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unusual facts about December 2013


Intercity Direct

Due to the bad reputation of Fyra, the name was changed in December 2013 to Intercity Direct.



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2011 Helmand Province incident

The verdict (8 November 2013) and sentence (6 December 2013) were both delivered at the Military Court Centre in Bulford, Wiltshire.

20th New Zealand Scout Jamboree

The 20th New Zealand Scout Jamboree (known as NZ20) was held at Manfeild Park, Feilding, New Zealand between 28 December 2013 and 6 January 2014.

Abhi Talwalkar

In December 2013, it was announced that Avago had acquired LSI Corporation for $6.6 billion in a cash transaction.

Ahmad Ammar Ahmad Azam

On 2 December 2013 around 1.30 pm, after getting the credential to teach Said Nursî's Risalah an-Nur from Hayrat Foundation, he was expected to teach it to his students in Istanbul.

Ayer Rajah Expressway

Its eastern end used to be the East Coast Parkway, but the ECP was truncated and the Marina Coastal Expressway has taken over the role, and connects AYE to the KPE and ECP on 29 December 2013.

Bijendra Rai

On 5 December 2013 it was announced that Bijendra has signed up with Eagles F.C. of Kerala on loan for 2013-14 season along with Nadong Bhutia, Avinabo Bag, Jagroop Singh, Bisheshwor Singh, Biswajit Saha, Ramandeep Singh and Govin Singh.

Brett Deacon

On 19 December 2013, Deacon was forced to retire due to a diagnosis of lupus, an autoimmune disease which in his case led to potentially life-threatening blood clots; he was immediately placed on blood thinners.

Chapter Music

In December 2013, Chapter Music artists Dick Diver, Primitive Calculators, Bushwalking and Beaches featured in the critics' lists of the mess + noise and Guardian websites, as they selected their best Australian albums of 2013.

Comics Fest India

Jointly organized by Punjab Kesari and Animation Xpress, Comics Fest India was held from 30 November – 1 December 2013 at Dilli Haat, New Delhi, India.

Diego Bowie

Performed at Zones Contemporary Art Fair, parallel to the Art Basel Fair in Miami, December 2013.

El Chino Ántrax

He was arrested on 30 December 2013 at the Amsterdam Airport Schiphol in the Netherlands at the request of the United States, which contacted the Interpol to arrest him for charges relating to drug trafficking.

Erica Chenoweth

In December 2013, Foreign Policy named Chenoweth one of the Top 100 Global Thinkers of the year "for proving Gandhi right," noting her work on providing evidence for the efficacy of nonviolent political movements.

Evelyn Lozada

In December 2013 Lozada announced that she was engaged to Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Carl Crawford.

Fei Yu

Fei then signed with Campeonato Nacional de Seniores side Sertanense in September 2013 and he made his debut on 1 December 2013 in a 2-1 win against Carapinheirense.

Gábor Gyepes

On 4 December 2013, Gyepes signed an one-year deal with Malaysia side Sarawak FA, on a free transfer.

Hans Abrahamsen

Abrahamsen's Let me tell you, for soprano and orchestra, was premiered on 20 December 2013 by the Berlin Philharmonic, with soprano soloist Barbara Hannigan (whom the work is dedicated to), conducted by Andris Nelsons.

Hilda Gibson

Hilda Kaye Gibson (1925-30 December 2013) was a member of the Women's Land Army, colloquially known as the Land Girls, during the Second World War, and campaigned to gain official governmental recognition for the service of WLA members.

Hung Sin-nui

Hung died on 8 December 2013 of a heart attack at the Guangdong General Hospital in Guangzhou, where she had retired to in her last years.

Hussein Abdi Halane

In December 2013, Halane alongside former Transportation Minister Abdiwahid Elmi Gonjeh was reportedly among the leading candidates for Prime Minister of Somalia.

Jack Monroe

In December 2013, an e-petition launched by Monroe achieved over 100,000 signatures, leading to a parliamentary debate on Hunger in the United Kingdom.

Marcel Cellier

Marcel Cellier (29 October 1925 - 13 December 2013) was a Swiss organist, ethnomusicologist and music producer, internationally known for his Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares project presenting Bulgarian traditional music and his work with Gheorghe Zamfir.

Mehdi Carcela-González

On 8 December 2013, Carcela-González was sent off against Oud-Heverlee Leuven for punching Bjorn Ruytinx after he had been fouled by the player.

Myriam Klink

In the aftermath of the Alexa winter storm of December 2013, Myriam announced that she will pose for a nude photoshoot in the snow as a statement of solidarity with the refugees of the Syrian conflict living in makeshift camps in Lebanon.

Mzonke Fana

On 7 December 2013 he fought upcoming fighter Edis Tatli for the WBA Inter-continental lightweight title, but lost a decision.

National Model United Nations

Since 2008, NMUN has expanded internationally, hosting conferences in Xi’an, China (2008), Quito, Ecuador (2010), Olomouc, Czech Republic (2010), Lille, France (2012), Galápagos, Ecuador (2013), and Seoul, South Korea, planned for December 2013.

