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*The [[2010 FIFA World Cup]] is held in [[South Africa]] and is won by [[Spain national football team|Spain]];
*the big social media giant [[Instagram]] was launched; an image shows a phone with many social media apps, as [[social media]] became more popular over the decade;
*an [[earthquake]] in [[Chile]] killed 525 and was an 8.8 on the scale, becoming one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded;
*the [[2010 Pakistan floods]] are one of the deadliest floods in [[Pakistan]], with 2,000 fatalities;
*an [[2010 Yushu earthquake|earthquake]] in [[Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture|Yushu]] killed 2,700;
*an airplane carrying 96 politicians [[Smolensk air disaster|crashes]] near [[Smolensk]], [[Russia]]. The plane was en route to a ceremony commemorating the 70th anniversary of the [[Katyn massacre]], which killed 22,000 in [[1940]]. All 96 individuals, including the president of [[Poland]] [[Lech Kaczyński]] were killed in the crash
*an [[2010 Haiti earthquake|earthquake]] near [[Port-au-Prince]] killed as much as 315,000, making it the deadliest natural disaster of the last 40 years; it also led to the collapse of the [[National Palace of Haiti]];
*the [[2010 Thai political protests|Thai political protests]] were a series of political protests that were organised by the United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship in [[Bangkok]], [[Thailand]]
*the [[2010 Kyrgyz revolution]], also known as the Second Kyrgyz Revolution or the People's April Revolution, resulted in the ousting of President [[Kurmanbek Bakiyev]].
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'''2010''' ('''[[Roman numerals|MMX]]''') is a [[common year]] that [[common year starting on Friday|started on a Friday]] in the [[Gregorian calendar]]. It was the 2010th year of [[Anno Domini]] or the ''[[Common Era]]'' designation; the 10th year of the [[3rd millennium]] and of the [[21st century]]; and the 1st of the [[2010s]]. -->

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 [[2009 swine flu pandemic|swine flu pandemic]] which began the previous year dissipated in this year. In addition, the [[OECD|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<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://astanatimes.com/2015/02/dialogue-peace-harmony/|title=Dialogue for Peace and Harmony – The Astana Times|date=2015-02-25|work=The Astana Times|access-date=2018-09-07|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180907071129/https://astanatimes.com/2015/02/dialogue-peace-harmony/|archive-date=September 7, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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==Pronunciation==
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There is a debate among experts and the general public on how to pronounce specific years of the 21st century in English. The year 2010 is pronounced either "twenty-ten" or "two thousand (and) ten".<ref>{{cite news |title=How Do You Say 2010? |last=Siegel |first=Robert |work=[[All Things Considered]] |publisher=[[National Public Radio]] |url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120470656 |date=2009-11-16 |access-date=2009-11-16| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20091119003331/http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120470656| archive-date=November 19, 2009| url-status= live}}</ref> 2010 was the first year to have a wide variation in pronunciation, because [[2000s|the years 2000 to 2009]] were generally pronounced "two thousand (and) one, two, three, etc." as opposed to the less common "twenty-oh-_".

==Events==
===January===
* [[January 4]] – The tallest man-made structure to date, the [[Burj Khalifa]] in [[Dubai]], [[United Arab Emirates]], is officially opened.<ref name="USAtoday">{{cite news|url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/ondeadline/post/2010/01/dubai-opens-world-tallest-building/1|title=Dubai opens world's tallest building|date=January 2, 2010|work=[[USA Today]]|access-date=January 4, 2010|location=[[Dubai]]|first=Douglas|last=Stanglin|archive-date=January 5, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100105034122/http://content.usatoday.com/communities/ondeadline/post/2010/01/dubai-opens-world-tallest-building/1|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="opening">{{cite news|url=http://gulfnews.com/business/property/uae/official-opening-of-iconic-burj-dubai-announced-1.523471 |title=Official Opening of Iconic Burj Dubai Announced |work=Gulfnews |date=November 4, 2009 |access-date=November 4, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091106052129/http://gulfnews.com/business/property/uae/official-opening-of-iconic-burj-dubai-announced-1.523471 |archive-date=November 6, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="news.bbc.co.uk">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8439618.stm|title=World's tallest building opens in Dubai|date=2010-01-04|work=[[BBC News]]|access-date=2010-01-04| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100105054239/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8439618.stm| archive-date=January 5, 2010| url-status= live}}</ref>
* [[January 8]] – The [[Togo national football team attack|Togo national football team is attacked]] in [[Cabinda Province]], [[Angola]], and as a result withdraws from the [[2010 Africa Cup of Nations|Africa Cup of Nations]]. The attack was perpetrated by the [[Front for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda|FLEC]], their first since the [[Angolan Civil War]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/8449611.stm |title=Togo withdraw from Africa Cup of Nations |work=BBC Sport |date=2010-01-09 |access-date=2009-01-09 |archive-date=January 9, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100109052019/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/8449611.stm |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[January 10]] – [[2010 Jos riots|Religious violence erupts in Jos, Nigeria]], which left scores dead, and many injured.
* [[January 12]] – A [[2010 Haiti earthquake|7.0-magnitude earthquake]] occurs in [[Haiti]], devastating the nation's capital, [[Port-au-Prince]].<ref name="MiamiHerald13">{{cite news|url=http://www.miamiherald.com/582/story/1422279.html|title=Haiti president describes 'unimaginable' catastrophe; thousands feared dead|date=January 13, 2010|work=Miami Herald|access-date=January 13, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100218061630/http://www.miamiherald.com/582/story/1422279.html| archive-date=February 18, 2010| url-status= live}}</ref><ref name="CNN13">{{cite news|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/01/13/haiti.earthquake/index.html|title=Hundreds of thousands may have died in Haiti quake, PM says|date=January 13, 2010|publisher=CNN|access-date=January 13, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100114024958/http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/01/13/haiti.earthquake/index.html| archive-date=January 14, 2010| url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100113/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/cb_haiti_earthquake |title=Thousands feared dead in Haiti quake; many trapped |work=Yahoo! News |access-date=2010-01-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100114182637/http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100113/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/cb_haiti_earthquake |archive-date=January 14, 2010 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
* [[January 14]] – [[Al-Qaeda insurgency in Yemen|Yemen declares an open war]] against the terrorist group [[al-Qaeda]].
