At A Glance

16 June 2010 at a glance

Day of the week
16 June 2010 was a Wednesday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “Shout” by Shout for England ft. Dizzee Rascal & James Corden.
Top Film of 2010
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2010 was Toy Story 3.
Star sign
The star sign for 16 June is Gemini.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 16 June 2010 fell in the Year of the Tiger.
Birthstone
The birthstone for June is Pearl.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 16 June 2010 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 16 June

  • 2010 Bhutan becomes the first country to institute a total ban on tobacco.
  • 2012 China successfully launches its Shenzhou 9 spacecraft, carrying three astronauts, including the first female Chinese astronaut Liu Yang, to the Tiangong-1 orbital module.
  • 2012 The United States Air Force's robotic Boeing X-37B spaceplane returns to Earth after a classified 469-day orbital mission.
  • 2015 American businessman Donald Trump announces his campaign to run for President of the United States in the upcoming election.
  • 2016 Shanghai Disneyland Park, the first Disney Park in mainland China, opens to the public.

Famous people born on 16 June

  • Tupac Shakur, American rapper and producer (1971–1996)
  • Jürgen Klopp, German footballer and manager (born 1967)
  • Laurie Metcalf, American actress (born 1955)
  • Mithun Chakraborty, Indian actor and politician (born 1950)

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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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