Nazri Nasir

He served as the Director of Football at Tampines Rovers, and currently is the assistant head coach for the LionsXII team, appointed on 16 December 2013 to assist his former teammate in Singapore and the current LionsXII head coach Fandi Ahmad.

Nicholas Kay

In December 2013, following a parliamentary vote of confidence, Kay paid tribute to the outgoing Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon, noting that Shirdon had endeavoured to promote growth and progress and was an important principal in establishing the New Deal Compact between Somalia and its international partners.

Nicholas Pinnock

Pinnock portrayed a young Nelson Mandela in the ITV docudrama Mandela: The Prison Years, which aired on 15 December 2013, the day Mandela was buried.

Nikolai Alho

Nikolai was noticed by JVG and has signed a record deal with PME Records and WMG in December, 2013.

North American University

The Gulf Language School is accredited by The Commission on English Language Program Accreditation for the period December 2013 through December 2014.

Phil Waugh

In December 2013 Waugh is a crew member aboard racing supermaxi yacht Perpetual Loyal in the 2013 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, with his other celebrity crew members, Karl Stefanovic, Larry Emdur, Tom Slingsby, Jude Bolton and Guillaume Brahimi.

Pilots of Japan

D I Smith continued to write songs culminating in a second album entitled "Only Perfect Rest" (from the Robert Ingersoll quote), released December 2013.

Racine Carrée

"Tous les mêmes" was officially released as the third single from the album in December 2013.

Rada TV

According to UDAR MP Iryna Herashchenko in December 2013 the channel ignored the pro-European rallies of Euromaidan while broadcasting mostly speeches and statements made by government members and rallies held by Party of Regions (and thus not covering the activities of all parliamentary factions and MPs, including opposition and independent deputies).

Radio Maldwyn

Mike Baker (ex Beacon Radio 303, WABC Wolverhampton, Chiltern Radio, Supergold, 100.7 Heart FM, Saga 105.7 FM, Smooth Radio 105.7, Oak FM, Radio Veronica Holland, Radio Kaleidoscope, UBN, Swansea Sound, Lantern FM, Sunshine 855, Radio 210) - Mike has also been involved with Rado Caroline, was an launch engineer at Capital Radio London and was on morethan40.co.uk - sadly Mike passed away aged 65 on Monday, 23rd December 2013 RIP

RAF Prestwick

RAF Prestwick closed on 7 December 2013, with personnel transferring to the RAF's 'London Military' facilities at the NATS owned London Area Control Centre, Swanwick, Hampshire.

Raúl Castro

On 10 December 2013, Castro, in a significant moment shook hands and greeted American President Barack Obama at the Nelson Mandela memorial service in Johannesburg.

Same-sex marriage in the Australian Capital Territory

The High Court issued its ruling on 12 December 2013, striking down the ACT's law as inconsistent with the federal Marriage Act and proclaiming that the Constitution permitted only the federal parliament to make laws with respect to marriage in Australia.

Stephen Blackmore

Stephen Blackmore CBE FRSE FIBiol FLS (born 30 July 1952) is a British botanist, Regius Keeper of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh from 1999 until 30 December 2013; previous to this he was Keeper of Botany at the Natural History Museum in London 1990-1999.

Swimming at the 2013 Southeast Asian Games – Men's 100 metre butterfly

The Men's 100 metre butterfly event at the 2013 Southeast Asian Games took place on 14 December 2013 at Wunna Theikdi Aquatics Centre.

Swimming at the 2013 Southeast Asian Games – Men's 200 metre butterfly

The Men's 200 metre butterfly event at the 2013 Southeast Asian Games took place on 16 December 2013 at Wunna Theikdi Aquatics Centre.

Swimming at the 2013 Southeast Asian Games – Men's 200 metre freestyle

The Men's 200 metre freestyle event at the 2013 Southeast Asian Games took place on 16 December 2013 at Wunna Theikdi Aquatics Centre.

Swimming at the 2013 Southeast Asian Games – Women's 200 metre butterfly

The Women's 200 metre butterfly event at the 2013 Southeast Asian Games took place on 16 December 2013 at Wunna Theikdi Aquatics Centre.

Swimming at the 2013 Southeast Asian Games – Women's 50 metre freestyle

The Women's 50 metre freestyle event at the 2013 Southeast Asian Games took place on 16 December 2013 at Wunna Theikdi Aquatics Centre.

Tom Slingsby

In December 2013 Slingsby is a crew member aboard racing supermaxi yacht Perpetual Loyal in the 2013 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, with his other celebrity crew members, Karl Stefanovic, Larry Emdur, Phil Waugh, Jude Bolton and Guillaume Brahimi.

Vernie Bennett

In December 2013, it was announced that Eternal would be reforming for the second series of the ITV2 reality-documentary The Big Reunion.

Viewer Access Satellite Television

From December 2013, CRN, NIRS, RPH, and the BBC World Service will merge with the new satellite platform from the existing Aurora platform that will end at that time.

Wikipad

The Wikipad 7 is an enterprise and video gaming tablet, running Android (4.2.2 ) produced by the independent Los Angeles-based company, Wikipad, Inc. Handheld prototypes were first shown at CES 2012 in January with the final product hitting shops in the UK accompanied by a well received TV in campaign December 2013 initiating its global roll out.