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18 November 2010 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 18 November 2010 was a Thursday.
- 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 18 November is Scorpio.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 18 November 2010 fell in the Year of the Tiger.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for November is Topaz.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 18 November 2010 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 18 November
- 2002 Iraq disarmament crisis: United Nations weapons inspectors led by Hans Blix arrive in Iraq.
- 2003 The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court rules 4–3 in Goodridge v. Department of Public Health that the state's ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional and gives the state legislature 180 days to change the law making Massachusetts the first state in the United States to grant marriage rights to same-sex couples.
- 2012 Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria becomes the 118th Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria.
- 2013 NASA launches the MAVEN probe to Mars.
- 2020 The Utah monolith, built sometime in 2016 is discovered by state biologists of the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources.
Famous people born on 18 November
- Duncan Sheik, American singer-songwriter and composer (1969–2026)
- Owen Wilson, American actor (born 1968)
- Chloë Sevigny, American actress, model, and fashion designer (born 1974)
- Caleb Williams, American football player (born 2001)
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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