At A Glance

18 November 2010 at a glance

Day of the week
18 November 2010 was a Thursday.
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 18 November is Scorpio.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 18 November 2010 fell in the Year of the Tiger.
Birthstone
The birthstone for November is Topaz.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 18 November 2010 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 18 November

  • 2002 Iraq disarmament crisis: United Nations weapons inspectors led by Hans Blix arrive in Iraq.
  • 2003 The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court rules 4–3 in Goodridge v. Department of Public Health that the state's ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional and gives the state legislature 180 days to change the law making Massachusetts the first state in the United States to grant marriage rights to same-sex couples.
  • 2012 Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria becomes the 118th Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria.
  • 2013 NASA launches the MAVEN probe to Mars.
  • 2020 The Utah monolith, built sometime in 2016 is discovered by state biologists of the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources.

Famous people born on 18 November

  • Duncan Sheik, American singer-songwriter and composer (1969–2026)
  • Owen Wilson, American actor (born 1968)
  • Chloë Sevigny, American actress, model, and fashion designer (born 1974)
  • Caleb Williams, American football player (born 2001)

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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