At A Glance

10 July 2024 at a glance

Day of the week
10 July 2024 was a Wednesday.
ARIA No. 1
The ARIA No. 1 was “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” by Shaboozey.
Top Film of 2024
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2024 was Inside Out 2.
Best-Selling Vehicle of 2024
Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 2024 was the Ford Ranger.
Star sign
The star sign for 10 July is Cancer.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 10 July 2024 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
Birthstone
The birthstone for July is Ruby.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 10 July 2024 was Waxing Crescent.

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 2024 in Australia

A selection from Wikipedia's '2024 in Australia'. Not a complete list.

  • 14 January – Mary Donaldson becomes the first Australian-born queen consort of a European monarchy when she is proclaimed Queen of Denmark when her husband Frederik X ascends the throne following the abdication of his mother Margrethe II.
  • 23 March – The 2024 Tasmanian state election is held. Neither major party achieves an outright majority, resulting in a hung parliament.
  • 28 March – Sally Capp announces she will stand down as the Lord Mayor of Melbourne in June, ahead of the 2024 Victorian local elections in October.

Life in Australia in 2024

Prime Minister

Anthony Albanese

Monarch

King Charles III

Petrol (per litre)

$1.90

Loaf of Bread

$4.50

Average House

$800,000

Weekly Wage

$1,950.00

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