What happened on Thursday October 21, 2010?

Here's what happened on October 21, 2010:

• French Nationwide Protests France experienced widespread protests and strikes, with significant disruptions including 25% of petrol stations running out of fuel and activists blocking the Marseille Provence Airport, demonstrating widespread social unrest.
• Guillermo Farinas Receives Sakharov Prize Cuban dissident Guillermo Farinas, renowned for leading over 20 hunger strikes against the Cuban government, was awarded the prestigious Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought and Speech by the European Parliament, recognizing his significant human rights activism.
• Russell Williams Sentenced for Murders Canadian Air Force Colonel Russell Williams was sentenced to two consecutive life terms for a series of heinous crimes, including the brutal sexual murders of Corporal Marie-France Comeau (37) and Jessica Lloyd (27), along with numerous fetish burglaries.
• Taliban Attack in Afghanistan In a coordinated attack in Afghanistan, Taliban militants killed one International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) soldier and five Afghan policemen, highlighting ongoing security challenges in the region.
• Haiti Disease Outbreak Haiti experienced a severe outbreak of an unidentified disease, resulting in at least 50 deaths, further challenging the country's already fragile healthcare infrastructure.
• Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Discoveries Analysis of data from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter's LCROSS impact revealed complex chemical compositions in the Cabeus Crater, including carbon monoxide, water vapor, water ice, hydroxyl, hydrogen sulfide, carbon dioxide, methane, and formaldehyde.
• WikiBhasha Launch Microsoft Research and Wikipedia collaborated to launch WikiBhasha, a beta multilingual content creation tool designed to enhance collaborative knowledge sharing across different languages.

Events in 2010

October 21, 2010: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

Newspapers from Oct. 21, 2010

October 21, 2010: What were the stock market quotes and exchange rates that day?

Stock market quotes on October 21, 2010:

• ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $66.29
• Apple AAPL: opens at $312.36
• Microsoft MSFT: opens at $25.45
• General Electric GE: opens at $16.09
• International Business Machines IBM: opens at $139.81

Exchange Rates on October 21, 2010:

• 1 USD = 81.29 JPY
• 1 USD = 1.0262 CAD
• 1 USD = 0.9669 CHF
• 1 USD = 6.6512 CNY
• 1 EUR = 113.2 JPY

October 21, 2010 was a Thursday and it was the 294th day of the year 2010 in the Gregorian calendar.

October 21, 2010 can also be written as 10/21/2010 in the US and as 21/10/2010 in UK and Europe.

October 21, 2010 in October 2010 calendar

Famous people died on October 21, 2010:

• A. Ayyappan

  Indian poet and translator (b. 1949).

Famous people who died in 2010

Famous people who died on October 21st

October 21, 2010: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on October 21, 2010 was Just The Way You Are by Bruno Mars, according to the music chart for the week October 18th and October 24th.

1. Bruno Mars - Just The Way You Are
2. Far*East Movement - Like A G6
3. Nelly - Just A Dream
4. Katy Perry - Teenage Dream
5. Usher - DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love

October 21, 2010: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on October 21, 2010 was Deuces by Chris Brown Featuring Tyga & Kevin McCall, according to the music chart for the week October 18th and October 24th.

1. Chris Brown Featuring Tyga & Kevin McCall - Deuces
2. Trey Songz Featuring Nicki Minaj - Bottoms Up
3. Jazmine Sullivan - Holding You Down (Goin In Circles)
4. Trey Songz - Can't Be Friends
5. Monica - Love All Over Me

The Zodiac and Astrological sign for October 21st is Libra.

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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.

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October 21, 2010: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

The Chinese Zodiac sign for October 21, 2010 is Tiger and the associated element is Metal.

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Moon phase

The moon phase on October 21, 2010 was Waxing gibbous.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on October 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 October 21, 2010 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 99% full, rising at 05:05 pm and setting at 06:52 am.

The previous full moon was on Sep 23, 2010 while the next full moon would come on Oct 23, 2010.

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Your place in the Universe on October 21, 2010

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Someone born on October 21, 2010 is:

14 years 6 months old,

or 174 months and 20 days old,

or 759 weeks and 3 days old,

or 5316 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on October 21, 2010?

There are 163 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Tuesday October 21st 2025.

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on October 21, 2010?

You belong to the Gen Z generation if you were born on October 21, 2010.

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