Thursday October 21, 2010: Zodiac, Events, Birthdays and Holidays

US date format: 10/21/2010, UK date format: 21/10/2010

October 21st, 2010 was the 294th day of the year 2010 in the Gregorian calendar, under the sign of Libra. The day of the week was Thursday.

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 Bad Blood by John Sandford was one of the best selling book.

On TV people were watching Gigantic. If you liked videogames you were probably playing DJMAX Portable Hot Tunes or Alpha Protocol.

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 21 across the years or at October 2010 calendar.

October 21, 2010 Events

What happened on October 21, 2010?

Historical Events

At least seven people are killed in a bomb attack on a bus that was travelling on Mindanao, a southern Philippine island.
In attacks on Afghanistan, Taliban militants are suspected to have killed an International Security Assistance Force soldier (ISAF) and five Afghan policemen.
Nick Lane, a biochemist, wins the Royal Society Science Book Prize in recognition of his work on 'Life Ascending. The Ten Great Inventions of Evolution.'
Protests in France
France is facing another day of strikes, with 25% of petrol stations lacking fuel.
Activists block the Marseille Provence Airport, France's fifth-largest airport.
Toyota recalls 1.5 million vehicles due to problems with the brake fluid and fuel pump.
The coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico is home to a powerful 6.9 magnitude.
Haiti's outbreak of an unidentified disease causes at least 50 deaths.
The African Union has called on the United Nations Security Council for an air and naval blockade to be imposed over Somalia in order to combat piracy and an Islamist Al-Shabaab militant rebellion.
Guillermo Farinas from Cuba, a dissident who has led more than 20 hunger strikes against the system, was awarded the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought and Speech by the European Parliament.
China condemns United Nations report that claims Chinese bullets were used to attack international peacekeeping forces in Darfur, Sudan.
Hugo Chavez, President of Venezuela, finishes a two-day trip to Iran. He signed agreements on oil, commerce, and energy.
Since last month's building freeze, more than 600 homes have been built by Jewish settlers in the West Bank.
Belgian woman Els Clottemans was sentenced to 30 year imprisonment for her murder of her lover Els Van Doren. She sabotage her parachute, so that neither the safety chute nor it would open during a parachute jump on November 18, 2006.
Russell Williams escalated into sexual assaults, culminating in the brutal sex murders of Cpl. Marie-France Comeau (37), and Jessica Lloyd (27). Canadian Air Force Colonel Russell Williams was sentenced to two consecutive lives for murder, sexual assaults, and dozens more fetish burglaries.
Students from Tibet protest Chinese education policies that restrict Tibetan language teaching.
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir retracts a previous comment and states that there will not be a return to civil war against the south if South Sudanese self-determination referendum results in an independent vote.
Myanmar's name changes from Union of Myanmar into Republic of the Union of Myanmar. The flag design also changes.
Thousands protest in Buenos Aires after a left-wing activist was killed in a dispute between labor unions.
Brazil's hydroelectric station in Foz do Iguacu, Brazil is the second-largest hydroelectric facility in the world after Three Gorges in China.
Microsoft Research and Wikipedia have teamed up to launch WikiBhasha, a beta version for a multilingual content creation tool that Wikipedia calls WikiBhasha.
Shanghai-Hangzhou High-Speed Railway conducts trial operation.
Analysing data from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter's LCROSS impact last Oct., it was found that Cabeus Crater contained carbon monoxide at higher levels than the approximately 1.55 kg of water vapour and water ice. There were also two hydroxyl flavours, smaller amounts of hydrogen sulfide and carbon dioxide, as well as methane and formaldehyde.
French protests: France is facing another day of strikes, with 25% of petrol stations unable to get fuel. (Reuters) Activists block the Marseille Provence Airport. It is the fifth largest airport in France.
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October 21, 2010 Famous Birthdays

Other October 21st famous birthdays

Kim Kardashian
American actress, socialite, model, and TV celebrity.
Carrie Fisher
American actress, author and playwright, Debbie Reynolds is the daughter of Eddie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds, who are also noted family...
Amber Rose
Model.
Benjamin Netanyahu
Israeli politician who was elected Israel’s leader on 5/31/1996 by a narrow margin while running against Peres for the position of P.M.

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How old am I?

If October 21, 2010 is your birthday you are 12 years old. Find out how old you are in years, months, weeks and days and how long until your next birthday on October 21.

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October 21, 2010 Famous Deaths

Who died on October 21, 2010?

Other October 21st famous deaths

Jack Kerouac
American poet and writer, he is the author of 21 books, including "The Town and the City," 1950 and "The Subterraneans,"58 and "Big Sur.
Shannon Hoon
American singer-songwriter/guitarist (Blind Melon), (d. 1995).
Dan White
American homicide.
Maxene Andrews
American soprano singer and middle child of three siblings, The Andrews Sisters.

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October 21, 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 21, 2010 reveal something about your future ? Find out

October 21, 2010 Day of the Week and Calendar

What day of the week was October 21, 2010?

The day of the week was Thursday.

October 21st marks the 293rd day of the Gregorian calendar for the year 2010.

There are 71 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 21, 2010 Holidays and Observances

What is special on October 21, 2010?

Holidays

R.C. saints - Saint Ursula and her 11 (or 11000) virgins; Saint Hilarion
Republic of China - Overseas Chinese Day
French Republican Calendar - Tonneau (Barrel) Day, thirtieth day in the Month of VendTmiaire
In the comic novel Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett, the Earth was born on this day in 4004 BC, within a quarter of an hour of 9 in the morning. This was supposedly because God liked to get things over with early.
Trafalgar Day ? celebrated throughout much of the British Empire in the 19th and early 20th Century.
Also see October 21 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
International Day of the Nacho ? celebrated in the United States and Mexico since the early 1990s.
Diwali in India (2006)

Music charts

What was the number one song on October 21, 2010? Which were the top hits on October 21, 2010?
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