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26 April 2010 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 26 April 2010 was a Monday.
- ARIA No. 1
- The ARIA No. 1 was “Just Say So” by Brian McFadden featuring Kevin Rudolf.
- 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 26 April is Taurus.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 26 April 2010 fell in the Year of the Tiger.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for April is Diamond.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 26 April 2010 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 26 April
- 1993 The Space Shuttle Columbia is launched on mission STS-55 to conduct experiments aboard the Spacelab module.
- 1994 South Africa begins its first multiracial election, which is won by Nelson Mandela's African National Congress.
- 1999 Outbreak of CIH computer virus.
- 2005 Cedar Revolution: Under international pressure, Syria withdraws the last of its 14,000 troop military garrison in Lebanon, ending its 29-year military domination of that country (Syrian occupation of Lebanon).
- 2015 Nursultan Nazarbayev is re-elected President of Kazakhstan with 97.7% of the vote, one of the biggest vote shares in Kazakhstan's history.
Famous people born on 26 April
- Channing Tatum, American actor and producer (born 1980)
- Giancarlo Esposito, American actor, director, and producer (born 1958)
- Melania Trump, Slovene-American model; 47th First Lady of the United States (born 1970)
- Carol Burnett, American actress, singer, and producer (born 1933)
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the South Australian Attorney-General Michael Atkinson announces that controversial new electoral legislation will be repealed after the South Australian state election to be held on 20 March 2010.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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