* [[January 15]]
** The [[Solar eclipse of January 15, 2010|longest annular solar eclipse]] of the [[3rd millennium]] occurs.<ref>{{Cite web|title=NASA – Annular Solar Eclipse of 2010 January 15|url=https://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEmono/ASE2010/ASE2010.html|access-date=2020-11-24|website=eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov|archive-date=December 11, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081211011147/https://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEmono/ASE2010/ASE2010.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Ians|date=2010-01-09|title=First annular solar eclipse of 2010 on Jan 15|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/First-annular-solar-eclipse-of-2010-on-Jan-15/article16836739.ece|access-date=2020-11-24|issn=0971-751X|archive-date=February 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210223221003/https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/First-annular-solar-eclipse-of-2010-on-Jan-15/article16836739.ece|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2010-01-15|title=Longest solar eclipse of the century|language=en-GB|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/science/gallery/2010/jan/15/solar-eclipse-longest-21st-century|access-date=2020-11-24|issn=0261-3077|archive-date=November 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109040153/http://www.theguardian.com/science/gallery/2010/jan/15/solar-eclipse-longest-21st-century|url-status=live}}</ref>
** The [[Chadian Civil War (2005–2010)|Chadian Civil War]] officially ends.<ref>{{Cite book|date=2011-01-24|title=World Report 2011: Rights Trends in World Report 2011: Chad|chapter=World Report 2011: Chad|url=https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2011/country-chapters/chad|access-date=2020-11-24|publisher=Human Rights Watch|language=en|archive-date=June 9, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150609051213/http://www.hrw.org/en/world-report-2011/chad|url-status=live}}</ref>
** [[Honduras]] withdraws from [[ALBA]].
* [[January 19]]  
**[[Mahmoud al-Mabhouh|Mahmoud Al-Mabhouh]] is [[Assassination of Mahmoud Al-Mabhouh|assassinated]] in Dubai.
**[[North Caucasian Federal District]] was split from [[Southern Federal District]] by decree of [[Russian president]] [[Dmitry Medvedev]].
* [[January 25]] – [[Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409]] crashes into the Mediterranean shortly after take-off from [[Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport]], killing all 90 people on board.

===February===
* [[February 3]] – The sculpture ''[[L'Homme qui marche I]]'' by [[Alberto Giacometti]] sells in London for [[pound sterling|£]]65&nbsp;million (US$103.7&nbsp;million), setting a new world record for a work of art sold at auction.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/03/giacometti-sculpture-lhom_n_448243.html|title=Giacometti Sculpture 'L'Homme qui marche I' Fetches $104.3&nbsp;Million|work=The Huffington Post|access-date=February 3, 2010|first=Lila|last=Shapiro|date=February 3, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100206211452/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/03/giacometti-sculpture-lhom_n_448243.html| archive-date=February 6, 2010| url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2010/feb/03/giacometti-statue-breaks-auction-record|title=Alberto Giacometti statue breaks auction record with £65m sale|work=Mark Brown/Guardian|access-date=February 5, 2010 | location=London | date=February 3, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100206052059/http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2010/feb/03/giacometti-statue-breaks-auction-record| archive-date=February 6, 2010| url-status= live}}</ref>
*[[February 10]] – The [[Australian government]] is hit by [[February 2010 Australian cyberattacks|cyberattacks]] from [[Internet activism|freedom of expression activists]], following recent [[Pornography laws by region|Australian pornography restrictions]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Moses|first=Asher|date=2010-02-10|title=Operation Titstorm: hackers bring down government websites|url=https://www.theage.com.au/technology/operation-titstorm-hackers-bring-down-government-websites-20100210-nqku.html|access-date=2021-03-12|website=The Age|language=en|archive-date=August 17, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190817145200/https://www.theage.com.au/technology/operation-titstorm-hackers-bring-down-government-websites-20100210-nqku.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Leyden |first=John |date=11 February 2010 |title=Aussie anti-censor attacks strafe gov websites |url=https://www.theregister.com/2010/02/11/oz_anti_censorship_ddos_latest/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200927050733/https://www.theregister.com/2010/02/11/oz_anti_censorship_ddos_latest/ |archive-date=September 27, 2020 |access-date=2021-03-12 |website=The Register |language=en}}</ref>
* [[February 12]]–[[February 28|28]] – The [[2010 Winter Olympics]] are held in [[Vancouver]] and [[Whistler, British Columbia|Whistler]], Canada.
* [[February 15]] – [[Halle train collision|Two trains collide]] in [[Halle, Belgium|Halle]], [[Belgium]], killing 19 and injuring 171 people.
* [[February 18]] – The [[president of Niger]], [[Mamadou Tandja]], is overthrown after a group of soldiers [[2010 Nigerien coup d'état|storms the presidential palace]]<ref name=Todd>{{cite news|first=Todd|last=Pitman|url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gDZF3n7657_r2rMh4ywl_o-MjNQwD9DUOD600|title=Armed soldiers storm Niger presidential palace|agency=Associated Press|date=2010-02-18|access-date=April 17, 2011|archive-date=February 21, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100221233830/http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gDZF3n7657_r2rMh4ywl_o-MjNQwD9DUOD600|url-status=dead}}</ref> and form a ruling junta, the [[Supreme Council for the Restoration of Democracy]] headed by ''[[chef d'escadron]]'' [[Salou Djibo]].<ref name=Ousts>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8523196.stm|title=Military coup ousts Niger president|work=BBC News|date=2010-02-18|access-date=2010-02-18| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100219053310/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8523196.stm| archive-date=February 19, 2010| url-status= live}}</ref>
* [[February 27]] – An [[2010 Chile earthquake|8.8-magnitude earthquake]] occurs in [[Chile]], triggering a [[tsunami]] over the Pacific and killing at least 525.<ref name="muertos">{{cite web|url=http://www.interior.gob.cl/filesapp/listado_fallecidos_desaparecidos_27Feb.pdf |title=Subsecretaría del Interior de Chile |date=January 31, 2011 |publisher=Interior.gob.cl |access-date=2015-11-25 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121114043429/http://www.interior.gob.cl/filesapp/listado_fallecidos_desaparecidos_27Feb.pdf |archive-date=November 14, 2012  }}</ref> The earthquake is one of the [[Largest earthquakes by magnitude|largest]] in recorded history.

