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6 April 2010 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 6 April 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 6 April is Aries.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 6 April 2010 fell in the Year of the Tiger.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for April is Diamond.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 6 April 2010 was Last Quarter.
On this day: 6 April
- 2004 Rolandas Paksas becomes the first president of Lithuania to be peacefully removed from office by impeachment.
- 2005 Kurdish leader Jalal Talabani becomes Iraqi president; Shiite Arab Ibrahim al-Jaafari is named premier the next day.
- 2008 The 2008 Egyptian general strike starts led by Egyptian workers later to be adopted by April 6 Youth Movement and Egyptian activists.
- 2012 Azawad declares itself independent from the Republic of Mali.
- 2017 U.S. military launches 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles at an air base in Syria. Russia describes the strikes as an "aggression", adding they significantly damage US-Russia ties.
Famous people born on 6 April
- Paul Rudd, American actor (born 1969)
- Zach Braff, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1975)
- Candace Cameron Bure, American actress and talk show panelist (born 1976)
- Charlie McDermott, American actor (born 1990)
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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