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10 July 2006 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 10 July 2006 was a Monday.
- ARIA No. 1
- The ARIA No. 1 was “Hips Don't Lie” by Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean.
- Top Film of 2006
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2006 was Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest.
- Best-Selling Vehicle of 2006
- Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 2006 was the Holden Commodore.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 10 July is Cancer.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 10 July 2006 fell in the Year of the Dog.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for July is Ruby.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 10 July 2006 was Full Moon.
On this day: 10 July
- 2007 Erden Eruç begins the first solo human-powered circumnavigation of the world.
- 2007 The Pakistani military storms the Lal Masjid mosque in Islamabad, which had been seized by Islamist militants.
- 2008 Former Macedonian Interior Minister Ljube Boškoski is acquitted of all war-crimes charges by a United Nations tribunal.
- 2011 Amid widespread backlash to revelations of phone hacking, the British weekly tabloid newspaper News of the World publishes its final issue and shuts down after nearly 168 years in print.
- 2012 The Episcopal Church USA allows same-sex marriage.
Famous people born on 10 July
- Nikola Tesla, Serbian-American electrical and mechanical engineer (1856–1943)
- Sofía Vergara, Colombian-American actress and producer (born 1972)
- Chiwetel Ejiofor, English actor (born 1977)
- Arthur Ashe, American tennis player and journalist (1943–1993)
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Events of 2006 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '2006 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 9 January – Communities in the Pilbara region of Western Australia are evacuated due to Cyclone Clare.
- 18 March – South Australia and Tasmania vote in parliamentary state elections. Both the Mike Rann and Paul Lennon governments are re-elected.
- 7 April – John Landy retires as Governor of Victoria, and is succeeded by David de Kretser.
Life in Australia in 2006
Prime Minister
John Howard
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
Petrol (per litre)
$1.20
Loaf of Bread
$2.55
Average House
$330,000
Weekly Wage
$1,065.00
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