===March===
* [[March 16]] – The [[Kasubi Tombs]], [[Uganda]]'s only cultural [[World Heritage Site]], are destroyed by fire.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allvoices.com/s/event-5422309/aHR0cDovL3d3dy5uZXd2aXNpb24uY28udWcv |title=Uganda's UNESCO Heritage Site Gutted |website=www.allvoices.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110430033033/http://www.allvoices.com/s/event-5422309/aHR0cDovL3d3dy5uZXd2aXNpb24uY28udWcv |archive-date=April 30, 2011}}</ref>
* [[March 22]] – Four-year-old [[Death of Paulette Gebara Farah|Paulette Gebara Farah]] disappears from her family's home located in Huixquilucan, State of Mexico.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.debate.com.mx/mexico/Cronologia-Desaparicion-y-localizacion-de-Paulette-Gebara-20170504-0252.html|title=Cronología: Desaparición y localización de Paulette Gebara|date=May 4, 2017|accessdate=March 5, 2022|language=es|work=debate|archive-date=February 17, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220217140453/https://www.debate.com.mx/mexico/Cronologia-Desaparicion-y-localizacion-de-Paulette-Gebara-20170504-0252.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[March 26]] – The [[ROKS Cheonan (PCC-772)|ROKS ''Cheonan'']], a [[Republic of Korea Navy|South Korean Navy]] ship carrying 104 personnel, [[ROKS Cheonan sinking|sinks]] off the country's west coast, killing 46. In May, an independent investigation blames [[North Korea]], which denies the allegations.<ref name="dailynk1">{{cite web |url=http://www.dailynk.com/english/read.php?cataId=nk00100&num=6392 |title=Results Confirm North Korea Sank Cheonan |work=Daily NK |access-date=May 20, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100522235650/http://www.dailynk.com/english/read.php?cataId=nk00100&num=6392 |archive-date=May 22, 2010 |url-status=dead  }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article7131533.ece |title='All out war' threatened over North Korea attack on warship Cheonan |work=Times Online |date=May 20, 2010 |access-date=2010-05-25 |location=London |first=Anne |last=Barrowclough |archive-date=May 22, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100522062838/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article7131533.ece |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===April===
* [[April 3]] – The [[iPad (1st generation)|first]] [[iPad]] is released.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/03/05/ipad.apple.release/index.html|title= Apple's iPad to be released April 3|website= [[CNN]]|access-date= December 2, 2021|archive-date= December 2, 2021|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20211202063105/http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/03/05/ipad.apple.release/index.html|url-status= live}}</ref>
*[[April 5]] – [[Julian Assange]] [[News leak|leaks footage]] of a 2007 [[airstrike]] in [[Iraq War|Iraq]] titled "[[July 12, 2007, Baghdad airstrike|Collateral Murder]]" on the website [[WikiLeaks]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Bumiller|first=Elisabeth|date=2010-04-06|title=Video Shows U.S. Killing of Reuters Employees (Published 2010)|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/06/world/middleeast/06baghdad.html|access-date=2021-03-09|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=May 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190519180629/https://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/06/world/middleeast/06baghdad.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[April 7]] – [[Kyrgyzstan|Kyrgyz]] President [[Kurmanbek Bakiyev]] flees the country amid fierce [[Kyrgyz Revolution of 2010|anti-government riots]] in the capital, [[Bishkek]].<ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/tumult-in-kyrgyzstan-as-opposition-claims-power-1.889544 | work=CBC News | title=Tumult in Kyrgyzstan as opposition claims power | date=April 7, 2010| access-date= April 17, 2011 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101203024904/https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/tumult-in-kyrgyzstan-as-opposition-claims-power-1.889544| archive-date=December 3, 2010| url-status= live}}</ref>
* [[April 10]] – The [[president of Poland]], [[Lech Kaczyński]], is among 96 killed when their airplane [[2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash|crashes]] near [[Smolensk]], [[Russia]].<ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/apr/10/poland-president-lech-kaczynski-killed | location=London | work=The Guardian | first=Luke | last=Harding | title=Polish president Lech Kaczynski killed in plane crash | date=April 10, 2010| access-date= April 17, 2011 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110419214318/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/apr/10/poland-president-lech-kaczynski-killed| archive-date=April 19, 2011| url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Polish-President-Lech-Kaczynski-Killed-When-Plane-Crashed-On-Approach-To-Smolensk-Airport-In-Russia/Article/201004215598482?lpos=World_News_Carousel_Region_0&lid=ARTICLE_15598482 |title= The Latest News from the UK and Around the World|website=news.sky.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110427014728/http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Polish-President-Lech-Kaczynski-Killed-When-Plane-Crashed-On-Approach-To-Smolensk-Airport-In-Russia/Article/201004215598482?lpos=World_News_Carousel_Region_0&lid=ARTICLE_15598482 |archive-date=April 27, 2011}}</ref>
* [[April 14]] – [[Volcanic ash]] from one of [[2010 eruptions of Eyjafjallajökull|several eruptions]] beneath Mount [[Eyjafjallajökull]], an [[ice cap]] in [[Iceland]], begins to [[Air travel disruption after the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull eruption|disrupt air traffic]] across northern and western Europe.<ref name="NASInfo">{{cite web|url=http://www.norwegian.com/en/landingssider/cancellations-due-to-volcanic-ash-in-the-air/ |title=Cancellations due to volcanic ash in the air |date=2010-04-15 |publisher=[[Norwegian Air Shuttle]] |access-date=2010-04-15 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20100418203624/http://www.norwegian.com/en/landingssider/cancellations-due-to-volcanic-ash-in-the-air/ |archive-date=April 18, 2010 |url-status=dead  }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2010/04/15/bloomberg1376-L0WS531A74E9-1.DTL |title=Iceland Volcano Spewing Ash Chokes Europe Air Travel |date=2010-04-15 |work=San Francisco Chronicle |access-date=2010-04-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100821063035/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fg%2Fa%2F2010%2F04%2F15%2Fbloomberg1376-L0WS531A74E9-1.DTL |archive-date=August 21, 2010 }}</ref><ref name="BBC8622438">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8622438.stm|title=Live: Volcanic cloud over Europe|work=BBC News|access-date=2010-04-15 | date=April 15, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100507122114/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8622438.stm| archive-date=May 7, 2010| url-status= live}}</ref>
* [[April 20]] – The [[Deepwater Horizon explosion|Deepwater Horizon oil drilling platform explodes]] in the [[Gulf of Mexico]], killing 11 workers. The resulting [[Deepwater Horizon oil spill|Horizon oil spill]], one of the largest in history, spreads for several months, damaging the waters and the United States coastline, and prompting international debate and doubt about the practice and procedures of [[offshore drilling]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/04/21/oil.rig.explosion/index.html | work=CNN | title=At least 11 missing after blast on oil rig in Gulf | date=April 22, 2010| access-date= April 17, 2011 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100721121741/http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/04/21/oil.rig.explosion/index.html| archive-date=July 21, 2010| url-status= live}}</ref><ref name="Wardell">{{cite web|last=Wardell|first=J.|year=2010|url=http://www.nbcnews.com/id/37815518|title=Nations rethink offshore drilling|work=NBC News|access-date=2010-09-06|archive-date=September 10, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150910072339/http://www.nbcnews.com/id/37815518|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[April 27]] – [[Standard & Poor's]] [[Economy of Greece#2010 debt crisis|downgrades]] Greece's [[Sovereign rating|sovereign credit]] rating to [[High-yield debt|junk]] 4 days after the activation of a [[Euro|€]]45-billion [[European Union|EU]]–[[International Monetary Fund|IMF]] bailout, triggering the decline of [[stock market]]s worldwide and of the [[euro]]'s value,<ref name="BBC 2">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8647441.stm |title=Greek bonds rated 'junk' by Standard & Poor's |work=BBC News |date= April 27, 2010|access-date=2010-04-28| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100429143628/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8647441.stm| archive-date=April 29, 2010| url-status= live}}</ref><ref name="BBC">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8648029.stm |title=Greece crisis: Euro markets hit again |work=BBC News |date= April 28, 2010|access-date=2010-04-28| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100429031203/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8648029.stm| archive-date=April 29, 2010| url-status= live}}</ref><ref name="CNN">{{cite news|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2010/BUSINESS/04/28/greece.euro.markets/index.html?hpt=T1 |title=Greece crisis deepens on global market sell-off |publisher=CNN |date= April 28, 2010|access-date=2010-04-28| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100501141307/http://edition.cnn.com/2010/BUSINESS/04/28/greece.euro.markets/index.html?hpt=T1| archive-date=May 1, 2010| url-status= dead}}</ref> and furthering a [[European debt crisis|European sovereign debt crisis]].

