At A Glance

3 May 2010 at a glance

Day of the week
3 May 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 3 May is Taurus.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 3 May 2010 fell in the Year of the Tiger.
Birthstone
The birthstone for May is Emerald.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 3 May 2010 was Waning Gibbous.

On this day: 3 May

  • 1999 Infiltration of Pakistani soldiers on Indian side results in the Kargil War.
  • 2000 The sport of geocaching begins, with the first cache placed and the coordinates from a GPS posted on Usenet.
  • 2001 The United States loses its seat on the U.N. Human Rights Commission for the first time since the commission was formed in 1947.
  • 2016 Eighty-eight thousand people are evacuated from their homes in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada as a wildfire rips through the community, destroying approximately 2,400 homes and buildings.
  • 2023 Ethnic violence breaks out between the Meitei and the Kuki Zo people in the state of Manipur.

Famous people born on 3 May

  • Ella Langley, American singer-songwriter (born 1999)
  • Pom Klementieff, French actress (born 1986)
  • Rachel Zegler, American actress and singer (born 2001)
  • James Brown, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (1933–2006)

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the South Australian Attorney-General Michael Atkinson announces that controversial new electoral legislation will be repealed after the South Australian state election to be held on 20 March 2010.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