At A Glance

5 November 2010 at a glance

Day of the week
5 November 2010 was a Friday.
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 5 November is Scorpio.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 5 November 2010 fell in the Year of the Tiger.
Birthstone
The birthstone for November is Topaz.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 5 November 2010 was New Moon.

On this day: 5 November

  • 2007 China's first lunar satellite, Chang'e 1, goes into orbit around the Moon.
  • 2007 The Android mobile operating system is unveiled by Google.
  • 2013 India launches the Mars Orbiter Mission, its first interplanetary probe.
  • 2015 Rona Ambrose takes over after Stephen Harper as the Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada.
  • 2024 Donald Trump becomes the first president of the United States to be elected to a non-consecutive second term in 132 years, since Grover Cleveland won the 1892 election.

Famous people born on 5 November

  • Odell Beckham Jr., American football player (born 1992)
  • Virat Kohli, Indian cricketer (born 1988)
  • Sam Rockwell, American actor (born 1968)
  • Sam Shepard, American playwright and actor (1943–2017)

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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