===May===
* [[May 1]] – [[Expo 2010]] is held in [[Shanghai]], [[China]].
* [[May 2]] – The [[eurozone]] and the [[International Monetary Fund]] agree to a €110&nbsp;billion bailout package for Greece. The package involves sharp Greek [[austerity]] measures.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Greece Accepts Terms of EU-Led Bailout, 'Savage' Cuts (Update1)|work=Bloomberg.com|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=a9f8X9yDMcdI&pos=1|access-date=2010-05-02|first1=Gabi|last1=Thesing|first2=Flavia|last2=Krause-Jackson|date=May 2, 2010}}</ref>
* [[May 4]] – ''[[Nude, Green Leaves and Bust]]'' by [[Pablo Picasso]] sells in New York for [[United States dollar|US$]]106.5&nbsp;million, setting another new world record for a work of art sold at auction.<ref>{{cite news|title=Picasso painting fetches record $106m at auction|work=BBC News|date=2010-05-05|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/arts_and_culture/8661338.stm|access-date=2010-05-05| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100507123707/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/arts_and_culture/8661338.stm| archive-date=May 7, 2010| url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Crow |first=Kelly |title=Picasso sets auction record; Portrait of mistress sells for $106.5&nbsp;million, providing opening spark to season |work=The Wall Street Journal |date=2010-05-05 |page=A3 |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703866704575224873880379734 |access-date=2010-06-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100508033255/http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703866704575224873880379734.html |archive-date=May 8, 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Cotter|first=Holland|title=Another auction, another trophy|work=The New York Times|date=2010-05-06|page=C1|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/06/arts/06cotter.html|access-date=2010-06-11| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100511024349/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/06/arts/06cotter.html| archive-date=May 11, 2010| url-status= live}}</ref>
* [[May 6]]
** The [[2010 United Kingdom general election]] results in a [[hung parliament]], with the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] twenty seats short of a majority.
** The [[2010 flash crash]], a trillion-dollar stock market crash, occurs over 36 minutes, initiated by a series of automated trading programs in a feedback loop.<ref name="phillips-5-11-10">{{citation |url=https://blogs.wsj.com/marketbeat/2010/05/11/nasdaq-heres-our-timeline-of-the-flash-crash/ |title=Nasdaq: Here's Our Timeline of the Flash Crash |date=May 11, 2010 |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |first=Matt |last=Phillips |access-date=August 4, 2017 |archive-date=July 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200724144010/https://blogs.wsj.com/marketbeat/2010/05/11/nasdaq-heres-our-timeline-of-the-flash-crash/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[May 7]]
** [[Chile]] becomes the 31st member of the [[OECD]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oecd.org/chile/chilesaccessiontotheoecd.htm |publisher=[[OECD]] |title=Chile's accession to the OECD |date=May 7, 2010 |access-date=July 22, 2016 |archive-date=August 29, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120829025817/http://www.oecd.org/chile/chilesaccessiontotheoecd.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
** Scientists conducting the [[Neanderthal genome project]] announce that they have [[DNA sequencing|sequenced]] enough of the [[Neanderthal]] [[genome]] to suggest that Neanderthals and humans may have [[Archaic human admixture with modern humans|interbred]].<ref name="Pinkowski">{{cite magazine|last=Pinkowski |first=J. |year=2010 |url=http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1987568,00.html |title=Scientists sequence the Neanderthal genome |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |access-date=2010-05-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100508142534/http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0%2C8599%2C1987568%2C00.html |archive-date=May 8, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Green_Krause">{{cite journal|doi=10.1126/science.1188021|last=Green|first=R.E.|author2=Krause, J. |author3=Briggs, A.W. |author4=Maricic, T. |author5=Stenzel, U. |author6=Kircher, M.|date=2010-05-07|title=A draft sequence of the Neanderthal genome|journal=[[Science (journal)|Science]]|volume=328|issue=5979|pages=710–722|pmid=20448178|bibcode = 2010Sci...328..710G |display-authors=etal | pmc=5100745 |issn=0036-8075}}</ref>
* [[May 10]] – The [[2010 Philippine presidential election]] is held, with [[Benigno Aquino III]] elected as Philippine President.
* [[May 12]]
** Following the 6 May United Kingdom general election, the Conservative and [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrat]] parties [[2010 United Kingdom government formation|agree to form a coalition government]], the UK's first since the [[World War II|Second World War]].
