At A Glance

13 January 2010 at a glance

Day of the week
13 January 2010 was a Wednesday.
Irish Chart Song in 2010
The Irish chart song for 2010 was “Love the Way You Lie” by Eminem ft. Rihanna.
Top Film of 2010
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2010 was Toy Story 3.
Star sign
The star sign for 13 January is Capricorn.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 13 January 2010 fell in the Year of the Ox.
Birthstone
The birthstone for January is Garnet.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 13 January 2010 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 13 January

  • 1998 Alfredo Ormando sets himself on fire in St. Peter's Square, protesting against homophobia.
  • 2003 208996 Achlys was discovered by Chad Trujillo and Michael E. Brown at Palomar Observatory.
  • 2018 A false emergency alert warning of an impending missile strike in Hawaii causes widespread panic in the state.
  • 2020 The Thai Ministry of Public Health confirms the first case of COVID-19 outside China.
  • 2021 Outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump is impeached for a second time on a charge of incitement of insurrection following the January 6 United States Capitol attack one week prior.

Famous people born on 13 January

  • Orlando Bloom, English actor (born 1977)
  • Julia Louis-Dreyfus, American actress, comedian, and producer (born 1961)
  • Liam Hemsworth, Australian actor (born 1990)
  • Patrick Dempsey, American actor and race car driver (born 1966)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 2010 in Ireland

A selection from Wikipedia's '2010 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.

  • 4 January – Met Éireann said Ireland was experiencing its most extreme cold spell of weather since 1963.
  • 3 February – a fireball was seen across Ireland when a meteoroid explodes at an altitude of 100 miles, and fragments entered the atmosphere. Public excitement caused Astronomy Ireland's website to crash.
  • 15 April – Volcanic ash from the eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland disrupted air traffic across northern and western Europe, including Ireland.

Life in Ireland in 2010

Taoiseach

Brian Cowen

Petrol (per litre)

€1.22/L

Loaf of Bread

€1.38

Average House

€195,000

Weekly Wage

€415

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