At A Glance

14 November 2010 at a glance

Day of the week
14 November 2010 was a Sunday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “Only Girl (In the World)” by Rihanna.
Top Film of 2010
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2010 was Toy Story 3.
Star sign
The star sign for 14 November is Scorpio.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 14 November 2010 fell in the Year of the Tiger.
Birthstone
The birthstone for November is Topaz.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 14 November 2010 was First Quarter.

On this day: 14 November

  • 2001 War in Afghanistan: Afghan Northern Alliance fighters take over the capital Kabul.
  • 2003 Astronomers discover Sedna, a distant trans-Neptunian dwarf planet.
  • 2008 The first G-20 economic summit opens in Washington, D.C.
  • 2008 Space Shuttle Endeavour launches on STS-126 to continue assembly of the International Space Station.
  • 2012 Israel launches a major military operation in the Gaza Strip in response to an escalation of rocket attacks by Hamas.

Famous people born on 14 November

  • Charles III, King of the United Kingdom and 14 other Commonwealth realms (born 1948)
  • Travis Barker, American drummer, songwriter, and producer (born 1975)
  • Josh Duhamel, American model and actor (born 1972)
  • Jawaharlal Nehru, Indian lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of India (1889–1964)

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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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