** [[Afriqiyah Airways Flight 771]] crashes at runway at [[Tripoli International Airport]] in [[Libya]], killing 103 of the 104 people on board.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8676898.stm | work=BBC News | title=Briton among Libya air crash dead | date=May 13, 2010| access-date= April 17, 2011 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130601110939/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8676898.stm| archive-date=June 1, 2013| url-status= live}}</ref>
* [[May 19]] – [[2010 Thai political protests|Protests]] in [[Bangkok]], [[Thailand]], end with a bloody military crackdown, killing 91 and injuring more than 2,100.<ref name="deaths">{{cite news |title=Death toll rises as anti-government protests escalate in Thailand |url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article7126802.ece |work=Times Online |access-date=May 14, 2010 |author3=Joanna Sugden |author4=Sian Powell |location=London |date=May 15, 2010 |first1=Jenny |last1=Booth |first2=Sadie |last2=Gray |archive-date=April 29, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110429060537/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article7126802.ece |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/thailand/7741635/Bangkok-in-flames-as-protesters-refuse-to-back-down.html | location=London | work=The Daily Telegraph | title=Bangkok in flames as protesters refuse to back down | first1=Damien | last1=McElroy | first2=Ian | last2=MacKinnon | date=May 19, 2010| access-date= April 17, 2011 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110426200424/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/thailand/7741635/Bangkok-in-flames-as-protesters-refuse-to-back-down.html| archive-date=April 26, 2011| url-status= live}}</ref>
* [[May 20]]
** Scientists announced that they have created a functional [[gene synthesis#Entire genomes|synthetic genome]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8695992.stm |title=How scientists made 'artificial life'|access-date=2010-05-21|work=BBC News|date=2010-05-20| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130601101628/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8695992.stm| archive-date=June 1, 2013| url-status= live}}</ref>
** Five paintings worth €100&nbsp;million are stolen from the [[Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris]].<ref name="sky">{{cite news|last=Hewage |first=Tim |title=Thief Steals Paintings In Paris Art Heist |url=http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Thief-Steals-Paintings-In-Paris-Art-Heist-Valued-at-Five-Million-Euros-From-Modern-Art-Museum/Article/201005315635454?lpos=World_News_First_World_News_Article_Teaser_Region_0&lid=ARTICLE_15635454_Thief_Steals_Paintings_In_Paris_Art_Heist_Valued_at_Five_Million_Euros_From_Modern_Art_Museum |access-date=May 20, 2010 |newspaper=Sky News |date=May 20, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100826021142/http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Thief-Steals-Paintings-In-Paris-Art-Heist-Valued-at-Five-Million-Euros-From-Modern-Art-Museum/Article/201005315635454?lpos=World_News_First_World_News_Article_Teaser_Region_0&lid=ARTICLE_15635454_Thief_Steals_Paintings_In_Paris_Art_Heist_Valued_at_Five_Million_Euros_From_Modern_Art_Museum |archive-date=August 26, 2010 }}</ref><ref name="Guardian">{{cite news|last=Jones|first=Sam|title=Picasso and Matisse masterpieces stolen from Paris museum|url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2010/may/20/picasso-matisse-stolen-paris-museum|access-date=May 20, 2010|newspaper=The Guardian|date=May 20, 2010 | location=London| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100523151403/http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2010/may/20/picasso-matisse-stolen-paris-museum| archive-date=May 23, 2010| url-status= live}}</ref>
* [[May 22]] 
** [[Air India Express Flight 812]] overshoots the runway at [[Mangalore Airport (India)|Mangalore International Airport]] in India, killing 158 and leaving 8 survivors.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/05/21/india.plane.crash/index.html|title=158 dead in India plane crash|work=CNN|date=May 23, 2010|access-date=August 2, 2013|archive-date=August 28, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130828165706/http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/05/21/india.plane.crash/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
** [[Inter Milan]] beats [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern München]] 2–0 in the [[2009–10 UEFA Champions League|2010 Champions League]] Final at the [[Santiago Bernabéu Stadium|Santiago Bernabéu]].
* [[May 25]]–[[May 29|29]] – The [[Eurovision Song Contest 2010]] takes place in [[Oslo]], [[Norway]], and is won by [[Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest|German]] entrant [[Lena Meyer-Landrut|Lena]] with the song "[[Satellite (Lena Meyer-Landrut song)|Satellite]]".
* [[May 28]] – the [[2010 Ahmadiyya mosques massacre]] in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, killed 94 people during Friday prayers at two mosques.<ref name="bbc20100528">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/south_asia/10181380.stm|title=Pakistan mosque attacks in Lahore kill scores|date=May 28, 2010|publisher=BBC|access-date=May 29, 2010|archive-date=May 29, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100529224855/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/south_asia/10181380.stm|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[May 31]] – Nine activists are [[Gaza flotilla raid|killed in a clash]] with soldiers when Israeli Navy forces raid and capture a flotilla of ships attempting to break the [[Blockade of the Gaza Strip|Gaza blockade]].<ref name="edition.cnn.com">{{cite news|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/05/31/gaza.protest/index.html?hpt=T1|title=Israeli assault on Gaza-bound flotilla leaves at least 9 dead|publisher=CNN|date=May 31, 2010|access-date=June 2, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100603211209/http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/05/31/gaza.protest/index.html?hpt=T1| archive-date=June 3, 2010| url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-israel-flotilla-20100531,0,1839736.story |author=Edmund Sanders |title=Israel criticized over raid on Gaza flotilla |work=Los Angeles Times |date=June 1, 2010 |access-date=June 2, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100531101434/http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-israel-flotilla-20100531%2C0%2C1839736.story |archive-date=May 31, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===June===
* [[June 9]] – The [[Chicago Blackhawks]] win their first [[Stanley Cup]] since [[1961 Stanley Cup Finals|1961]].
* [[June 10]]–[[June 14|14]] – [[2010 South Kyrgyzstan ethnic clashes|Ethnic riots]] in [[Kyrgyzstan]] between [[Kyrgyz people|Kyrgyz]] and [[Uzbeks]] result in the deaths of hundreds.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/as_kyrgyzstan;_ylt=Api9XZ8yeOTfejBWw3re1JH9xg8F;_ylu=X3oDMTMyaDJuaDlrBGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMTAwNjE2L2FzX2t5cmd5enN0YW4EY2NvZGUDbW9zdHBvcHVsYXIEY3BvcwMzBHBvcwMzBHNlYwN5bl90b3Bfc3RvcmllcwRzbGsDa3lyZ3l6YXJteXRy |title=Ethnic Uzbeks in squalid camps fear returning home |author=Leonard P. |date=June 19, 2010 |access-date=June 19, 2010 |work=Yahoo! News }}{{dead link|date=May 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
* [[June 11]]–[[July 11]] – The [[2010 FIFA World Cup]] is held in South Africa, and is won by [[Spain men's national football team|Spain]].
* [[June 19]] – [[Wedding of Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, and Daniel Westling]]
* [[June 24]] – [[Julia Gillard]] is elected unopposed in a [[Australian Labor Party|Labor Party]] [[Australian Labor Party leadership spill, 2010|leadership ballot]] and sworn in as the first female [[prime minister of Australia]] following the resignation of [[Kevin Rudd]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Gillard ousts Rudd in bloodless coup |last=Rodgers |first=Emma |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/06/24/2935500.htm|access-date=June 24, 2010|publisher=ABC Online|date=June 24, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100625130706/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/06/24/2935500.htm| archive-date= June 25, 2010 | url-status= dead}}</ref> On the same day [[FIA]] appointed [[Pirelli]] as official tyre partner and supplier for [[Formula One]] from {{F1|2011}} season onwards.

===July===
* [[July 8]] – The first 24-hour flight by a [[solar-powered plane]] is completed by the [[Solar Impulse]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10550430 |title=Solar-powered plane lands safely after 26-hour flight |work=BBC News |access-date=August 2, 2013 |date=July 8, 2010 |archive-date=June 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210623150323/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10550430 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[July 13]] – [[Microsoft]] ends extended support for [[Windows 2000]].
* [[July 16]] – First (test) [[Instagram]] posts made by co-developers [[Mike Krieger]] and [[Kevin Systrom]] in [[San Francisco]];<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/G/ |title=Instagram post by Mike Krieger • Jul 16, 2010 at 5:26pm UTC |website=Instagram |language=en |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161208094529/https://www.instagram.com/p/G/ |archive-date=2016-12-08 |access-date=2019-10-04}}</ref> the service launches publicly on October 6.
