Thursday October 07, 2010

US date format: 10/7/2010, UK date format: 7/10/2010

The day of the week was Thursday, under the astrological sign of Libra (see Chinese Zodiac and Moon Sign on October 7, 2010).

The number one song in US was Just The Way You Are by Bruno Mars.

Avatar, directed by James Cameron, was one of the most viewed movie released in 2010 while The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson was one of the best selling book.

On TV people were watching Gigantic. If you liked videogames you were probably playing Bomberman Live: Battlefest or Bejeweled 3.

The US president was Barack Obama (Democrat), the UK Prime Minister was David Cameron (Conservative), Pope Benedict XVI was leading the Catholic Church.

But much more happened that day: find out below.

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October 07, 2010 Events

What happened on October 07, 2010?

Historical Events

Six gangsters were killed and one soldier was hurt when an army patrol clashed in northeastern Mexico with suspected gang members.
After rockets were fired from Gaza on Wednesday, at least 7 people were injured in separate attacks on the Gaza Strip by the Israeli Air Force.
According to the African Union, its forces captured 40% of Mogadishu's Somali capital from Islamist militants during a recent offensive.
Congolese army and United Nations peacekeeping forces arrest the leader of a rebel Congolese group believed to be involved in mass rape of over 300 civilians.
Two suicide bombers attack a shrine in Karachi, Pakistan's southern port. The blasts kill 14 and injures 70 others.
Back-to-back bombings in the afternoon at a vegetable market south Baghdad result in the deaths of at least five people. At least 20 people were also injured in Iskandariyah (about 30 miles (50 km) south of Baghdad).
Tajikistan: 6 soldiers killed by a landmine blast
Four police officers were killed by gunmen in the Iranian Kurdish region.
Twenty Taliban militants, two of them rebel commanders, were killed fighting alongside security forces in the northeastern Takhar province in Afghanistan.
8 insurgents are killed by an airstrike or ground troops, including a Taliban leader who led attacks on Afghan security forces.
The 2010 Nobel Prize in Literature is awarded to Mario Vargas Llosa, a Peruvian-Spanish writer.
TVNZ Race Row - Breakfast
Suspended TVNZ broadcaster Paul Henry is embroiled in further controversy as his mockery of Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit is declared ampquotracistampquot and ampquotunacceptableampquot and New Zealand's ambassador to India is summoned for a dressing down.
The National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh, has a lost Vivaldi concerto.
A Roman parade helmet found by a metal detectorist May 2010 is being auctioned off for PS2.3 million ($3.6million).
FBI seizes John Lennon's fingerprints.
Metro Goldwyn Mayer, a United States film studio, plans to file Chapter 11 bankruptcy to get rid of $4 billion worth of debts.
Civil servants in Greece stage a 24-hour strike because of austerity measures, including pay cuts and a freeze on pensions, supported by the European Union (EU) and International Monetary Fund(IMF).
Due to fears about additional quantitative easing by US Federal Reserve, the United States Dollar drops to a 15-year low against Japan's yen.
Nine people, mostly children, are killed when a river ferry carrying too many passengers collides with the Irrawaddy River Delta, in Myanmar.
A tractor-trolley that was being used to transport them in Kashipur, Udhamsingh Nagar District overturned and killed a woman and injured 25 others.
Six workers were killed when scaffolding collapsed in Nantou County near the Beishan Interchange, Taiwan.
Flash floods in West Papua, Indonesia kill 97 people and leave many others without homes.
Red mud from the Ajka Alumina Plant Accident in Hungary reaches Danube River, with alkalinity rising to the Raba River that flows into the Danube.
Visit by the United Nations Security Council to Sudan
Pro-government forces receive hostile receptions from members of the U.N. Security Council who arrive in Sudan's Darfur region before the referendum on Sudan independence.
Russia will reimburse Iran for cancelling the sale of an anti-nuclear missile system after sanctions by the United Nations against Iran's nuclear program
United States strikes Pakistan with a helicopter
The United States has apologized to Pakistan for the helicopter strike that resulted in 3 deaths at a Pakistan Army border point.
Pakistan decides to keep its border closed in the face NATO troops.
Pakistan has stated that it will not reopen its border until security conditions are improved.
Israel purchases 20 F-35I radar-evading fighter planes from the United States. This is Israel's first batch in advanced fighter jets, which will arm it with the most advanced combat aircraft in the Middle East. The Pentagon acknowledged the sale.
Kenyan authorities have announced that over 1,000 teachers were fired after sexually abusing girls for more than two years.
China has issued new regulations that require managers of mines and workers to be accompanied down the shafts by their employees.
Chris Carter, New Zealand's MP and Senior Cabinet Minister, quits politics claiming that his travel expenses were unfairly scrutinized because of his sexuality.
Morgan Tsvangirai, Zimbabwe's Prime Minister, accuses Robert Mugabe of violating the constitution. Mugabe and his party do not respond publicly.
The United Kingdom Labour Party has announced that Ed Miliband will lead its Shadow Cabinet.
Queen Beatrix of The Netherlands asks Mark Rutte, of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy, to lead a coalition government as Prime Minister.
After reaching his 79th Birthday, South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu has retired from public life.
Officials from the English team at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, Delhi, India seek assurance about water safety at Dr SPM Aquatics Centre. This is after fifteen swimmers from Australia and England were infected with stomach viruses.
Caroline Wozniacki, a Danish tennis player, is the new number one world tennis player during the 2010 China Open.
Paul Henry, a suspended TVNZ broadcaster, is in more controversy after his mockery against Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit was declared "racist" as well as "unacceptable". New Zealand's Ambassador to India is summoned to a dressing down.
Henry's defense prompted a senior TVNZ manager to resign.
After Henry's slur, there are calls to have advertising removed from TVNZ’s Breakfast program.
United Nations Security Council visits Sudan: U.N. Security Council members arrive in Darfur, Sudan before the referendum on independence from Sudan. They are met with a hostile reception by pro-government forces. (VOA). (AFP) A United Nations worker was kidnapped in Darfur just hours after the Security Council delegation visited.
Hours after the Security Council delegation visited Darfur, a United Nations worker was kidnapped in Darfur.
United States helicopter strike against Pakistan: The United States has apologized to Pakistan for its helicopter strike at a Pakistan Army border point that resulted in the deaths of 3 soldiers. (The New York Times). Pakistan decides to keep its border closed in face of NATO troops. (Al Jazeera). Pakistan says that no decision will be made to reopen the border until security conditions are improved.
Right-wing Israeli politicians are pushing for a controversial amendment to the wording required to become a citizen of Israel. This would require potential citizens to swear to Israel's respect as a democratic and Jewish state.
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October 07, 2010 Famous Deaths

