3.40 | $4.92 | $6.79 |
| Pound of ground coffee APU0000717311 | $5.45 | $7.89 | $9.33 |
| Pound of bananas APU0000711211 | $0.60 | $0.87 | $0.66 |
| Kilowatt-hour of electricity APU000072610 | $0.13 | $0.19 | $0.20 |
| Median price of a new house sold MSPUS | $266,225 | $385,057 | $410,700 |
| Median household income MEHOINUSA646N | $53,590 | $77,510 | $87,460 |
| Federal minimum wage STTMINWGFG | $7.25 | $10.49 | $7.25 |
2013 figures are annual averages of the published monthly (or quarterly) values. “Today’s dollars” uses the Consumer Price Index for September 2026; “latest” is the most recent published price. Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Labor, via FRED.
Who was in charge in 2013
- United States
- Barack Obama (President)
- United Kingdom
- Elizabeth II (Queen); David Cameron (Prime Minister)
- Russia
- Vladimir Putin (President); Dmitry Medvedev (Prime minister)
- China
- Xi Jinping (General Secretary; paramount leader); Hu Jintao, then Xi Jinping (President); Wen Jiabao, then Li Keqiang (Premier)
- France
- François Hollande (President); Jean-Marc Ayrault (Prime minister)
- Germany
- Joachim Gauck (President); Angela Merkel (Chancellor)
- Japan
- Akihito (Emperor); Shinzō Abe (Prime minister)
- India
- Pranab Mukherjee (President); Manmohan Singh (Prime minister)
From Wikipedia’s List of state leaders in the 2010s (revision 1377187190), each name checked against Wikidata. Every country in 2013 →
No. 1 songs of 2013
- “Locked Out of Heaven” — Bruno Mars (4 weeks)
- “Thrift Shop” — Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz (6 weeks)
- “Harlem Shake” — Baauer (5 weeks)
- “When I Was Your Man” — Bruno Mars (1 week)
- “Just Give Me a Reason” — Pink featuring Nate Ruess (3 weeks)
- “Can't Hold Us” — Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Ray Dalton (5 weeks)
- “Blurred Lines” — Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell (12 weeks)
- “Roar” — Katy Perry (2 weeks)
- “Wrecking Ball” — Miley Cyrus (3 weeks)
- “Royals” — Lorde (9 weeks)
- “The Monster” — Eminem featuring Rihanna (2 weeks)
Weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with issue dates in 2013, from List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 2013 (Wikipedia revision 1378789842).
Famous people born in 2013
- January 22 – Milan Piqué, son of Shakira & Gerard Piqué source
- June 15 – North West, daughter of Kanye West and Kim Kardashian source
- 22 July – Prince George of Wales source
- 17 October – Phanchanokchon Phansang source
- 8 October – Bonneval, Thoroughbred racehorse source
- 10 May – Taufaʻahau Manumataongo, son of Crown Prince Tupoutoʻa ʻUlukalala and Princess Sinaitakala Fakafanua of Tonga source
What happened in 2013
- January 26 - Czech presidential election, 2013 source
- January 11 – The French military begins a 5-month intervention into the Northern Mali conflict, targeting the militant Islamist Ansar Dine group. source
- February 7 – The Azerbaijan National Aerospace Agency launched its first satellite AzerSat 1 into orbit on 7 February 2013 from Guiana Space Centre in French Guiana at orbital positions 46° East. source
- 21 January – The National Biosecurity Technical Commission (CTNBio) granted the American company Delta & Pine Land, a subsidiary of the multinational biotechnology company Monsanto, permission to grow genetically modified corn in Costa Rica. There are 443 hectares of biotech crops in Costa Rica, including cotton, soybeans, pineapple, and banana, which are being grown by the companies Semillas Olson, D & PL Semillas, Bayer, Semillas del Trópico, and Del Monte. source
- 28 March – Security tightens in Cyprus as banks prepare to reopen after nearly two weeks, following a controversial international bailout that was negotiated with the EU and IMF. source
- January 11 - A fire sweeps through a complex containing housing for foreign workers in Manama leaving 13 foreign nationals dead. source
- February 23 - Tajik Armed Forces Day celebrations. source
- 27 January – A controversial referendum on whether to build a second Bulgarian nuclear plant is invalidated by low turnout. source