At A Glance
10 July 2016 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 10 July 2016 was a Sunday.
- Irish Chart Song in 2016
- The Irish chart song for 2016 was “One Dance” by Drake.
- Top Film of 2016
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2016 was Captain America: Civil War.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 10 July is Cancer.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 10 July 2016 fell in the Year of the Monkey.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for July is Ruby.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 10 July 2016 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 10 July
- 2011 Amid widespread backlash to revelations of phone hacking, the British weekly tabloid newspaper News of the World publishes its final issue and shuts down after nearly 168 years in print.
- 2012 The Episcopal Church USA allows same-sex marriage.
- 2016 Portugal defeats France in the UEFA Euro 2016 Final to win their first European title.
- 2017 Iraqi Civil War: Mosul is declared fully liberated from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant by the government of Iraq.
- 2019 The final Volkswagen Beetle rolls off the line in Puebla, Mexico; the last of 5,961 "Special Edition" cars will be exhibited in a museum.
Famous people born on 10 July
- Nikola Tesla, Serbian-American electrical and mechanical engineer (1856–1943)
- Sofía Vergara, Colombian-American actress and producer (born 1972)
- Chiwetel Ejiofor, English actor (born 1977)
- Arthur Ashe, American tennis player and journalist (1943–1993)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2016 in Ireland
A selection from Wikipedia's '2016 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.
- 26 February – The 2016 general election was held.
- 10 March – The 32nd Dáil met for the first time. Talks on government formation began and continued until 6 May.
- 27 March – (Easter Sunday) – The Easter Rising centenary parade took place in Dublin.
Life in Ireland in 2016
Taoiseach
Enda Kenny
Petrol (per litre)
€1.28/L
Loaf of Bread
€1.52
Average House
€230,000
Weekly Wage
€460
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