Friday May 21, 2010: on this day
May 21, 2010 was the 141st day of the year 2010, under the sign of Gemini and the day of the week was Friday.
Is May 21, 2010 a day special to you? If so you may like to discover what happened on that day, the zodiac sign and moon phase on May 21, 2010, who was born and died on May 21, 2010, what holidays and observances are celebrated on May 21, 2010, which were the most popular songs (ex. Not Afraid by Eminem), movies (e.g. How to Train Your Dragon, directed by Dean DeBlois, Chris Sanders), TV series (e.g. Passione) books and videogames back then.
On this page we will address all your questions and curiosities about May 21st, 2010 to help you enjoy your trip down memory lane.
Table of contents
- What day of the week was May 21, 2010?
- May 21, 2010: What happened on that day?
- May 21, 2010: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?
- May 21, 2010: What was the moon phase on that day?
- Who was born on May 21, 2010?
- May 21, 2010: How old are you if you were born on that day?
- May 21, 2010: What famous people died on that day?
- May 21, 2010: What are the Holidays, Observances and Saints celebrated on that day?
- May 21, 2010: Number 1 song on that day
- May 21, 2010: What were the most popular movies on that day?
- May 21, 2010: What were the most popular TV Series on that day?
- May 21, 2010: What were the bestselling books on that day?
- May 21, 2010: What were the most popular videogames on that day?
- Who was the US President on May 21, 2010?
- Who was the UK Prime Minister on May 21, 2010?
- Who was the Pope on May 21, 2010?
What day of the week was May 21, 2010?
May 21, 2010: What happened on that day?
Here's what happened on May 21, 2010:
- Friday's minibus suicide bombing attack in diyala, iraq killed 35 people and left 69 others wounded.
- Salva kiir mayardit, the first elected president for southern sudan, is inaugurated.
- Madan tamang, a gurkha leader, is attacked by a mob during a west bengal public meeting.
- Due to the niger food crisis, nigeriens fled across the border into nigeria.
- Three people were acquitted by the delhi high court in an anti-sikh riots trial at shastri nagar, north delhi in 1984. this was following the assassination on october 31, 1984 of prime minister indira singh.
- Cannes protests hors-la-loi by hundreds of people. it is a rachid bouchareb-directed film about algeria's struggle to be independent from france.
- As a symbol of their cause, campaigners against arizona's immigration law adopt dora the explorer, a cartoon character for children.
- In the largest operation against poachers ever carried out in northeast india, four poachers were killed and captured by guards at the kaziranga park (knp), near guwahati.
- The special court for sierra leone asks united nations judges for naomi campbell's testimony over allegations that she was given a blood diamond by former president of liberia charles taylor.
- Unofficial talks take place in maldives between representatives of the afghan and taliban governments.
- Two years after the indian hockey federation was disbanded by the country's olympic chiefs, a court restored it. this was due to bribery allegations as well as poor on-field results.
- South africa's jamiatul ulama transvaal fails to stop jonathan shapiro’s cartoon of muhammad sitting on a couch with a psychiatrist, bemoaning the sense of humor failure of his followers.
- Middle east
- Two militants from gaza tried to enter israel via the gaza strip. israeli troops killed them both.
- A palestinian sniper fires from gaza and injures an israeli soldier who is patrolling the gaza border.
- Oil spillage at deepwater horizon:
- Oil spillage at deepwater horizon: bp's coo says a gusher of crude oil from the gulf of mexico damaged well could be cut off by next week. however, he noted that the plugging operation is complex and has never been attempted in water this deep.
- Dennis c. blair, united states director for national intelligence, announces his resignation.
- Jaxa successfully launched the venus probe and ikaros interplanetary spacecraft, which had a solar-sail.
- Bono, a popular musician, has an emergency spine surgery in munich. this results in the cancellation of u2's current leg of their world tour.
- A car bomb explodes in al khalis in diyala, iraq. at least 22 people are killed.
- Six girls between 8 and 12 years old drowned in the rapti, balrampur, while they were bathing.
- Middle east: two militants from gaza tried to infiltrate into israel via the gaza strip. israeli troops killed them both. (bbc). a palestinian sniper fires from gaza, injuring an israeli soldier who is patrolling gaza's border. (ynetnews).israeli warplanes attack three tunnels in gaza as a response to a rocket attack against israel on the previous day. [http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/idf-soldier-wounded-by-palestinian-sniper-fire-on-gaza-border-1.291399
- In response to an israeli rocket attack, israeli warplanes attacked three tunnels in gaza. [http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/idf-soldier-wounded-by-palestinian-sniper-fire-on-gaza-border-1.291399
- A khanpur wedding ceremony can result in around 125 people becoming ill.
