At A Glance

10 July 2005 at a glance

Day of the week
10 July 2005 was a Sunday.
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “We Belong Together” by Mariah Carey.
Top Film of 2005
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2005 was Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
Bestselling Novel of 2005
“The Broker” by John Grisham was No. 1 on Publishers Weekly's US fiction list for 2005.
Top-Rated TV Show
“American Idol” (FOX) was No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings for the 2005–06 season.
Star sign
The star sign for 10 July is Cancer.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 10 July 2005 fell in the Year of the Rooster.
Birthstone
The birthstone for July is Ruby.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 10 July 2005 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 10 July

  • 2000 EADS, the world's second-largest aerospace group is formed by the merger of Aérospatiale-Matra, DASA, and CASA.
  • 2000 Bashar al-Assad succeeds his father Hafez al-Assad as President of Syria.
  • 2007 Erden Eruç begins the first solo human-powered circumnavigation of the world.
  • 2007 The Pakistani military storms the Lal Masjid mosque in Islamabad, which had been seized by Islamist militants.
  • 2008 Former Macedonian Interior Minister Ljube Boškoski is acquitted of all war-crimes charges by a United Nations tribunal.

Famous people born on July 10

  • Nikola Tesla, Serbian-American electrical and mechanical engineer (1856–1943)
  • Sofía Vergara, Colombian-American actress and producer (born 1972)
  • Chiwetel Ejiofor, English actor (born 1977)
  • Arthur Ashe, American tennis player and journalist (1943–1993)

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Events of 2005 in the United States

A selection from Wikipedia's '2005 in the United States'. Not a complete list.

  • February 14 – The Internet site YouTube goes online.
  • February 27 – The 77th Academy Awards, hosted by Chris Rock, are held at Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, with Clint Eastwood's Million Dollar Baby winning Best Picture and Best Director, Eastwood's second win for both.
  • March 24 – The Office debuts on NBC.

Life in the US in 2005

President

George W. Bush

Gas (per gallon)

$2.30

Loaf of Bread

$1.23

Average House

$297,000

Weekly Wage

$636

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