* [[July 21]] – [[Slovenia]] becomes the 32nd member of the [[OECD]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oecd.org/slovenia/sloveniasaccessiontotheoecd.htm |publisher=[[OECD]] |title=Slovenia's accession to the OECD |date=July 21, 2010 |access-date=July 22, 2016 |archive-date=October 11, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011225752/http://www.oecd.org/slovenia/sloveniasaccessiontotheoecd.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[July 25]] – [[WikiLeaks]], an online publisher of anonymous, covert, and classified material, leaks to the public [[United States documents leak of the War in Afghanistan|over 90,000 internal reports]] about the United States-led involvement in the [[War in Afghanistan (2001–present)|War in Afghanistan]] from 2004 to 2010.<ref>{{cite news |title=Afghan War Diary, 2004–2010 |url=https://wikileaks.org/wiki/Afghan_War_Diary,_2004-2010 |access-date=April 17, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110527203303/http://wikileaks.org/wiki/Afghan_War_Diary%2C_2004-2010 |archive-date=May 27, 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[July 28]] – [[Airblue Flight 202]] crashes near Islamabad, Pakistan, killing all 152 people on board.
* [[July 29]] – Heavy monsoon rains begin to cause [[2010 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa floods|widespread flooding]] in the [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]] province of Pakistan. Over 1,600 are killed, and more than one million are displaced by the floods.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/08/04/pakistan.flooding/index.html?iref=allsearch |title=More rain, gushing flood waters threaten Pakistanis |publisher=CNN |date=2010-08-04 |access-date=2010-08-04 |archive-date=November 21, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111121000537/http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/08/04/pakistan.flooding/index.html?iref=allsearch |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[PDVAL affair]], also known as the Pudreval affair, political scandal in Venezuela where [[ton]]s of rotten food supplies were found torrent, which imported during [[Hugo Chávez]]'s government through subsidies of state-owned enterprise [[PDVAL]].<ref name="great">{{cite web|date=31 July 2010|title=Unos 170 millones de kilos de alimentos importados por Venezuela se han vencido, afirma la oposición|url=http://www.google.com/hostednews/epa/article/ALeqM5hGxTMTytdWbdjg85kySFN_Z4ZBZQ|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100804174844/http://www.google.com/hostednews/epa/article/ALeqM5hGxTMTytdWbdjg85kySFN_Z4ZBZQ|archive-date=4 August 2010|access-date=31 July 2010|work=[[Google]]|publisher=[[Agencia EFE]]|language=es}}</ref>

===August===
* [[August 10]] – The [[World Health Organization]] declares the [[2009 swine flu pandemic|H1N1 influenza pandemic]] over, saying worldwide flu activity has returned to typical seasonal patterns.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/cidrap/content/influenza/swineflu/news/aug1010who.html|title=CIDRAP News – WHO says H1N1 pandemic is over|date=August 10, 2010 | access-date= April 17, 2011 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110513055911/http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/cidrap/content/influenza/swineflu/news/aug1010who.html| archive-date=May 13, 2011| url-status= live}}</ref>
* [[August 16]] – [[AIRES Flight 8250]], a [[Boeing 737 Next Generation|Boeing 737–700]], crashed on landing at [[San Andrés (island)|San Andrés]], [[Colombia]].
* [[August 21]] – [[2010 Australian federal election]]: [[Julia Gillard]]'s [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]] [[Gillard government|government]] is re-elected, narrowly defeating<ref name="3005179abc">{{cite web |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/09/07/3005179.htm |title=Labor day: Gillard retains grip on power |work=ABC News |first=Emma |last=Rodgers |date=September 7, 2010 |access-date=September 8, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100909000414/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/09/07/3005179.htm| archive-date= September 9, 2010 | url-status= dead}}</ref> the [[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal]]/[[National Party of Australia|National]] [[Coalition (Australia)|Coalition]] led by [[Tony Abbott]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://australianpolitics.com/elections/federal-2010|title=2010 Federal Election &#124; AustralianPolitics.com|website=australianpolitics.com|access-date=February 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170607135559/http://australianpolitics.com/elections/federal-2010|archive-date=June 7, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[August 23]] – The [[Manila hostage crisis]] occurred near the [[Quirino Grandstand]] in Manila, Philippines killing 9 people, including the perpetrator, while injuring 9 others.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle09.asp?xfile=data/international/2010/August/international_August1258.xml&section=international |title=9 killed in Manila hostage drama |first=Gina |last=Abuyuan |publisher=Khaleej Times |date=August 23, 2010 |access-date=April 23, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100828022851/http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle09.asp?xfile=data/international/2010/August/international_August1258.xml&section=international |archive-date=August 28, 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

===September===
* [[September 4]] – A [[2010 Canterbury earthquake|7.1 magnitude]] earthquake rocks [[Christchurch]], [[New Zealand]] causing large amounts of damage but no direct fatalities.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/page/magnitude-7-1-earthquake-rocks-canterbury |title=Magnitude 7.1 earthquake rocks Canterbury &#124; NZHistory, New Zealand history online |publisher=Nzhistory.net.nz |date=2011-02-22 |access-date=2015-11-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150111120809/http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/page/magnitude-7-1-earthquake-rocks-canterbury |archive-date=January 11, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It is the first in a series of earthquakes between 2010 and 2012 that resulted in the deaths of 187 people and over $40&nbsp;billion worth of damage.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/page/christchurch-earthquake-kills-185 |title=Christchurch earthquake kills 185 &#124; NZHistory, New Zealand history online |publisher=Nzhistory.net.nz |access-date=2015-11-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150220054213/http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/page/christchurch-earthquake-kills-185 |archive-date=February 20, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/christchurch-quake-cost-rises-10b-40b-bd-139278 |title=Christchurch quake cost rises $10b to $40b &#124; The National Business Review |publisher=Nbr.co.nz |date=2013-04-29 |access-date=2015-11-25 |archive-date=July 14, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714164457/http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/christchurch-quake-cost-rises-10b-40b-bd-139278 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Seismologists noted that the earthquake sequence was highly unusual, and likely to never happen again anywhere else in the world.