At A Glance

19 July 2010 at a glance

Day of the week
19 July 2010 was a Monday.
ARIA No. 1
The ARIA No. 1 was “Love the Way You Lie” by Eminem featuring Rihanna.
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 July is Cancer.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 19 July 2010 fell in the Year of the Tiger.
Birthstone
The birthstone for July is Ruby.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 19 July 2010 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 19 July

  • 1981 In a private meeting with U.S. President Ronald Reagan, French President François Mitterrand reveals the existence of the Farewell Dossier, a collection of documents showing the Soviet Union had been stealing American technological research and development.
  • 1983 The first three-dimensional reconstruction of a human head in a CT is published.
  • 1997 The Troubles: The Provisional Irish Republican Army resumes a ceasefire to end their 25-year paramilitary campaign to end British rule in Northern Ireland.
  • 2012 Syrian civil war: The People's Protection Units (YPG) capture the city of Kobanî without resistance, starting the Rojava conflict in Northeast Syria.
  • 2018 The Knesset passes the controversial Nationality Bill, which defines the State of Israel as the nation-state of the Jewish people.

Famous people born on 19 July

  • Demi Moore, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (1950–2022)
  • Vitali Klitschko, Ukrainian boxer and politician, Mayor of Kyiv (born 1971)
  • Jon Jones, American mixed martial artist (born 1987)
  • Benedict Cumberbatch, English actor (born 1976)

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the South Australian Attorney-General Michael Atkinson announces that controversial new electoral legislation will be repealed after the South Australian state election to be held on 20 March 2010.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

Julia Gillard

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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