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14 August 2010 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 14 August 2010 was a Saturday.
- 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 14 August is Leo.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 14 August 2010 fell in the Year of the Tiger.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for August is Peridot.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 14 August 2010 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 14 August
- 1994 Ilich Ramírez Sánchez, also known as "Carlos the Jackal", is captured.
- 2003 A widescale power blackout affects the northeast United States and Canada.
- 2006 Lebanon War: A ceasefire takes effect three days after the United Nations Security Council's approval of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701, formally ending hostilities between Lebanon and Israel.
- 2015 The U.S. Embassy in Havana, Cuba re-opens after 54 years of being closed when Cuba–United States relations were broken off.
- 2023 Former U.S. president Donald Trump is charged in Georgia along with 18 others in attempting to overturn the results of the 2020 election in that state, his fourth indictment of 2023.
Famous people born on 14 August
- Halle Berry, American model, actress, and producer (born 1966)
- Maya Jama, British TV presenter. (born 1994)
- Mila Kunis, Ukrainian-American actress (born 1983)
- Steve Martin, American actor, comedian, musician, producer, and screenwriter (born 1945)
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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