At A Glance

4 December 2010 at a glance

Day of the week
4 December 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 4 December is Sagittarius.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 4 December 2010 fell in the Year of the Tiger.
Birthstone
The birthstone for December is Turquoise.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 4 December 2010 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 4 December

  • 1991 Pan American World Airways ceases its operations after 64 years.
  • 1992 Somali Civil War: President George H. W. Bush orders 28,000 U.S. troops to Somalia in Northeast Africa.
  • 1998 The Unity Module, the second module of the International Space Station, is launched.
  • 2005 Tens of thousands of people in Hong Kong protest for democracy and call on the government to allow universal and equal suffrage.
  • 2017 The Thomas Fire starts near Santa Paula in California. It eventually became the largest wildfire in modern California history to date after burning 1,140 square kilometers (440 sq mi) in Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties.

Famous people born on 4 December

  • Marisa Tomei, American actress (born 1964)
  • Jelly Roll, American singer and rapper (born 1984)
  • Jay-Z, American rapper, producer, actor, and co-founder of Roc-A-Fella Records (born 1969)
  • Jeff Bridges, American actor (born 1949)

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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