Sunday October 31, 2010: on this day
About October 31st, 2010, in brief:
- Historical events: Following the discovery of two explosive packages, the US, UK and France have banned all air freight from Yemen to their respective airports.
- Day of the week: October 31st, 2010 was a Sunday
- Zodiac Sign: Scorpio (in western zodiac), Tiger (in Chinese zodiac)
- Moon Phase: Waning crescent
- #1 US song: Like A G6 by Far*East Movement
- Popular movie: Avatar directed by James Cameron
More about October 31st, 2010? See below for more news and curiosities on October 31st, 2010.
Table of contents
- What day of the week was October 31, 2010?
- October 31, 2010: What happened on that day?
- October 31, 2010: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?
- October 31, 2010: What was the moon phase on that day?
- How old is someone born on October 31, 2010?
- October 31, 2010: What famous people died on that day?
- October 31, 2010: Number 1 song on that day
- Who was the US President on October 31, 2010?
- Who was the UK Prime Minister on October 31, 2010?
- Who was the Pope on October 31, 2010?
- Back in 2010
What day of the week was October 31, 2010?
October 31, 2010 was a Sunday and it was the 304th day of the year 2010 in the Gregorian calendar.
October 31, 2010 can also be written as 10/31/2010 in the US and as 31/10/2010 in UK and Europe.
October 31, 2010: What happened on that day?
Here's what happened on October 31, 2010:
- Following the discovery of two explosive packages, the us, uk and france have banned all air freight from yemen to their respective airports.
- After israeli officials claimed iran tried to smuggle weapons into gaza, nigeria intercepted a weapons shipment, including artillery missiles.
- At least 15 people are injured when a bomb explodes in istanbul's taksim square. (reuters via yahoo! news), (bbc),
- The sayidat al-nejat catholic church was attacked by iraqi police in baghdad's karrada district. gunmen had taken over a hundred hostages. seven hostages were killed and twenty others were injured. (bbc), (afp via yahoo! news),
- Hugo chavez, president of venezuela, has nationalized sidetur as a sivensa subsidiary.
- After mark russinovich published details about sony's rootkit, the sony bmg cd copy-protection scandal was triggered.
- Atlantic hurricane season 2010:
- The death toll from haitian cholera epidemic 2010 is now at 330. hurricane tomas's impact later in the week is expected to make matters worse.
- Sumatra tsunami killed 435 people, with 110 others still missing or feared dead.
- In indonesia, mount merapi explodes again, shocking the villagers who returned to inspect their possessions.
- Hamid karzai, afghan president, denounces large-scale u.s. and russian drug agent raids. he calls it a violation afghan sovereignty even though afghan police were involved.
- Six new zealanders returned home from gaza after israel broke the blockade. they claimed to have given medical aid and an international message of solidarity.
- Omar khadr, a guantanamo bay prisoner sentenced by the united states military commission for his guilty plea to the 2002 murder of an american soldier.
- Mohamed abdullahi mohamed is elected prime minister of somalia by the somali parliament.
- Brazil's voters will vote in the second round for the brazilian presidential election between dilma russoff and jose serra. rousseff was elected the first woman president of brazil with 55% of the votes. (latin american herald tribune, (bbc)
- The ivory coast elects its presidential candidate after a long delay.
- Tanzanian voters go to the polls in the general election.
- International cricket council has upheld the suspension of salman butt (pakistan cricketer) and mohammad amir (pakistan cricketer), for their involvement in the 2010 pakistan spot-fixing scandal. (bbc),
- The shanghai world expo in china has ended.
- 2010 atlantic hurricane season.: the death toll due to the 2010 haitian cholera outbreak has reached 330. hurricane tomas's impact later in the week is expected to make matters worse. (cnn) hurricane tomas moves into the caribbean after it has made landfall in the lesser antilles, becoming a category 2 hurricane. (ap),
- After hitting the lesser antilles, hurricane tomas has moved into the caribbean as a category 2 hurricane. (ap),
- Human rights watch is concerned that iran and saudi arabia are likely to join a new u.n. agency dedicated to women. this could cause interference with the agency's work.
October 31, 2010: What were the magazines covers that day?
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October 31, 2010: What were the main match results that day?
