At A Glance

11 September 2010 at a glance

Day of the week
11 September 2010 was a Saturday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “Please Don't Let Me Go” by Olly Murs.
Top Film of 2010
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2010 was Toy Story 3.
Star sign
The star sign for 11 September is Virgo.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 11 September 2010 fell in the Year of the Tiger.
Birthstone
The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 11 September 2010 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 11 September

  • 1997 NASA's Mars Global Surveyor reaches Mars.
  • 1997 After a nationwide referendum, Scotland votes to establish a devolved parliament within the United Kingdom.
  • 2008 A major Channel Tunnel fire breaks out on a freight train, resulting in the closure of part of the tunnel for six months.
  • 2011 A dedication ceremony is held at the United States National September 11 Memorial on the 10th anniversary of the September 11 attacks in New York City, and the memorial opens to family members.
  • 2024 Hurricane Francine impacts the Gulf of Mexico, as a Category 2 hurricane.

Famous people born on 11 September

  • Bashar al-Assad, Syrian politician, 21st President of Syria (born 1965)
  • Maria Bartiromo, American financial journalist and television personality (born 1967)
  • Taraji P. Henson, American actress and singer (born 1970)
  • Amy Madigan, American actress (born 1950)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 2010 in the United Kingdom

A selection from Wikipedia's '2010 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.

  • 15 April – A cloud of volcanic ash from the eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland causes the closure of airspace over the United Kingdom and northern and western Europe.
  • 7 May – 2010 general election: The Conservative Party and the Liberal Democrats begin negotiations to reach either a parliamentary agreement, or to create a coalition government with a House of Commons majority.
  • 29 July – Metro Bank opens its first branch, in Holborn, London, the first wholly new high street bank for more than a century.

Life in 2010

Prime Minister

David Cameron

Monarch

Elizabeth II

Pint of Beer

£2.85

Loaf of Bread

£1.25

Average House

£167,469

Weekly Wage

£699.00

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