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10 June 2016 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 10 June 2016 was a Friday.
- ARIA No. 1
- The ARIA No. 1 was “This Is What You Came For” by Calvin Harris featuring Rihanna.
- Top Film of 2016
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2016 was Captain America: Civil War.
- Best-Selling Vehicle of 2016
- Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 2016 was the Toyota HiLux.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 10 June is Gemini.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 10 June 2016 fell in the Year of the Monkey.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for June is Pearl.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 10 June 2016 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 10 June
- 1999 Kosovo War: NATO suspends its airstrikes after Slobodan Milošević agrees to withdraw Serbian forces from Kosovo.
- 2001 Pope John Paul II canonizes Lebanon's first female saint, Saint Rafqa.
- 2002 The first direct electronic communication experiment between the nervous systems of two humans is carried out by Kevin Warwick in the United Kingdom.
- 2003 The Spirit rover is launched, beginning NASA's Mars Exploration Rover mission.
- 2018 The Opportunity rover sends its last message back to Earth. The mission was finally declared over on February 13, 2019.
Famous people born on 10 June
- Kate Upton, American model and actress (born 1992)
- Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Duke of Edinburgh, Prince of the United Kingdom, Prince of Greece and Denmark, Consort of Queen Elizabeth II (1921–2021)
- Judy Garland, American actress and singer (1922–1969)
- Elizabeth Hurley, English model, actress, and producer (born 1965)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2016 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '2016 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 2 February – The Federal Government reintroduces its bill for the Australian Building and Construction Commission on the first parliamentary sitting of 2016.
- 2 July – A double dissolution federal election is held. On 10 July, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull claims victory for the Liberal–National Coalition which was returned with a reduced majority.
- 26 July – A royal commission into juvenile detention in the Northern Territory is announced, after the Four Corners program airs footage of abuse of detainees at the Don Dale Youth Detention Centre.
Life in Australia in 2016
Prime Minister
Malcolm Turnbull
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
Petrol (per litre)
$1.10
Loaf of Bread
$3.55
Average House
$600,000
Weekly Wage
$1,530.00
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