At A Glance

9 June 2010 at a glance

Day of the week
9 June 2010 was a Wednesday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “Gettin' Over You” by David Guetta & Chris Willis ft. Fergie & LMFAO.
Top Film of 2010
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2010 was Toy Story 3.
Star sign
The star sign for 9 June is Gemini.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 9 June 2010 fell in the Year of the Tiger.
Birthstone
The birthstone for June is Pearl.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 9 June 2010 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 9 June

  • 1965 The civilian Prime Minister of South Vietnam, Phan Huy Quát, resigns after being unable to work with a junta led by Nguyễn Cao Kỳ.
  • 1967 Six-Day War: Israel captures the Golan Heights from Syria.
  • 1973 In horse racing, Secretariat wins the U.S. Triple Crown.
  • 1978 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints opens its priesthood to "all worthy men", ending a 148-year-old policy of excluding black men.
  • 1999 Kosovo War: The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and NATO sign a peace treaty.

Famous people born on 9 June

  • Michael J. Fox, Canadian-American actor, producer, and author (born 1961)
  • Johnny Depp, American actor (born 1963)
  • Natalie Portman, Israeli-American actress (born 1981)
  • Aaron Sorkin, American screenwriter, producer, and playwright (born 1961)

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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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