Wednesday July 21, 2010: on this day

July 21, 2010 was a Wednesday and it was the 202nd day of the year 2010 in the Gregorian calendar.

July 21, 2010 can also be written as 7/21/2010 in the US and as 21/7/2010 in UK and Europe.

July 21, 2010 in July 2010 calendar

Here's what happened on July 21, 2010:

• The united states has announced new sanctions against north korea. these are intended to stop north korea from selling arms or procuring luxury goods. they also aim to shut down any north korean businesses operating illegally overseas.
• Turkey - kurdistan workers' party conflict:
• An oil pipeline carrying oil from iran was blown up by suspected pkk militants.
• Unidentified gunmen riding on motorcycles kill amit jethwa, an indian civil rights activist and environmentalist in ahmedabad (gujarat).
• A car bomb explodes close to a shia mosque, abu sayeeda, baqubah and diyala in iraq, killing at least 30 people and injuring 46 more, including children and women.
• In clashes between houthi rebels, pro-government tribes, at least 34 people have been killed in northern yemen.
• Two guards were killed and bombs set off by assailants who attacked a kabardino balkaria hydroelectric plant.
• During a demonstration by thousands against government registration, four people were killed and many more are hurt by police fire in assam, india.
• Three plainclothed chinese police officers beat up and bruise the wife of a provincial official by accident. the police are penalized, while the woman remains in hospital.
• Three police officers are shot and killed by left-wing extremists in pabna (bangladesh).
• Israeli shelling killed two militants from the islamic jihad movement in palestine and wounded six others as they approached the gaza strip's border with israel near beit hanoun. a 10-year-old girl was also injured.
• Stonewall's study found that young people are less likely to see positive representations of lesbians and gay people on tv. they tend to be depicted as quotpromiscuous predatory figures or funampquot on bbc one.
• After more than 70 british academics, writers and artists accuse the london review of books of publishing a racist blogpost that compared african migrants to baboons or black shopkeepers with rottweilers, it issues an apology.
• Beryl bainbridge awarded the margaret hewson prize for new writing talent to laura mcclelland 10 days before she died.
• Austria's leopold museum agrees $19 million to egon schiele, the jewish art dealer. this is for portrait of wally. it was stolen from her by nazism during world war ii.
• George clooney, actor, will receive an award for humanitarian service.
• After complaints, a burger king advertisement campaign was banned in the united kingdom.
• Viktor orban, prime minister of hungary, says that his government will only discuss their 2011 budget with european union and not the international monetary fund.
• Over the next four-years, the european commission has ordered the closing of all loss-making coal mining operations in the european union.
• France's air traffic controllers go on strike against plans to unify european airspace.
• The united nations asks for more assistance to prevent a humanitarian disaster in the sahel.
• China floods kill 700 people, making them the deadliest natural disaster in 10 years.
• Omar al-bashir, sudanese president, arrives in chad as a member the international criminal court despite being under arrest warrant.
• Fiji hosts a meeting of approximately five leaders from the pacific islands, despite pressure from australia and new zealand.
• Mexico claims that it has the support of bolivia and ecuador, ghana, guatemala. the federated states of micronesia. panama, senegal. turkey.
• Human rights watch demands an independent investigation into rwanda's death of andre kagwa rwisereka (vice president of the opposition democratic green party), who was murdered weeks before the presidential election.
• Italian police announce 67 arrests and eur250 million worth property seizures.
• After using white phosphorus on civilians in its war on gaza, israel has assured the united nations that it will not use it again.
• After a vote of confidence is thwarted, michael somare, the prime minister of papua new guinea, threatens the life and health of an opposition member.
• After controversy over a video posted on the internet, an employee of the united states department of agriculture had to resign.
• Barack obama, president of the united states, signs legislation governing finance reforms. this overhauls the country's wall street financial district.
• The election of a new prime minister in nepal is a failure by the lawmakers, as none of the candidates has received enough votes.
• Scientists have announced the discovery of r136a1, a massive star.
• Hockey india conducts an investigation after m. k. kaushik (80 olympic gold medalist, coach of the women’s team), allegedly sexually harassed a member of his squad. he denies the allegations but temporarily resigns pending investigation.
• Turkey - kurdistan workers' party conflict: murat karayilan, leader of kurdistan workers party (pkk), says that the group will disarm under supervision from the united nations in exchange for an end of attacks on kurdish civilians as well as the arrest of kurdish politicians living in eastern turkey. (bbc). suspected pkk militants set fire to an iranian oil pipeline.
• As part of its effort to stop perceived nuclear weapons ambitions, the united states is threatening to impose additional sanctions on north korea. north korea refers to united states military exercises at the sea of japan "very dangerous sword-rattling".
• David cameron, prime minister of the united kingdom, presents president barack obama a painting titled twenty first century city by ben eine. obama also gifts cameron a signed edward ruscha lithograph titled column with speed lines.
• Cecile aubry, a french film star, writer, and ex-wife to si brahim el glaoui, has died.
• Google images receives 1 billion page views each day and is given a redesign.
• Conrad black, a newspaper publisher, has been released but is restricted to the united states. he will appear in chicago on 23 july.
• Record numbers of muslims are turned away by indian banks
• Bp, an energy company, announces that it will sell billions of assets in canada and egypt, pakistan, the united states, vietnam, to help pay for the cleanup costs of the deepwater horizon oil spillage in the gulf of mexico.
• Hillary clinton, secretary of state of the united states, announced that additional sanctions will be imposed against north korea in response to the sinking south korean warship roks cheonan.
• A palestinian arab living in israel is convicted and sentenced to 18 months imprisonment for "rape by deception" for having had consensual sexual intercourse with an israeli woman in 2008. he was accused of believing he was jewish.
• Botswana's san bushmen lose a case in which they asked for the reopening of the kalahari waterhole that was closed to them in 1980s when the government discovered diamonds there.
• Four men are being tried in nukualofa for the murder of their mother in the mv princess ashika ferry accident.
• In a landmark ruling, kenya awarded compensation to civils who were tortured by police during daniel arap moi's reign in the 1980s.
• After announcing that his first trial was marred in witness intimidation, the international criminal tribunal for former yugoslavia (the hague) orders ramush haradinaj to be retried.
• David cameron, the prime minister of the united kingdom, offends his war veterans by suggesting that the united states fought alongside his country in "...the war against germany.
• Scientists are investigating the deaths of about 500 penguins, whose bodies were washed up on brazilian shores.

