At A Glance

10 June 2018 at a glance

Day of the week
10 June 2018 was a Sunday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “One Kiss” by Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa.
Top Film of 2018
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2018 was Avengers: Infinity War.
Star sign
The star sign for 10 June is Gemini.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 10 June 2018 fell in the Year of the Dog.
Birthstone
The birthstone for June is Pearl.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 10 June 2018 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 10 June

  • 1999 Kosovo War: NATO suspends its airstrikes after Slobodan Milošević agrees to withdraw Serbian forces from Kosovo.
  • 2001 Pope John Paul II canonizes Lebanon's first female saint, Saint Rafqa.
  • 2002 The first direct electronic communication experiment between the nervous systems of two humans is carried out by Kevin Warwick in the United Kingdom.
  • 2003 The Spirit rover is launched, beginning NASA's Mars Exploration Rover mission.
  • 2018 The Opportunity rover sends its last message back to Earth. The mission was finally declared over on February 13, 2019.

Famous people born on 10 June

  • Kate Upton, American model and actress (born 1992)
  • Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Duke of Edinburgh, Prince of the United Kingdom, Prince of Greece and Denmark, Consort of Queen Elizabeth II (1921–2021)
  • Judy Garland, American actress and singer (1922–1969)
  • Elizabeth Hurley, English model, actress, and producer (born 1965)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 2018 in the United Kingdom

A selection from Wikipedia's '2018 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.

  • 28 February – One of the UK's biggest electronics retailers, Maplin, goes into administration after talks with potential buyers fail to secure a sale.
  • 3 May – Elections for many local councils and mayoralties are held in England, including all 32 London boroughs. There are losses for the Conservatives (−33) and gains for Labour (+77), the Lib Dems (+75) and Green Party (+8).
  • 19 May – The Wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle takes place at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, with an estimated global audience of 1.9 billion.

Life in 2018

Prime Minister

Theresa May

Monarch

Elizabeth II

Pint of Beer

£3.70

Loaf of Bread

£1.50

Average House

£226,906

Weekly Wage

£835.00

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