At A Glance

23 February 2010 at a glance

Day of the week
23 February 2010 was a Tuesday.
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 23 February is Pisces.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 23 February 2010 fell in the Year of the Tiger.
Birthstone
The birthstone for February is Amethyst.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 23 February 2010 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 23 February

  • 1999 Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Öcalan is charged with treason in Ankara, Turkey.
  • 2002 An Ariane 4 rocket is launched from the Guiana Space Centre carrying Intelsat 904.
  • 2008 The Japanese WINDS satellite is launched.
  • 2017 The Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army captures Al-Bab from ISIL.
  • 2018 Parliamentary elections are held in Djibouti.

Famous people born on 23 February

  • Kelly Macdonald, Scottish actress (born 1976)
  • Femke Broeders-Bol, Dutch hurdler and sprinter (born 2000)
  • Michael Dell, American businessman (born 1965)
  • Casemiro, Brazilian footballer (born 1992)

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.
More events of 2010 →Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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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