What happened on Tuesday October 05, 2010?

About October 5th, 2010, in brief:

  • Historical events: French police arrested twelve al-Qaeda terrorists in Marseilles and Bordeaux, including three suspects allegedly equipped with bomb-making tools, disrupting a potential terrorist plot.
  • Day of the week: October 5th, 2010 was a Tuesday
  • Zodiac Sign: Libra (in western zodiac), Tiger (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: Waning crescent
  • #1 US song: Just The Way You Are by Bruno Mars
  • Popular movie: Alice in Wonderland directed by Tim Burton

More about October 5th, 2010? See below for more news and curiosities on October 5th, 2010.

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October 05, 2010: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on October 05, 2010:

  • Al-Qaeda Terrorists Arrested in France French police arrested twelve al-Qaeda terrorists in Marseilles and Bordeaux, including three suspects allegedly equipped with bomb-making tools, disrupting a potential terrorist plot.
  • Nobel Prize in Physics Awarded for Graphene Research The 2010 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to Konstantin Novoselov and Andre Geim from Manchester University for their groundbreaking research on graphene, a revolutionary two-dimensional material with extraordinary electrical and mechanical properties.
  • Lead Poisoning Crisis in Zamfara State The United Nations reported that at least 400 children have died from lead poisoning in Zamfara State, Nigeria, with the situation described as 'far from over' and highlighting a severe environmental health emergency.
  • Times Square Bomber Sentenced Faisal Shahzad, the failed Times Square bomber, was sentenced to life imprisonment by a New York court for his attempted terrorist attack in May 2010.
  • Mexico Issues First 100-Year Bond Mexico successfully issued its first 100-year sovereign bond, raising US$1 Billion in a single day, demonstrating strong international investor confidence in the country's economic stability.
  • Rare Language Koro Identified as Endangered Linguists and researchers identified the Koro language, highlighting the urgent need for preservation of endangered indigenous languages and cultural heritage.
  • TVNZ Suspends Broadcaster Paul Henry TVNZ suspended breakfast broadcaster Paul Henry immediately following a controversial interview, sparking public protests and debate about media standards and inappropriate commentary.

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October 05, 2010: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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October 05, 2010: What were the stock market quotes and exchange rates that day?

Stock market quotes on October 05, 2010:

  • ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $62.59
  • Apple AAPL: opens at $282.00
  • Microsoft MSFT: opens at $23.91
  • General Electric GE: opens at $16.25
  • International Business Machines IBM: opens at $136.18

Exchange Rates on October 05, 2010:

  • 1 USD = 83.23 JPY
  • 1 USD = 1.0155 CAD
  • 1 USD = 0.9665 CHF
  • 1 USD = 6.6916 CNY
  • 1 EUR = 115.14 JPY

October 05, 2010: What were the main match results that day?

Conference - Football (United Kingdom)

  • Hayes & Yeading - Cambridge : 2 - 0
  • Histon - Southport : 2 - 1
  • Kidderminster - Gateshead : 2 - 1
  • Luton - Crawley Town : 1 - 2
  • Mansfield - AFC Wimbledon : 2 - 5
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What day of the week was October 05, 2010?


October 05, 2010 was a Tuesday and it was the 278th day of the year 2010 in the Gregorian calendar.

October 05, 2010 can also be written as 10/5/2010 in the US and as 5/10/2010 in UK and Europe.

October 05, 2010 in October 2010 calendar

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October 05, 2010: What famous people died on that day?


Famous people died on October 05, 2010:

  • Bernard Clavel

    French writer, artist, and pacifist who contributed significantly to arts and cultural criticism through radio, television, and journals.

  • Mary Leona Gage

    American model and actress, miss usa 1957 (b. 1939).

  • Karen McCarthy
  • Roy Axe

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October 05, 2010: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on October 05, 2010 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week October 4th and October 10th. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

October 05, 2010: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on October 05, 2010 was Just The Way You Are by Bruno Mars, according to the music chart for the week October 4th and October 10th.

  1. - Just The Way You Are youtube
  2. - Teenage Dream youtube
  3. - Love The Way You Lie youtube
  4. - DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love youtube
  5. - Dynamite youtube

October 05, 2010: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on October 05, 2010 was Deuces by Chris Brown Featuring Tyga & Kevin McCall, according to the music chart for the week October 4th and October 10th.

  1. - Deuces
  2. - Bottoms Up
  3. - Love All Over Me
  4. - There Goes My Baby
  5. - Fancy
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October 05, 2010: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for October 5th 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 05, 2010: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for October 05, 2010 is Tiger and the associated element is Metal.

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October 05, 2010: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on October 05, 2010 was Waning crescent.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on October 05, 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 05, 2010 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 1% full, rising at 04:15 am and setting at 05:32 pm.

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

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How old is someone born on October 05, 2010?


Someone born on October 05, 2010 is:

14 years 7 months old,

or 175 months and 6 days old,

or 761 weeks and 5 days old,

or 5332 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on October 05, 2010?

There are 147 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Sunday October 5th 2025.

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on October 05, 2010?

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