Serie A - Italian Football
- Bari - Udinese : 0 - 2
- Brescia - Napoli : 0 - 1
- Cagliari - Bologna : 2 - 0
- Catania - Fiorentina : 0 - 0
- Cesena - Sampdoria : 0 - 1
Jupiler League - Football (Belgium)
- Club Brugge - Standard : 2 - 2
- Genk - Anderlecht : 1 - 2
Bundesliga 1 - Football (Germany)
- Hoffenheim - Hannover : 4 - 0
- Mainz - Dortmund : 0 - 2
Bundesliga 2 - Football (Germany)
- Aachen - Osnabruck : 2 - 1
- Cottbus - Bochum : 2 - 1
- Oberhausen - Augsburg : 0 - 3
October 31, 2010: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?
The Zodiac and Astrological sign for October 31st is Scorpio.
Scorpio is the 8th sign in the Western Zodiac. People born between October 23rd and November 21st belong to the Scorpio sign: discover Scorpio personality and who should a Scorpio 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.
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October 31, 2010: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?
The Chinese Zodiac sign for October 31, 2010 is Tiger and the associated element is Metal.
Discover the Tiger personality and how the Metal Element might affect a person's traits and compatibility with other signs according to the Chinese zodiac.
Birth chart on this day
Discover the planets positions on October 31st, 2010 as well as what the sky looked like at your place
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October 31, 2010: What was the moon phase on that day?
Moon phase
The moon phase on October 31, 2010 was Waning crescent.
The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on October 31, 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 31, 2010 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 25% full, rising at 12:44 am and setting at 03:00 pm.
The previous full moon was on Oct 23, 2010 while the next full moon would come on Nov 21, 2010.
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How old is someone born on October 31, 2010?
Someone born on October 31, 2010 is:
13 years 10 months old,
or 166 months and 11 days old,
or 723 weeks and 3 days old,
or 5064 days old,
Use our How old am I? Calculator to know the age of a person today or use the Age Calculator to determine the interval between two dates.
How many days until your next birthday if you were born on October 31, 2010?
There are 50 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Thursday October 31st 2024.
Try out our Countdown calculator to find out are many days are left until your special moments.
What generation do you belong to if you were born on October 31, 2010?
You belong to the Gen Z generation if you were born on October 31, 2010.
Discover what generation people belong to with our generation calculator.
October 31, 2010: What famous people died on that day?
Famous people died on October 31, 2010:
- Maurice Lucas
American basketball coach and player (d. 2010).
- Ted Sorensen
American lawyer, 8th white house counsel (d. 2010).
- János Simon
- Algiso Toscani
- Pierre-Luc Séguillon
- Vito Lattanzio
- Theodore Chaikin «Ted» Sorensen
October 31, 2010: Number 1 song on that day
The number 1 song on October 31, 2010 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week October 25th and October 31st. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).
October 31, 2010: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?
The number 1 song in the USA on October 31, 2010 was Like A G6 by Far*East Movement, according to the music chart for the week October 25th and October 31st.
- Far*East Movement - Like A G6
- Bruno Mars - Just The Way You Are
- Nelly - Just A Dream
- Rihanna - Only Girl (In The World)
- Usher - DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love
Who was the US President on October 31, 2010?
On October 31, 2010 the US President was Barack Obama (Democrat).
Who was the UK Prime Minister on October 31, 2010?
On October 31, 2010 the UK Prime Minister was David Cameron (Conservative).
Who was the Pope on October 31, 2010?
On October 31, 2010 the Pope was Benedict XVI.
Back in 2010
What is special about October 31st?
October 31st refers to a specific date on the calendar, which is the 31st day of the month of October. 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 October 31st, such as:
- 2018 - Local student aged 17 years old, who was studying at a nearby school of polytechnics, set off an explosive device in arkhangelsk's federal security service building, killing himself and three fsb officers. this agency is russia's main state security agency, and it succeeds the kgb.
- 2017 - 2017 lower manhattan attack: eight people are killed, and at least eleven others are injured when a man driving a rented pickup truck down a bike path on the west side highway in lower manhattan. police arrest sayfullo saipov (29-year-old uzbekistani immigrant) and shoot him. this incident is being treated as terroristic by police.
- 2016 - Eight members of the students islamic movement of india were escaped from bhopal prison and are being killed by police.
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 October 2010?
October 2010 followed the same calendar system as the rest of that year and the years surrounding it, with October being the 10th 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.