<ref>{{cite news |author=Charles Anderson |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/christchurch-earthquake-2011/9444430/Canterbury-earthquakes-were-highly-unusual |title=Canterbury earthquakes were highly unusual |work=Stuff.co.nz |access-date=2015-11-25 |archive-date=January 2, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160102003120/http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/christchurch-earthquake-2011/9444430/Canterbury-earthquakes-were-highly-unusual |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[September 7]] – [[Israel]] becomes the 33rd member of the [[OECD]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oecd.org/israel/israelsaccessiontotheoecd.htm |publisher=[[OECD]] |title=Israel's accession to the OECD |date=September 7, 2010 |access-date=July 22, 2016 |archive-date=May 16, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200516012445/http://www.oecd.org/israel/israelsaccessiontotheoecd.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[September 22]] – [[Anonymous (hacker group)|Anonymous]] initiates [[Operation Payback]], a [[Cyberattack|coordinated cyberattack]] on multiple corporations, law firms, and politicians over the banning of [[File sharing website|file-sharing websites]] such as [[LimeWire]] and [[The Pirate Bay]] and also the [[Sarah Palin|politicians]] and financial institutions against [[WikiLeaks]], a [[whistleblower]] website.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Anderson|first=Nate|date=2010-09-30|title="Operation Payback" attacks to go on until "we stop being angry"|url=https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/09/operation-payback-attacks-continue-until-we-stop-being-angry.ars|access-date=2021-03-12|website=Ars Technica|language=en-us|archive-date=October 2, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101002031035/https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/09/operation-payback-attacks-continue-until-we-stop-being-angry.ars|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Operation Payback directs DDoS attack at AFACT|url=https://www.itnews.com.au/news/operation-payback-directs-ddos-attack-at-afact-233573|access-date=2021-03-12|website=iTnews|archive-date=September 9, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150909200701/https://www.itnews.com.au/news/operation-payback-directs-ddos-attack-at-afact-233573|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Movie Rental Outfit Calls For Nationwide Pirate Bay Block * TorrentFreak|url=https://torrentfreak.com/movie-rental-outfit-calls-for-nationwide-pirate-bay-block-100916/|access-date=2021-03-12|language=en|archive-date=September 19, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100919162355/https://torrentfreak.com/movie-rental-outfit-calls-for-nationwide-pirate-bay-block-100916/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Leyden|first=John|title=Ministry of Sound floored by Anonymous|url=https://www.theregister.com/2010/10/04/ministry_of_sound_ddos/|access-date=2021-03-12|website=www.theregister.com|language=en|archive-date=June 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200606050836/https://www.theregister.com/2010/10/04/ministry_of_sound_ddos/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Leyden|first=John|title=Spanish entertainment industry feels wrath of Anonymous|url=https://www.theregister.com/2010/10/07/anonymous_ent_biz_ddos_hits_spain/|access-date=2021-03-12|website=www.theregister.com|language=en|archive-date=June 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200606050830/https://www.theregister.com/2010/10/07/anonymous_ent_biz_ddos_hits_spain/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2010-09-17|title=4chan Users Organize Surgical Strike Against MPAA|url=https://www.pandasecurity.com/en/mediacenter/news/4chan-users-organize-ddos-against-mpaa/|access-date=2021-03-12|website=Panda Security Mediacenter|language=en-US|archive-date=November 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201106232747/https://www.pandasecurity.com/en/mediacenter/news/4chan-users-organize-ddos-against-mpaa/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Leyden|first=John|title=Notorious Anonymous hacktivists launch fresh attacks|url=https://www.theregister.com/2010/10/18/anon_ipo_ddos/|access-date=2021-03-12|website=www.theregister.com|language=en|archive-date=August 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200810161844/https://www.theregister.com/2010/10/18/anon_ipo_ddos/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title='Anonymous' Plans DDoS Attack on RIAA on Friday|url=https://www.pcmag.com/archive/anonymous-plans-ddos-attack-on-riaa-on-friday-256264|access-date=2021-03-12|website=PCMAG|language=en|archive-date=November 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109025527/https://www.pcmag.com/archive/anonymous-plans-ddos-attack-on-riaa-on-friday-256264|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2010-12-09|title=Sarah Palin website hit by WikiLeaks Operation Payback DDoS attack|url=https://metro.co.uk/2010/12/09/sarah-palin-website-hit-by-wikileaks-operation-payback-ddos-attack-603103/|access-date=2021-03-12|website=Metro|language=en|archive-date=December 6, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121206122945/https://metro.co.uk/2010/12/09/sarah-palin-website-hit-by-wikileaks-operation-payback-ddos-attack-603103/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2010-12-08|title=Operation:Payback broadens to "Operation Avenge Assange" {{!}} PandaLabs Blog|url=http://pandalabs.pandasecurity.com/operationpayback-broadens-to-operation-avenge-assange/|access-date=2021-03-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101208061947/http://pandalabs.pandasecurity.com/operationpayback-broadens-to-operation-avenge-assange/|archive-date=December 8, 2010}}</ref>

===October===
* [[October 3]] – [[Germany]] makes final reparation payment for [[World War I]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/germany-makes-final-reparation-payments-world-war/story?id=11755920|title=Germany to Settle WWI Debt After 92 Years|website=ABC News|language=en|access-date=2019-08-30|archive-date=October 2, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101002073500/https://abcnews.go.com/International/germany-makes-final-reparation-payments-world-war/story?id=11755920|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[October 3]]–[[October 14|14]] – [[2010 Commonwealth Games]] takes place in [[Delhi]], [[India]].
