At A Glance

19 January 2010 at a glance

Day of the week
19 January 2010 was a Tuesday.
ARIA No. 1
The ARIA No. 1 was “Fireflies” by Owl City.
Top Film of 2010
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2010 was Toy Story 3.
Best-Selling Vehicle of 2010
Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 2010 was the Holden Commodore.
Star sign
The star sign for 19 January is Capricorn.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 19 January 2010 fell in the Year of the Ox.
Birthstone
The birthstone for January is Garnet.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 19 January 2010 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 19 January

  • 1997 Yasser Arafat returns to Hebron after more than 30 years and joins celebrations over the handover of the last Israeli-controlled West Bank city.
  • 1999 British Aerospace agrees to acquire the defence subsidiary of the General Electric Company, forming BAE Systems in November 1999.
  • 2007 Four-man Team N2i, using only skis and kites, completes a 1,093-mile (1,759 km) trek to reach the Antarctic pole of inaccessibility for the first time since 1965 and for the first time ever without mechanical assistance.
  • 2012 The Hong Kong-based file-sharing website Megaupload is shut down by the FBI.
  • 2024 The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's probe lands on the moon, making Japan the 5th country to land a spacecraft on the moon.

Famous people born on 19 January

  • Dolly Parton, American singer-songwriter and actress (1946–2026)
  • Shelley Fabares, American actress and singer (1944–2026)
  • Mac Miller, American rapper (1992–2018)
  • Edgar Allan Poe, American short story writer, poet, and critic (1809–1849)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 2010 in Australia

A selection from Wikipedia's '2010 in Australia'. Not a complete list.

  • 3 February – Following extensive public criticism, the South Australian Attorney-General Michael Atkinson announces that controversial new electoral legislation will be repealed after the South Australian state election to be held on 20 March 2010.
  • 20 March – State elections are held in South Australia and Tasmania.
  • 22 March – A storm featuring torrential rain and large hailstones caused flash flooding, structural damage and loss of power to 150,000 houses in Perth.

Life in Australia in 2010

Prime Minister

Kevin Rudd

Monarch

Queen Elizabeth II

Petrol (per litre)

$1.20

Loaf of Bread

$2.90

Average House

$450,000

Weekly Wage

$1,250.00

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