At A Glance

10 July 2019 at a glance

Day of the week
10 July 2019 was a Wednesday.
ARIA No. 1
The ARIA No. 1 was “Old Town Road” by Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus.
Top Film of 2019
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2019 was Avengers: Endgame.
Best-Selling Vehicle of 2019
Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 2019 was the Toyota HiLux.
Star sign
The star sign for 10 July is Cancer.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 10 July 2019 fell in the Year of the Pig.
Birthstone
The birthstone for July is Ruby.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 10 July 2019 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 10 July

  • 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.
  • 2016 Portugal defeats France in the UEFA Euro 2016 Final to win their first European title.
  • 2017 Iraqi Civil War: Mosul is declared fully liberated from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant by the government of Iraq.
  • 2019 The final Volkswagen Beetle rolls off the line in Puebla, Mexico; the last of 5,961 "Special Edition" cars will be exhibited in a museum.

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)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 2019 in Australia

A selection from Wikipedia's '2019 in Australia'. Not a complete list.

  • 5 January – A far-right political rally held in Melbourne, marked by scuffles with police and counter-protesters, is attended by Independent Senator Fraser Anning, who admits to using tax-payer funded travel to attend the event.
  • 4 February – The Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry final report is tabled in Parliament. The report makes 76 recommendations.
  • 23 March – The Liberal-National Coalition government led by Gladys Berejiklian wins the 2019 New South Wales state election and returns to office with a reduced majority.

Life in Australia in 2019

Prime Minister

Scott Morrison

Monarch

Queen Elizabeth II

Petrol (per litre)

$1.40

Loaf of Bread

$3.70

Average House

$580,000

Weekly Wage

$1,640.00

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