Monday October 11, 2010: Zodiac, Events, Birthdays and Holidays

US date format: 10/11/2010, UK date format: 11/10/2010

October 11th, 2010 was the 284th day of the year 2010 in the Gregorian calendar, under the sign of Libra. The day of the week was Monday.

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 Room by Emma Donoghue was one of the best selling book.

On TV people were watching Gigantic. If you liked videogames you were probably playing Marvel Super Hero Squad: The Infinity Gauntlet or Doritos Crash Course.

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.

You can also have a look at October 11 across the years or at October 2010 calendar.

October 11, 2010 Events

What happened on October 11, 2010?

Historical Events

In broad daylight, a leader of the Telugu Desam is shot to death in Anantapur's Srikantam circle.
Afghanistan:
Afghan President Hamid Karzai confirmed that he has been in informal talks with Taliban for "quite some time" to end the nine-year-old war.
Separate operations in western Herat result in the deaths of six Taliban fighters, including a shadowy district governor.
Two Indians were killed in a Taliban missile attack on an Indian NGO office in Afghanistan's Kunar Province.
According to the Indian Army, nearly 40 militants were killed in 25 attempts at infiltration across the border into Indian-controlled Kashmir in the past two months.
"The Hobbit" is expected to be the most expensive movie of all time. Wingnut Films in New Zealand is still waiting to be approved for its adaptation.
After serving four weeks in prison for driving under the influence of marijuana, George Michael, a British pop singer, is released from a Suffolk prison. (BBC),
After a long illness, Dame Joan Sutherland, an Australian opera singer, has died in Switzerland.
For their labor market analysis work, economists Peter A. Diamond and Dale T. Mortensen were awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. (Nobel Prize),
Microsoft launches Windows Phone devices.
18 people are killed in a bus accident that occurred in Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Flooding in Indonesia has claimed the lives of 145 people, with West Papua being the most severely affected.
2010 Atlantic hurricane season: Tropical storm Paula forms close to Honduras, and is expected become a hurricane by Tuesday.
Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli Prime Minister, says he will increase the settlement freeze if Israel recognizes itself as a Jewish nation. The offer was quickly rejected by the Palestinians. (Haaretz),
Liu Xiaobo:
After receiving the Nobel Peace Prize, China cancels a meeting scheduled with Lisbeth Berg-Hansen, Norwegian Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs.
Xiaobo’s lawyer confirmed that Liu Xia was placed under house arrest in Beijing.
Over a growing dispute about aviation rights, the United Arab Emirates closed its airspace to Canada's Defence Ministry Peter MacKay.
Epaminondas Corkoneas, a Greek Police Officer, is convicted for the culpable murder of Alexandros Grigoropoulos, a teenager who sparked the 2008 Greek Riots.
Heather Hallett, a British judge, opens the inquests into London's 7 July 2005 bombings.
Benigno Aquino III is the President of the Philippines. There are no criminal charges for the August botched Manila hostage crisis.
A woman was accused of sexually abusing girls at Meyerton's Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls, South Africa. She has been acquitted.
Two German journalists pretending to be tourists, Sakineh Mohammadi Ahtiani's son, were arrested in Iran.
Elections in Kyrgyzstani parliament:
Kyrgyzstani election for parliamentary seat: Five Kyrgyz parties, including Ata-Zhurt and the Social Democratic Party of Krygyzstan (SDPK), Ar-Namys and Respublika have cleared all election thresholds so they can get parliamentary seats.
After 16 members of India's Karnataka Legislative Assembly were disqualified from voting, the Bharatiya Janata Party government in India's Karnataka wins a vote against confidence.
After widespread protests, the Bolivian government annulled a new law on coca production that reduced the amount of leaves that growers could sell.
Oludamola Osayomi from Nigeria, who won the 100-meter sprint at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, Delhi, India, tested positive for Methylhexanamine, a banned stimulant. (AFP via Yahoo! News Australia, (ABC News Australia).
Afghanistan:: Afghan President Hamid Karzai has confirmed that he is holding informal talks with Taliban for "quite a while" to end the nine-year-old war. Six Taliban fighters, including a shadowy district governor, were killed in separate operations in western Herat. (PLA) Two Indians were killed in a Taliban missile attack on an Indian NGO's office located in Afghanistan's Kunar Province.
Liu Xiaobo :: China cancels a meeting scheduled with Lisbeth Berg-Hansen, the Norwegian Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs. This is after the Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded. (Reuters) Liu Xiaobo's lawyer confirmed that Liu Xia was placed under house arrest in Beijing.
In an approved experiment by the United States Food and Drug Administration, surgeons at Atlanta's Shepherd Center inject embryonic stem cells into a patient suffering from spinal cord injury.
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October 11, 2010 Famous Birthdays

Other October 11th famous birthdays

Amitabh Bachchan
Indian actor, producer, singer, and TV host.
Jean-Jacques Goldman
French singer, composer and songwriter for pop stars such as Celine Dion and Tai Phong.
Marc-Laurent Turpin
Michelle Trachtenberg
American actress.

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October 11, 2010 Famous Deaths

Who died on October 11, 2010?

Francisco Suárez Cardona

Other October 11th famous deaths

Edith Piaf
French singer (Born 1915).
Donald Dewar
Scottish politician and Labour Member of Parliament, he was elected to the Scottish Parliament at the General Election on 6/11/1987.
Cory Lidle
American athlete (a pitcher and a player in baseball) who crashed his plane into an apartment building in New York on October 11, 2006.
Robert Tessier
Actor (Nightwish Future Force), dies in 56.

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October 11, 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

Sign: Tiger

Element: Metal

Tiger personality

Find out your Moon Sign

Can the numbers in October 11, 2010 reveal something about your future ? Find out

October 11, 2010 Day of the Week and Calendar

What day of the week was October 11, 2010?

The day of the week was Monday.

October 11th marks the 283rd day of the Gregorian calendar for the year 2010.

There are 81 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

October 11, 2010 Holidays and Observances

What is special on October 11, 2010?

Holidays

Columbus Day - This holiday commemorates the arrival of Christopher Columbus in the Americas in 1492.

Observances

International Day of the Girl Child

Music charts

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