- French prosecutors are seeking a suspended sentence in the manslaughter case against the former head for the concorde program over air france flight 4590, which crashed in near paris in 2000 killing 113 people.
- Jaxa, the japan aerospace exploration agency, launches the solar-sail spacecraft ikaros aboard an h-iia rocket. the vessel would make a venus flyby late in the year.
May 21, 2010: What were the stock market quotes and exchange rates that day?
Stock market quotes on May 21, 2010:
- ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $59.16
- Apple AAPL: opens at $232.82
- Microsoft MSFT: opens at $26.63
- General Electric GE: opens at $15.70
- International Business Machines IBM: opens at $122.16
Exchange Rates on May 21, 2010:
- 1 USD = 90.0 JPY
- 1 USD = 1.059 CAD
- 1 USD = 1.1494 CHF
- 1 USD = 6.8272 CNY
- 1 EUR = 113.14 JPY
May 21, 2010: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?
The Zodiac and Astrological sign for May 21st is Gemini.
Gemini is the 3rd sign in the Western Zodiac. People born between May 21st and June 20th belong to the Gemini sign: discover Gemini personality and who should a Gemini marry.
Babies born in May are either Taurus or Gemini. People born before May 20th are Taurus, while people born from May 21st have the sign of Gemini.
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May 21, 2010: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?
The Chinese Zodiac sign for May 21, 2010 is Tiger and the associated element is Metal.
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May 21, 2010: What was the moon phase on that day?
Moon phase
The moon phase on May 21, 2010 was First Quarter.
The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on May 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 May 21, 2010 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 64% full, rising at 01:27 pm and setting at 02:05 am.
The previous full moon was on Apr 28, 2010 while the next full moon would come on May 27, 2010.
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Get your map!Who was born on May 21, 2010?
Whose famous birthday is on May 21st?
Famous individuals and celebrities born on May 21st:
- Raymond Burr
Raymond Burr was a Canadian-American actor who also served as a politician in California.
- Tom Daley
Tom daley is an english diver and olympian known for his success in the sport, including winning multiple medals at the olympic games.
- Nick Cassavetes
American screenwriter and actor.
- Fats Waller
American musician (born 1904).
- Kay Kendall
British actress genevieve dies from leukemia at 32.
- Mutya Buena
English singer-songwriter (sugababes, mutya keisha siobhan).
- Al Franken
He is an american comedian, writer, and us senator.
- Fairuza Balk
Fairuza balk is an american actress known for her roles in the craft and gas food lodging.
- Judge Reinhold
Judge reinhold is an american actor known for his roles in popular films such as beverly hills cop and the santa clause.
- Eduardo Verástegui
Eduardo verástegui is a mexican actor, singer, and producer known for his roles in films such as bella and chasing papi.
May 21, 2010: How old are you if you were born on that day?
You are 13 years 11 months old,
or 167 months and 6 days old,
or 727 weeks and 1 day old,
or 5090 days old,
if you were born on May 21, 2010.How many days until your next birthday if you were born on May 21, 2010?
There are 24 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Tuesday May 21st 2024.
What generation do you belong to if you were born on May 21, 2010?
You belong to the Gen Z generation if you were born on May 21, 2010.
May 21, 2010: What famous people died on that day?
Famous people died on May 21, 2010:
- Damário Dacruz
- Stan Jones
- Claudio Leonardi
- Murat Urtembaev
- Giuseppe Lugato
What famous deaths happened on May 21st?
Famous deaths on May 21st:
- John Garfield
American actor who starred in 31 films between 1938 and 1951.
- John Gielgud
English actor, director, and producer (d. 2000).
- Vaughn Monroe
American musician, singer and bandleader in the aeur40s.
- Andrea Leeds
Actress (stage door and earthbound), dies at 70 from cancer.
- Seville
Spanish explorer who led the first expedition to circumnavigate the globe.
- Jane Addams
American feminist and social worker.
- Dovey Roundtree
Trailblazing African American civil rights activist and lawyer.
- Tyronza Cornelius
Renowned author known for their impactful storytelling.
- Dovey Johnson Roundtree
Pioneering African American civil rights activist and attorney.
May 21, 2010: What are the Holidays, Observances and Saints celebrated on that day?
Holidays on May 21, 2010:
- Equals-to-the-Apostles
- Dia de la Afrocolombianidad marks the abolition of slavery in Colombia.
