From top left, clockwise: the magnitude 8.8 Chile earthquake was one of the strongest recorded in history; the eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland disrupts air travel in Europe; the 2010 Winter Olympics are held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig explosion and subsequent oil spill becomes the worst marine oil spill in history; the 2010 FIFA World Cup is held in South Africa and won by Spain; people entering the White House in Bishkek on 7 April during the Kyrgyz Revolution; the remains of Tu-154 after a crash that killed Polish president Lech Kaczyński; a child is treated for injuries following the Haitian earthquake which killed an estimated 100,000-250,000 people.
This article is about the year 2010. For other uses, see 2010 (disambiguation).
Calendar year
Millennium:
3rd millennium
Centuries:
20th century
21st century
22nd century
Decades:
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
2030s
Years:
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2010 in various calendars
Gregorian calendar
2010 MMX
Ab urbe condita
2763
Armenian calendar
1459 ԹՎ ՌՆԾԹ
Assyrian calendar
6760
Baháʼí calendar
166–167
Balinese saka calendar
1931–1932
Bengali calendar
1417
Berber calendar
2960
British Regnal year
58 Eliz. 2 – 59 Eliz. 2
Buddhist calendar
2554
Burmese calendar
1372
Byzantine calendar
7518–7519
Chinese calendar
己丑年 (Earth Ox) 4707 or 4500 — to — 庚寅年 (Metal Tiger) 4708 or 4501
Coptic calendar
1726–1727
Discordian calendar
3176
Ethiopian calendar
2002–2003
Hebrew calendar
5770–5771
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat
2066–2067
- Shaka Samvat
1931–1932
- Kali Yuga
5110–5111
Holocene calendar
12010
Igbo calendar
1010–1011
Iranian calendar
1388–1389
Islamic calendar
1431–1432
Japanese calendar
Heisei 22 (平成２２年)
Javanese calendar
1942–1943
Juche calendar
99
Julian calendar
Gregorian minus 13 days
Korean calendar
4343
Minguo calendar
ROC 99 民國99年
Nanakshahi calendar
542
Thai solar calendar
2553
Tibetan calendar
阴土牛年 (female Earth-Ox) 2136 or 1755 or 983 — to — 阳金虎年 (male Iron-Tiger) 2137 or 1756 or 984
Unix time
1262304000 – 1293839999
2010 by topic
Arts
Animation
Anime
Architecture
Comics
Film
Horror
Literature
Poetry
Radio
Science fiction
Television
Video games
esports
Music
Albums
By genre
Classical
Country
Hip hop
Jazz
Latin
Metal
Rock
By place
Africa
Asia
China
Japan
Korea
Philippines
Australia
Brazil
Canada
Europe
Ireland
Scandinavia
Norway
Sweden
United Kingdom
United States
Politics and government
Elections
International leaders
Organized crime
Religion
Religious leaders
Sovereign states
Sovereign state leaders
Territorial governors
Science and technology
Archaeology
Biotechnology
Computing
Palaeontology
Quantum computing and communication
Senescence research
Sustainable energy research
Environment
Birding and ornithology
Climate change
Weather
Transportation
Aviation
Rail transport
Spaceflight
Transportation technology
Sports
American football
Association football
Athletics (sport)
Badminton
Baseball
Basketball
Chess
Combat sports
Cricket
Cycling
Golf
Ice hockey
Pro wrestling
Rugby union
Swimming
Tennis
Volleyball
By sovereign state
Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Andorra
Angola
Antarctica
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
The Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
Brunei
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
China
Colombia
Costa Rica
Comoros
Congo
D.R. Congo
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
East Timor
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Eritrea
Estonia
Ethiopia
Eswatini
Equatorial Guinea
Fiji
Finland
France
Gabon
The Gambia
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Greece
Grenada
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Ivory Coast
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kiribati
Kosovo
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Liechtenstein
Libya
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macau
Madagascar
Marshall Islands
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico
Micronesia
Moldova
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Nauru
Namibia
Nepal
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
North Korea
North Macedonia
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Palau
Palestine
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Romania
Russia
Rwanda
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
San Marino
São Tomé and Príncipe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
Somalia
Somaliland
South Africa
Solomon Islands
South Korea
South Sudan
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
Togo
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Vatican City
Venezuela
Vietnam
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe
By international organization
European Union
United Nations
Categories
Births
Deaths
Establishments
Disestablishments
Works
Introductions
Works entering the public domain
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2010 (MMX) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2010th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 10th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 1st year of the 2010s decade.
Calendar year
The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The swine flu pandemic which began the previous year dissipated in this year. In addition, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) gained four new members; Chile, Slovenia, Israel, and Estonia. 2010 also saw advancements in technology such as the release of the iPad, the public launch of Instagram, and the first successful trapping of antimatter.
2010 was designated as:
International Year of Biodiversity
International Year of Youth
2010 European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion
International Year for the Rapprochement of Cultures[1]
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