At A Glance

10 March 2016 at a glance

Day of the week
10 March 2016 was a Thursday.
ARIA No. 1
The ARIA No. 1 was “7 Years” by Lukas Graham.
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 March is Pisces.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 10 March 2016 fell in the Year of the Monkey.
Birthstone
The birthstone for March is Aquamarine.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 10 March 2016 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 10 March

  • 2017 The impeachment of President Park Geun-hye of South Korea in response to a major political scandal is unanimously upheld by the country's Constitutional Court, ending her presidency.
  • 2022 2022 Hungarian presidential election: The National Assembly of Hungary elects former minister for Family Affairs, Katalin Novák, as president of Hungary in a 137–51 vote, becoming the first female president in the country's history.
  • 2023 Silicon Valley Bank collapses due to a run on its deposits, in the second largest bank failure in US history. Its operations are taken over by the FDIC.
  • 2024 2024 Portuguese legislative election: Elections are held in Portugal for all 230 seats in the Assembly of the Republic. The Partido Socialista loses its absolute majority to the Partido Social Democrata, winning 77 and 79 seats respectively.
  • 2026 Bam Adebayo of the Miami Heat recorded the second-highest scoring game in NBA history with 83 Points.

Famous people born on 10 March

  • Olivia Wilde, American actress and director (born 1984)
  • Jon Hamm, American actor and director (born 1971)
  • Jasmine Guy, American actress, singer, and director (born 1962)
  • Chuck Norris, American actor, producer, and martial artist (1940–2026)

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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