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15 December 2010 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 15 December 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 15 December is Sagittarius.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 15 December 2010 fell in the Year of the Tiger.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for December is Turquoise.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 15 December 2010 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 15 December
- 1993 The Troubles: The Downing Street Declaration is issued by British Prime Minister John Major and Irish Taoiseach Albert Reynolds.
- 2000 The third reactor at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant is shut down.
- 2001 The Leaning Tower of Pisa reopens after 11 years and $27,000,000 spent to stabilize it, without fixing its famous lean.
- 2005 Introduction of the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor into USAF active service.
- 2013 The South Sudanese Civil War begins when opposition leaders Dr. Riek Machar, Pagan Amum and Rebecca Nyandeng vote to boycott the meeting of the National Liberation Council at Nyakuron.
Famous people born on 15 December
- Don Johnson, American actor (born 1949)
- Adam Brody, American actor (born 1979)
- Ronnie Radke, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (born 1983)
- Nero, Roman emperor (born 37)
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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