At A Glance

10 May 2017 at a glance

Day of the week
10 May 2017 was a Wednesday.
ARIA No. 1
The ARIA No. 1 was “I'm the One” by DJ Khaled featuring Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper and Lil Wayne.
Top Film of 2017
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2017 was Star Wars: The Last Jedi.
Best-Selling Vehicle of 2017
Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 2017 was the Toyota HiLux.
Star sign
The star sign for 10 May is Taurus.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 10 May 2017 fell in the Year of the Rooster.
Birthstone
The birthstone for May is Emerald.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 10 May 2017 was Full Moon.

On this day: 10 May

  • 2005 A hand grenade thrown by Vladimir Arutyunian lands about 20 m from U.S. President George W. Bush while he is giving a speech to a crowd in Tbilisi, Georgia, but it malfunctions and does not detonate.
  • 2013 One World Trade Center becomes the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere.
  • 2017 Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) capture the last footholds of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in Al-Tabqah, bringing the Battle of Tabqa to an end.
  • 2022 Queen Elizabeth II misses the State Opening of Parliament for the first time in 59 years. It was the first time that a new session of Parliament was opened by the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Cambridge acting as Counsellors of State.
  • 2024 Start of the May 2024 solar storms, the most powerful set of geomagnetic storms since the 2003 Halloween solar storms.

Famous people born on 10 May

  • Fred Astaire, American actor, singer, and dancer (1899–1987)
  • Bono, Irish singer-songwriter, musician and activist (born 1960)
  • Kenan Thompson, American actor and comedian (born 1978)
  • Richarlison, Brazilian footballer (born 1997)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 2017 in Australia

A selection from Wikipedia's '2017 in Australia'. Not a complete list.

  • 6 February – Sapphire Jubilee of Elizabeth II's accession as Queen of Australia
  • 11 March – The Western Australian state election is held. The Labor Party led by Mark McGowan defeats the Liberal government of Colin Barnett.
  • 28 March – Severe Tropical Cyclone Debbie makes landfall between Airlie Beach and Bowen in north Queensland. Power outages affect over 140,000 properties across Queensland.

Life in Australia in 2017

Prime Minister

Malcolm Turnbull

Monarch

Queen Elizabeth II

Petrol (per litre)

$1.25

Loaf of Bread

$3.60

Average House

$660,000

Weekly Wage

$1,565.00

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