At A Glance

4 September 2010 at a glance

Day of the week
4 September 2010 was a Saturday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “Dynamite” by Taio Cruz.
Top Film of 2010
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2010 was Toy Story 3.
Star sign
The star sign for 4 September is Virgo.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 4 September 2010 fell in the Year of the Tiger.
Birthstone
The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 4 September 2010 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 4 September

  • 1985 The discovery of Buckminsterfullerene, the first fullerene molecule of carbon.
  • 1989 In Leipzig, East Germany, the first of weekly demonstration for the legalisation of opposition groups and democratic reforms takes place.
  • 1998 Google is founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, two PhD students at Stanford University.
  • 2001 Tokyo DisneySea opens to the public as part of the Tokyo Disney Resort in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan.
  • 2002 The Oakland Athletics win their 20th consecutive game, an American League record, until the Cleveland Indians surpassed it in 2017.

Famous people born on 4 September

  • Beyoncé, American singer-songwriter (born 1981)
  • Wes Bentley, American actor and producer (born 1978)
  • Max Greenfield, American actor (born 1979)
  • Jason David Frank, American actor and mixed martial artist (1973–2022)

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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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