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10 January 2024 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 10 January 2024 was a Wednesday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “Stick Season” by Noah Kahan.
- Top Film of 2024
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2024 was Inside Out 2.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 10 January is Capricorn.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 10 January 2024 fell in the Year of the Rabbit.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for January is Garnet.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 10 January 2024 was Waning Crescent.
On this day: 10 January
- 1984 Holy See–United States relations: The United States and Holy See (Vatican City) re-establish full diplomatic relations after almost 117 years, overturning the United States Congress's 1867 ban on public funding for such a diplomatic envoy.
- 1985 Sandinista Daniel Ortega becomes president of Nicaragua and vows to continue the transformation to socialism and alliance with the Soviet Union and Cuba.
- 1990 Time Warner is formed by the merger of Time Inc. and Warner Communications.
- 2003 North Korea withdraws from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, making it the first state to withdraw from the treaty.
- 2007 A general strike begins in Guinea in an attempt to get President Lansana Conté to resign.
Famous people born on 10 January
- Jared Kushner, American real estate investor and political figure (born 1981)
- Sarah Shahi, American actress (born 1980)
- Rod Stewart, British singer-songwriter (born 1945)
- George Foreman, American boxer, actor, and businessman (1949–2025)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2024 in the United Kingdom
A selection from Wikipedia's '2024 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.
- 8 April – Westernmost parts of the UK experience a partial solar eclipse.
- 20 April – Co-op Live, the UK's largest indoor arena seating 23,500 and costing £365m to build, opens in Manchester.
- 4 May – 2024 London mayoral election: Labour's Sadiq Khan secures a third term as Mayor of London with 44% of the vote, beating the Conservative Susan Hall on 33%.
Life in 2024
Prime Minister
Rishi Sunak
Monarch
Charles III
Pint of Beer
£5.00
Loaf of Bread
£2.00
Average House
£293,399
Weekly Wage
£1,085.00
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