- Navy Day (Dfa de las Glorias Navales) in Chile.
Observances on May 21, 2010:
- International Tea Day
- World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
Saints celebrated on May 21, 2010:
- Saint Constantine the Great
- Saints Constantine and Helena
- Saint Mireille
- Saint Charles-EugFne de Mazenod
- Saint Goderik
May 21, 2010: Number 1 song on that day
The number 1 song on May 21, 2010 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week May 17th and May 23rd. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).
May 21, 2010: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?
The number 1 song in the USA on May 21, 2010 was Not Afraid by Eminem, according to the music chart for the week May 17th and May 23rd.
May 21, 2010: What was the music chart in the USA on that day?
The music chart in the USA on May 21, 2010 is the list of the most popular songs across all genres for the week May 17th and May 23rd. It included the following Top 5 songs:
May 21, 2010: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?
The number 1 R&B song on May 21, 2010 was Un-Thinkable (I'm Ready) by Alicia Keys, according to the R&B music chart for the week May 17th and May 23rd.
May 21, 2010: What was the R&B music chart on that day?
The R&B music chart on May 21, 2010 is the list of the most popular R&B songs for the week May 17th and May 23rd. It included the following Top 5 R&B songs:
May 21, 2010: What was the number 1 Latin song on that day?
The number 1 Latin song on May 21, 2010 was Nina Bonita by Chino & Nacho, according to the Latin music chart for the week May 17th and May 23rd.
May 21, 2010: What was the Latin music chart on that day?
The Latin music chart on May 21, 2010 is the list of the most popular Latin songs for the week May 17th and May 23rd. It included the following Top 5 Latin songs:
- Chino & Nacho - Nina Bonita
- La Original Banda el Limon de Salvador Lizarraga - Al Menos
- Tito "El Bambino" El Patron - Te Pido Perdon
- Banda Los Recoditos - Ando Bien Pedo
- Los Titanes de Durango - El Enamorado
May 21, 2010: What were the most popular movies on that day?
The most popular movies on May 21, 2010 were the films released in theaters close to that day with the largest audiences and significant box office revenue, including:
May 21, 2010: What were the most popular TV Series on that day?
The most popular TV Series on May 21, 2010 were the Televisions Series released on TV close to that day characterized by high ratings, critical acclaim and a large fan base.. They included:
May 21, 2010: What were the bestselling books on that day?
The bestselling books on May 21, 2010 were the literary works published close to that day that have achieved notable commercial success, including:
May 21, 2010: What were the most popular videogames on that day?
The most popular videogames on May 21, 2010 were those that achieved widespread recognition and player engagement close to that day, including:
Who was the US President on May 21, 2010?
On May 21, 2010 the US President was Barack Obama (Democrat).
Who was the UK Prime Minister on May 21, 2010?
On May 21, 2010 the UK Prime Minister was David Cameron (Conservative).
Who was the Pope on May 21, 2010?
On May 21, 2010 the Pope was Benedict XVI.
What is special about May 21st?
May 21st refers to a specific date on the calendar, which is the 21st day of the month of May. It is a date that occurs annually and is part of the Gregorian calendar, which is widely used around the world.
Over the years several events happened on May 21st, such as:
- 2019 - An ambush occurred at 12th mile on khonsa deomali road in tirap district, arunachal pradesh. eleven people were killed.
- 2018 - Economy of japan: sony has agreed to a $2.3billion deal in which they will purchase a controlling stake in emi music publishing. this deal will allow sony to indirectly own 90% the music publisher and its 2 million songs.
- 2017 - War in afghanistan (2001-present: at least 20 afghan police officers are killed in a taliban raid in southern afghanistan.
What happened in 2010?
2010 was filled with very interesting events such as
- Heritage Numismatic Auctions has sold a US 1874 Bickford Gold $10 Pattern at Public Auction for US$1,265,000. The Reed Hawn US 1913 Liberty Head 5-cent Coin sells at $3,737,000.
- Republican Scott Brown wins Massachusetts' vacant Senate seat, decreasing the Democrats' majority by 59 seats to 41.
- Spyker, a Dutch auto company, signs a deal with General Motors to purchase Sweden's Saab for US$74 Million in cash and $326,000,000 in deferred shares.
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What was the calendar for May 2010?
May 2010 followed the same calendar system as the rest of that year and the years surrounding it, with May being the 5th month of the year. This calendar is characterized by 12 months, 365 days in a common year, and 366 days in a leap year, such as 2012.