At A Glance

23 June 2010 at a glance

Day of the week
23 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 23 June is Cancer.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 23 June 2010 fell in the Year of the Tiger.
Birthstone
The birthstone for June is Pearl.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 23 June 2010 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 23 June

  • 2005 American social news and discussion site Reddit is founded in Medford, Massachusetts by Steve Huffman and Alexis Ohanian.
  • 2012 Ashton Eaton breaks the decathlon world record at the United States Olympic Trials.
  • 2013 Nik Wallenda becomes the first man to successfully walk across the Grand Canyon on a tight rope.
  • 2014 The last of Syria's declared chemical weapons are shipped out for destruction.
  • 2016 Brexit: The United Kingdom votes in a referendum to leave the European Union, by 52% to 48%.

Famous people born on 23 June

  • Edward VIII, King of the United Kingdom (1894–1972)
  • Alan Turing, English mathematician and computer scientist (1912–1954)
  • Zinedine Zidane, French footballer and manager (born 1972)
  • Joel Edgerton, Australian actor (born 1974)

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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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