On this day
Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.
In 2013, the world population was approximately 7,291,793,585 people[†]
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of November 27, 2013, covering December 3, 2013.
Lady Gaga
Eminem
Various Artists
The Robertsons
Katy Perry
Kelly Clarkson
The Beatles
Jhene Aiko
Drake
Lorde
2013Paul Aussaresses, French general (born 1918)[†]
Paul Aussaresses was a French Army general, who fought during World War II, the First Indochina War and Algerian War. His actions during the Algerian War—and later defense of those actions—caused considerable controversy.
2013Reda Mahmoud Hafez Mohamed, Egyptian air marshal (born 1952)[†]
Reda Mahmoud Hafez Mohamed was the commander of the Egyptian Air Force. Mohamed was also the minister for military production in the interim cabinet led by Prime Minister Hazem Al Beblawi.
2013Ahmed Fouad Negm, Egyptian poet and educator (born 1929)[†]
Ahmad Fo'ad Negm, popularly known as Elfagumi الفاجومي, was an Egyptian vernacular poet. Negm is well known for his work with Egyptian composer Sheikh Imam, as well as his patriotic and revolutionary Egyptian Arabic poetry. Negm has been regarded as "a bit of a folk hero in Egypt."
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The artist Ai Weiwei will have a show on the grounds of the former prison, starting next September.
Hospital pricing is often convoluted, and hospital charges represent about a third of the total United States health care bill.
Figures showed factories in the United States operating at the most robust pace since the spring of 2011, and well above the level economists had expected for November.
The plan announced by the company’s chief to use drone aircraft to deliver packages is visionary, far-fetched and loopy, as well as a useful distraction.
School districts around the country are rethinking their responses to minor offenses by students amid mounting evidence of the downside of get-tough policies.
Iraqi Kurds are selling oil and natural gas directly to Turkey, upsetting Baghdad and Washington, which fear a broader independence for Kurds in Iraq’s north.
Conservative critics, joined by their Republican allies on Capitol Hill, are trying to make the case that President Obama has overstepped his authority.
Once friends, colleagues and lovers, Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson are on trial on charges of illegally intercepting voice messages at The News of the World, but she appears to be faring relatively better.
The search giant, which for years has been evasive about its plans for the cloud, is announcing rates and features for a wide-ranging computing service.
Detroit is eligible to enter bankruptcy and shed billions in debt, a federal judge ruled Tuesday, while also finding that public pensions could be reduced despite a provision in Michigan’s Constitution.
A Moscow court sentenced Pavel V. Dmitrichenko, a former Bolshoi Theater soloist, to six years in a penal colony after a trial that exposed toxic rivalries at the theater.
South Korea’s intelligence service reported that Jang Song-thaek, considered to be No. 2 in the government and a mentor to Kim Jong-un, has been stripped of his powers.