At A Glance

29 August 2010 at a glance

Day of the week
29 August 2010 was a Sunday.
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Love the Way You Lie” by Eminem featuring Rihanna.
Top Film of 2010
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2010 was Toy Story 3.
Bestselling Novel of 2010
“The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest” by Stieg Larsson was No. 1 on Publishers Weekly's US fiction list for 2010.
Top-Rated TV Show
“American Idol” (FOX) was No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings for the 2010–11 season.
Star sign
The star sign for 29 August is Virgo.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 29 August 2010 fell in the Year of the Tiger.
Birthstone
The birthstone for August is Peridot.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 29 August 2010 was Waning Gibbous.

On this day: 29 August

  • 1991 Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union suspends all activities of the Soviet Communist Party.
  • 1997 Netflix is launched as an internet DVD rental service.
  • 2012 The XIV Paralympic Games open in London, England, United Kingdom.
  • 2020 2020 Women's FA Community Shield.
  • 2022 Russo-Ukrainian war: Ukraine begins its southern counteroffensive in the Kherson Oblast, eventually culminating in the liberation of the city of Kherson.

Famous people born on August 29

  • Michael Jackson, American singer-songwriter, producer, dancer, and actor (1958–2009)
  • Liam Payne, English singer-songwriter from One Direction (1993–2024)
  • Carla Gugino, American actress (born 1971)
  • Richard Attenborough, English actor, director, and producer (1923–2014)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 2010 in the United States

A selection from Wikipedia's '2010 in the United States'. Not a complete list.

  • April 5 – Adventure Time premieres on Cartoon Network.
  • May 7 – Iron Man 2, directed by Jon Favreau, is released by Marvel Studios as the third film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and the direct sequel to 2008's Iron Man.
  • June 18 – Pixar Animation Studios' eleventh feature film, Toy Story 3, the sequel to 1999's Toy Story 2, is released in theaters, surpassing 2003's Finding Nemo as the studio's biggest financial success.

Life in the US in 2010

President

Barack Obama

Gas (per gallon)

$2.78

Loaf of Bread

$1.64

Average House

$222,900

Weekly Wage

$718

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