Your place in the Universe on 2010
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Get your map!2010 (MMX in Roman Numerals) was the year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2010th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations.
Is 2010 a year special to you? If so you may like to discover what 2010 was famous for, who won the Oscars and the Nobel Prizes in 2010, who was Time's Person of the Year in 2010, which books, music and movies were top of the charts in 2010, what Chinese zodiac sign is associated to 2010, what babynames were most popular that year, what was the World population on that year and what happend in 2010.
On this page we will address all your questions and curiosities about 2010 to help you enjoy your trip down memory lane.
In 2010, during the 83rd Academy Awards Cerimony, held on 27/02/2011 the following movies, actors, actresses and directors were awarded with the Oscar in 6 categories honoring the films released in 2010:
The most popular and best selling books in 2010 were:
According to the Chinese Zodiac and Astrology 2010 was the Year of the Tiger.
Discover Zodiac Sign Characteristics and Personality Traits of people born under the Tiger sign.
The 3 most popular baby names in 2010 were Jacob, Ethan and Michael for boys and Isabella, Sophia and Emma for girls according to the US Census Bureau historical records.
The Top # 10 male names given to baby boys in 2010 in the USA according to the US Census Bureau historical records were:
The Top # 10 female names given to baby girls in 2010 in the USA according to the US Census Bureau historical records were:
The number 1 song in the USA in 2010, i.e. the best selling and most popular song of tha year, was Hey, Soul Sister by Train
The Music Chart in the USA in 2010 with the top 10 most popular songs, was:
The most popular movies and box office hits in 2010 were:
The world population in 2010 was 6,956,823,603 people according to data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. This figure includes both urban and rural populations. The urban population at that time accounted for 52.0% of the total population, which is roughly 3.6 billion individuals.The annual population change in 2010 was an increase of +83.8 million people, representing a percentage increase of +1.22% over the previous year.The average population density in 2010 was 29 persons per square mile (or 47 persons per square kilometer).
Here's what happened in 2010: