What happened on Thursday December 09, 2010?

About December 9th, 2010, in brief:

  • Historical events: A massive leak of confidential U.S. diplomatic communications by WikiLeaks, revealing sensitive diplomatic correspondence and geopolitical insights from around the world.
  • Day of the week: December 9th, 2010 was a Thursday
  • Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius (in western zodiac), Tiger (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: Waxing crescent
  • #1 US song: Raise Your Glass by P!nk
  • Popular movie: Alice in Wonderland directed by Tim Burton

More about December 9th, 2010? See below for more news and curiosities on December 9th, 2010.

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December 09, 2010: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on December 09, 2010:

  • United States Diplomatic Cables Leak A massive leak of confidential U.S. diplomatic communications by WikiLeaks, revealing sensitive diplomatic correspondence and geopolitical insights from around the world.
  • 2010 Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony Nobel Peace Prize ceremony highlighting international tensions, with China blocking news sites and several countries initially declining invitations in response to the award's recipient.
  • Severe Flooding in South America Catastrophic floods hit multiple South American countries, including Panama, Colombia, and Venezuela, causing significant damage and resulting in thousands of fatalities.
  • Haiti Presidential Election Dispute Popular protests in Haiti force a recount of the disputed presidential election results, demonstrating public demand for electoral transparency.
  • UK University Tuition Fee Increase British coalition government approves legislation to raise university tuition fees to £9,000, sparking widespread student protests and political controversy.
  • WikiLeaks Cyber Protest A 16-year-old male is arrested in The Hague for allegedly disrupting PayPal and MasterCard websites in support of WikiLeaks after these companies stopped processing donations.
  • Superbug Detection in South Korea South Korea reports its first two cases of the New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase superbug, highlighting emerging global health challenges.
  • Parmalat Fraud Sentencing Calisto Tanzi, founder of multinational food corporation Parmalat, sentenced to 18 years in prison for corporate fraud.

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December 09, 2010: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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December 09, 2010: What were the stock market quotes and exchange rates that day?

Stock market quotes on December 09, 2010:

  • ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $72.05
  • Apple AAPL: opens at $322.13
  • Microsoft MSFT: opens at $27.28
  • General Electric GE: opens at $17.21
  • International Business Machines IBM: opens at $145.94

Exchange Rates on December 09, 2010:

  • 1 USD = 83.72 JPY
  • 1 USD = 1.0103 CAD
  • 1 USD = 0.9833 CHF
  • 1 USD = 6.6559 CNY
  • 1 EUR = 110.83 JPY
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What day of the week was December 09, 2010?


December 09, 2010 was a Thursday and it was the 343rd day of the year 2010 in the Gregorian calendar.

December 09, 2010 can also be written as 12/9/2010 in the US and as 9/12/2010 in UK and Europe.

December 09, 2010 in December 2010 calendar

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December 09, 2010: What famous people died on that day?


Famous people died on December 09, 2010:

  • James Moody
  • Chuck Jordan
  • John Eleuthère du Pont
  • Boris Tiščenko

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December 09, 2010: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on December 09, 2010 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week December 6th and December 12th. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

December 09, 2010: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on December 09, 2010 was Raise Your Glass by P!nk, according to the music chart for the week December 6th and December 12th.

  1. - Raise Your Glass youtube
  2. - Firework youtube
  3. - Only Girl (In The World) youtube
  4. - Just The Way You Are youtube
  5. - What's My Name? youtube

December 09, 2010: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on December 09, 2010 was Can't Be Friends by Trey Songz, according to the music chart for the week December 6th and December 12th.

  1. - Can't Be Friends
  2. - No Hands
  3. - Aston Martin Music
  4. - Deuces
  5. - Whip My Hair
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December 09, 2010: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for December 9th is Sagittarius.

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Babies born in December are either Sagittarius or Capricorn. People born before December 21st are Sagittarius, while people born from December 22nd have the sign of Capricorn.

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December 09, 2010: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for December 09, 2010 is Tiger and the associated element is Metal.

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December 09, 2010: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on December 09, 2010 was Waxing crescent.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on December 09, 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 December 09, 2010 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 27% full, rising at 10:04 am and setting at 09:32 pm.

The previous full moon was on Nov 21, 2010 while the next full moon would come on Dec 21, 2010.

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How old is someone born on December 09, 2010?


Someone born on December 09, 2010 is:

14 years 5 months old,

or 173 months and 5 days old,

or 752 weeks and 6 days old,

or 5270 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on December 09, 2010?

There are 210 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Tuesday December 9th 2025.

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on December 09, 2010?

You belong to the Gen Z generation if you were born on December 09, 2010.

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