At A Glance

14 September 2010 at a glance

Day of the week
14 September 2010 was a Tuesday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “Start Without You” by Alexandra Burke ft. Laza Morgan.
Top Film of 2010
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2010 was Toy Story 3.
Star sign
The star sign for 14 September is Virgo.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 14 September 2010 fell in the Year of the Tiger.
Birthstone
The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 14 September 2010 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 14 September

  • 2003 In a referendum, Estonia approves joining the European Union.
  • 2003 Bissau-Guinean President Kumba Ialá is ousted from power in a bloodless military coup led by General Veríssimo Correia Seabra.
  • 2007 Prelude to the 2008 financial crisis: Northern Rock bank experiences the first bank run in the United Kingdom in 150 years.
  • 2015 The first observation of gravitational waves is made, announced by the LIGO and Virgo collaborations on 11 February 2016.
  • 2019 Yemen's Houthi rebels claim responsibility for an attack on Saudi Arabian oil facilities.

Famous people born on 14 September

  • Sam Neill, New Zealand actor (1947–2026)
  • Pope Leo XIV (born 1955)
  • Amy Winehouse, British singer-songwriter, musician, and businesswoman (1983–2011)
  • Nana, South Korean singer, actress and model (born 1991)

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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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