Who died on October 07, 2010?

Antonie Kamerling
Dutch actor (Born 1966).
T Lavitz
American keyboard player composer and producer (Dixie Dregs Jazz Is Dead and Widespread Panic) (d. 2010).
Milka Planinc
Croatian politician 28th Prime Minister of Yugoslavia (d. 2010).

Other October 7th famous deaths

Mario Lanza
Italian-American singer and actor, a great vocal phenomenon, the first recording artist to ever sell more than two million albums.
C Hubert H Parry
Engl musicologist / Composer (Jerusalem), dies at 70.
Clemens Baeumker
German Historian (Christian Philosophy), dies at 71.
Samuel Prowse Warren
Composer, dies at 74.

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October 07, 2010 Zodiac

Western Zodiac - Astrological Sign

Libra

Libra personality

Who should a Libra marry?

Babies born in October are either Libra or Scorpio. People born before October 22nd are Libra, while people born from October 23rd have the sign of Scorpio

Personality of October born

Chinese Zodiac

Tiger

October 07, 2010 Day of the Week and Calendar

What day of the week was October 07, 2010?

The day of the week was Thursday.

October 7th marks the 279th day of the Gregorian calendar for the year 2010.

There are 85 days remaining until the end of the year. Calculate the number of days between two dates.

October 2010 calendar

October	2010
Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
				1	2	3
4	5	6	7	8	9	10
11	12	13	14	15	16	17
18	19	20	21	22	23	24
25	26	27	28	29	30	31

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