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| Years: 2007 2008 2009 - 2010 - 2011 2012 2013 | |
| Decades: 1980s 1990s 2000s - 2010s - 2020s 2030s 2040s | |
| Centuries: 20th century - 21st century - 22nd century | |
2010 is a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar).
See also: 2010: Odyssey Two
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Events
January
- January 15 - Annular solar eclipse (The longest lasting annular eclipse of the 21st century.)
February
- February 12 to February 28 - 2010 Winter Olympics scheduled in Vancouver, Canada
March
April
- April 9 - It is projected that on this day the world population will reach 7 billion (thousand million, not million million).
May
- May 1 to October 31 - 2010 World's Fair in Shanghai.
- May 18 - John Paul II's 90th birthday.
June
- June 10 - If still reigning in office, John Paul II will become the longest tenured pope in history next to the Apostle Peter.
July
- July 11 - Total solar eclipse (visible only in the South Pacific and southern South America).
August
September
- September 16 - Mexico will celebrate its Bicentenary.
- September 18 - Chile will celebrate its Bicentenary.
October
November
- November 4 elections for the United States Congress
December
Unknown dates
- A new terminal south of the current terminals at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is scheduled for completion.
- The first phase of the extension to the East London Line of the London Underground is scheduled for completion.
- Saparmurat Niyazov might step down this year.
- General Motors is confident that it can produce a commercially viable model of its concept car, the Hy-wire, by this year.
- Football World Cup scheduled to be held in South Africa.
Fictional References
- The Simpsons episode Lisa's Wedding takes place in 2010.