July 21, 2010: What were the stock market quotes and exchange rates that day?

Stock market quotes on July 21, 2010:

• ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $59.13
• Apple AAPL: opens at $265.09
• Microsoft MSFT: opens at $25.60
• General Electric GE: opens at $15.11
• International Business Machines IBM: opens at $126.44

Exchange Rates on July 21, 2010:

• 1 USD = 86.94 JPY
• 1 USD = 1.049 CAD
• 1 USD = 1.0505 CHF
• 1 USD = 6.7779 CNY
• 1 EUR = 110.88 JPY

The Zodiac and Astrological sign for July 21st is Cancer.

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July 21, 2010: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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Moon phase

The moon phase on July 21, 2010 was First Quarter.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on July 21, 2010 and is determined by the portion of the Moon's illuminated surface that is visible from Earth.

An observer located in New York City on July 21, 2010 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 86% full, rising at 05:09 pm and setting at 02:20 am.

The previous full moon was on Jun 26, 2010 while the next full moon would come on Jul 26, 2010.

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Your place in the Universe on July 21, 2010

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Whose famous birthday is on July 21st?

Famous individuals and celebrities born on July 21st:

• Robin Williams

  After learning improv at l.a.

• Romeo Santos

  Romeo santos is a world music singer known for being the lead vocalist of the bachata group aventura and for his successful solo career.

• Aashish Chaudhary

  Indian actor known for his work in Hindi films and television.

• Sara Sampaio

  Sara sampaio is a portuguese model known for her work with victoria's secret and sports illustrated.

• Don Knotts

  Don knotts was an american actor best known for his role as barney fife on the andy griffith show.

• Josh Hartnett

  Josh hartnett is an american actor known for his roles in films such as pearl harbor, black hawk down, and lucky number slevin.

• Charlotte Gainsbourg

  French-british actress, noted family, and the daughter of serge gainsbourg (singer-actress jane birkin).

