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20 March 2010 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 20 March 2010 was a Saturday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “Pass Out” by Tinie Tempah.
- Top Film of 2010
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2010 was Toy Story 3.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 20 March is Pisces.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 20 March 2010 fell in the Year of the Tiger.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for March is Aquamarine.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 20 March 2010 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 20 March
- 2003 Iraq War: The United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Poland begin an invasion of Iraq.
- 2010 Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland begins eruptions that would last for three months, heavily disrupting air travel in Europe.
- 2015 A solar eclipse, equinox, and a supermoon all occur on the same day.
- 2015 Syrian civil war: The Siege of Kobanî is broken by the People's Protection Units (YPG) and Free Syrian Army (FSA), marking a turning point in the Rojava–Islamist conflict.
- 2019 Kassym-Jomart Tokayev is sworn in as acting president of Kazakhstan, following the resignation of long-time president Nursultan Nazarbayev.
Famous people born on 20 March
- Chester Bennington, American singer and songwriter (1976–2017)
- Ruby Rose, Australian actress and model (born 1986)
- Fred Rogers, American television host and author (born 1928)
- William Hurt, American actor (1950–2022)
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
Gordon Brown
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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