• Jon Lovitz

  Jon lovitz is an american comedian and actor known for his work on saturday night live and numerous film and television appearances.

• Jaime Murray

  An english actress who is best known for her roles as stacie monroe on bbc's "hustle" or lila west on showtime's "dexter".

See more famous people and celebrities born on July 21st

You are 13 years 9 months old,

or 165 months and 5 days old,

or 718 weeks and 2 days old,

or 5028 days old,

How many days until your next birthday if you were born on July 21, 2010?

There are 86 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Sunday July 21st 2024.

What generation do you belong to if you were born on July 21, 2010?

You belong to the Gen Z generation if you were born on July 21, 2010.

Famous people died on July 21, 2010:

• John E. Irving

  Canadian businessman (b. 1932).

• Ralph Houk

  American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1919).

• Luis Corvalán

  Chilean educator and politician (b. 1916).

• Giorgio Pes
• Heinrich Schmieder
• Anthony Rolfe Johnson

What famous deaths happened on July 21st?

Famous deaths on July 21st:

• Angharad Rees

  English-welsh actress and jewellery designer (d. 2012).

• Basil Rathbone

  For over 40 years, he was a south african-british actor on stage and in film.

• John Heard

  American actor with a boyish look and friendly manner who won the 1976-77 theatre world award.

• Herb Edelman

  Actor (odd couple st elsewhere) dies from emphysema aged 62.

• Leisel Mueller

  Pulitzer Prize-winning poet known for her profound verses.

• Arwilda Davis

  American sprinter who won multiple medals in international competitions.

• Adoria Klenk

  Renowned for her vibrant abstract art.

• Bruk Dumitriu

  Renowned Romanian painter known for his abstract works.

• Johnye Strickland

  Renowned novelist known for her captivating storytelling.

See more famous people and celebrities who died on July 21st

Holidays on July 21, 2010:

• St. Zoticus
• St. Victor of Marseilles
• St. Barhadbesciabus
• St. Arbogastus
• Catholic - the feasts of at least 5 saints: St. Praxedes
• Singapore: Racial Harmony Day
• Guam: Liberation Day (1944)
• Bolivia: Martyrs' Day
• Belgium: National holiday (1831 - inauguration of LTopold I, first king of the Belgians)

July 21, 2010: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on July 21, 2010 was California Gurls by Katy Perry, according to the music chart for the week July 19th and July 25th.

July 21, 2010: What was the music chart in the USA on that day?

The music chart in the USA on July 21, 2010 is the list of the most popular songs across all genres for the week July 19th and July 25th. It included the following Top 5 songs:

1. Katy Perry - California Gurls
2. Eminem - Love The Way You Lie
3. B.o.B. - Airplanes
4. Usher - OMG
5. Travie McCoy - Billionaire

July 21, 2010: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on July 21, 2010 was Un-Thinkable (I'm Ready) by Alicia Keys, according to the R&B music chart for the week July 19th and July 25th.

July 21, 2010: What was the R&B music chart on that day?

The R&B music chart on July 21, 2010 is the list of the most popular R&B songs for the week July 19th and July 25th. It included the following Top 5 R&B songs:

1. Alicia Keys - Un-Thinkable (I'm Ready)
2. Usher - There Goes My Baby
3. Drake - Find Your Love
4. Usher Featuring will.i.am - OMG
5. Ciara Featuring Ludacris - Ride

July 21, 2010: What was the number 1 Latin song on that day?

The number 1 Latin song on July 21, 2010 was Cuando Me Enamoro by Enrique Iglesias Featuring Juan Luis Guerra, according to the Latin music chart for the week July 19th and July 25th.

July 21, 2010: What was the Latin music chart on that day?

The Latin music chart on July 21, 2010 is the list of the most popular Latin songs for the week July 19th and July 25th. It included the following Top 5 Latin songs:

1. Enrique Iglesias Featuring Juan Luis Guerra - Cuando Me Enamoro
2. Shakira Featuring Freshlyground - Waka Waka (This Time For Africa)
3. Banda El Recodo de Cruz Lizarraga - Dime Que Me Quieres
4. La Original Banda el Limon de Salvador Lizarraga - Al Menos
5. Juan Luis Guerra 440 - Bachata En Fukuoka