* [[October 10]] – The [[Netherlands Antilles]] are [[Dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles|dissolved]], with the islands being split up and given a new constitutional status.<ref name="time">{{cite web |url=https://zoek.officielebekendmakingen.nl/stb-2010-387.html |title=Besluit van 23 september 2010 tot vaststelling van het tijdstip van inwerkingtreding van de artikelen I en II van de Rijkswet wijziging Statuut in verband met de opheffing van de Nederlandse Antillen |publisher=Zoek.officielebekendmakingen.nl |date=2010-09-23 |access-date=2015-11-25 |archive-date=September 14, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150914012535/https://zoek.officielebekendmakingen.nl/stb-2010-387.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[October 11]] – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that he will extend the settlement freeze if the Palestinian leadership recognizes Israel as a Jewish state. The Palestinians quickly reject the offer.<ref>{{cite web | author=Jeffrey Heller | title=Israel makes settlement offer; Palestinians say no | website=[[Reuters]] | url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-palestinians-israel-idUSTRE69A31M20101011 | accessdate=October 11, 2010 | language=English | archive-date=May 16, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516181247/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-palestinians-israel-idUSTRE69A31M20101011 | url-status=live }}</ref> 
* [[October 12]] – 
** [[Instagram]] was launched.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Garber |first=Megan |date=2014-07-02 |title=Instagram Was First Called 'Burbn' |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/07/instagram-used-to-be-called-brbn/373815/ |access-date=2025-10-16 |website=The Atlantic |language=en}}</ref>
** The Finnish [[Yle TV2]] channel's ''[[Ajankohtainen kakkonen]]'' current affairs program featured controversial [[Homoilta|''Homoilta'' episode]] (literally "gay night"), which led to the resignation of almost 50,000 [[Finns]] from the [[Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland|Evangelical Lutheran Church]].<ref>{{cite web | author=eroakirkosta.fi | title=Statistical Data | url=http://www.eroakirkosta.fi/media/tilastot | accessdate=October 18, 2010 | language=Finnish | archive-date=March 7, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170307070230/http://eroakirkosta.fi/media/tilastot | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=eroakirkosta.fi | title=Resignations Today | url=http://www.eroakirkosta.fi/static/ek-tilastot/ | accessdate=October 18, 2010 | language=Finnish | archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20101019134121/http://eroakirkosta.fi/static/ek-tilastot/| archivedate= October 19, 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | author=Eroa kirkosta | title=Erolaskuri | date=October 24, 2010 | url=http://eroakirkosta.fi/static/ek-tilastot/ylea2.html | access-date=October 24, 2010 | language=fi | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101021200908/http://eroakirkosta.fi/static/ek-tilastot/ylea2.html | archive-date=October 21, 2010 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
*[[October 22]] 
**The [[International Space Station]] surpasses the [[List of spaceflight records|record]] for the longest continuous human occupation of space, having been continuously inhabited since November 2, 2000 (3641 days).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.federalspace.ru/main.php?id=2&nid=10661&lang=en|title=ISS Beats Mir Record|date=October 26, 2010|access-date=October 31, 2010|publisher=[[Russian Federal Space Agency]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110513040901/http://www.federalspace.ru/main.php?id=2&nid=10661&lang=en|archive-date=May 13, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?day=22&month=10&year=2010&hour=11&min=13&sec=0&p1=1927|title=Time is fixed on Friday, 22 October 2010, 11:13 Cheboksary time|access-date=October 31, 2010|publisher=Timeanddate.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110429060045/http://timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?day=22&month=10&year=2010&hour=11&min=13&sec=0&p1=1927|archive-date=April 29, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>
**The [[Iraq War documents leak|2010 Iraq War Documents leak]] occurs, being deemed the biggest [[Us government|US government]] [[News leak|leak]] in history. [[WikiLeaks]] being responsible for revealing [[Iraq War Logs|391832 documents]] concerning the [[Iraq War|2003 Iraq War]] which revealed approximately 60% of the [[Casualties of the Iraq War|Iraqi deaths]] were [[civilian casualties]], the [[Iraq Body Count project|Iraq War body count project]] showing the casualty percentage is closer to 80%.<ref>{{Cite news|last=SPIEGEL|first=DER|title=The WikiLeaks Iraq War Logs: Greatest Data Leak in US Military History|url=https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/the-wikileaks-iraq-war-logs-greatest-data-leak-in-us-military-history-a-724845.html|access-date=2021-03-12|newspaper=Der Spiegel|date=October 22, 2010|language=en|archive-date=May 26, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120526225527/https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/the-wikileaks-iraq-war-logs-greatest-data-leak-in-us-military-history-a-724845.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2010-10-22|title=Iraq war logs: secret files show how US ignored torture|url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/oct/22/iraq-war-logs-military-leaks|access-date=2021-03-12|website=the Guardian|language=en|archive-date=July 30, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130730184021/http://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/oct/22/iraq-war-logs-military-leaks|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/|access-date=2021-03-12|website=www.aljazeera.com|language=en|archive-date=June 18, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070618183239/http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/8A2BB5AC-A330-4AF3-8ABA-7177872EC80F.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=WikiLeaks website publishes classified military documents from Iraq|url=http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/10/22/wikileaks.iraq/index.html|access-date=2021-03-12|website=www.cnn.com|language=en|archive-date=October 24, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101024055349/http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/10/22/wikileaks.iraq/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2010-10-27|title=Wikileaks: Iraq war logs increase pressure for openness|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-11613349|access-date=2021-03-12|archive-date=May 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514000756/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-11613349|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Croft|first=Adrian|date=2010-10-23|title=WikiLeaks says logs show 15,000 more Iraq deaths|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-wikileaks-iraq-idUSTRE69L54J20101023|access-date=2021-03-12|archive-date=June 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210612060602/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-wikileaks-iraq-idUSTRE69L54J20101023|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[October 23]] – In [[2010 G-20 Seoul summit preparations|preparation for the Seoul summit]], finance ministers of the [[G-20 major economies|G-20]] agree to reform the [[International Monetary Fund]] and shift 6% of the [[International Monetary Fund#Members' quotas and voting power, and board of governors|voting shares]] to [[developing nations]] and countries with [[emerging markets]].<ref name="G20 summit agrees to reform IMF">{{cite news |last=Walker |first=Andrew |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11612701 |title=G20 summit agrees to reform IMF – BBC News |work=BBC News |date=October 23, 2010 |access-date=2015-11-25 |archive-date=January 2, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160102003120/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11612701 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[October 25]] – An [[2010 Mentawai earthquake and tsunami|earthquake and consequent tsunami]] off the coast of [[Sumatra]], [[Indonesia]], kills over 400 people and leaves hundreds missing.<ref name="BBC News Major earthquake">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11621977|title=Major earthquake strikes off Indonesia|work=[[BBC News]]|date=2010-10-25|access-date=2010-10-26| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101026045356/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11621977| archive-date=October 26, 2010| url-status= live}}</ref>
* [[October 26]] – [[2010 eruptions of Mount Merapi|Repeated eruptions]] of [[Mount Merapi]] volcano in [[Central Java]], [[Indonesia]], and accompanying [[pyroclastic flow]]s of scalding gas, pumice, and [[volcanic ash]] descending the erupting volcano kill 353 people and force hundreds of thousands of residents to evacuate.<ref>{{cite news|title=Flights resume to Indonesia as volcano spews ash |url=http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_INDONESIA_VOLCANO?SITE=VASTR&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181120095840/http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_INDONESIA_VOLCANO?SITE=VASTR&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 20, 2018 |agency=Associated Press |last=Riyadi |first=Slamet |date=November 11, 2010 |access-date=November 11, 2010 }}</ref><ref name=guardian_toll>{{cite news|last=Weaver|first=Matthew|author2=Tran, Mark |others=agencies|title=Mount Merapi death toll rises|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/nov/05/mount-merapi-death-toll-rises|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=November 5, 2010|access-date=November 5, 2010|location=London| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101107043458/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/nov/05/mount-merapi-death-toll-rises| archive-date=November 7, 2010| url-status= live}}</ref><ref name=bknpb1>{{cite news|url=http://bnpb.go.id/irw/berita.asp?id=119 |title=(Death toll as of 15:00hrs 05/112010 stands at 122)-Korban Meninggal Akibat Letusan Merapi Mencapai 122 Orang |publisher=Badan Koordinasi Nasional Penanganan Bencana-Indonesian Disaster Management Office |author=BNPB |language=id |date=November 5, 2010 |access-date=November 8, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110427034631/http://bnpb.go.id/irw/berita.asp?id=119 |archive-date=April 27, 2011  }}</ref>
* [[October 28]] – [[Dilma Rousseff]] is elected, becoming the first (and, so far, the only) female president from [[Brazil]].
* [[October 31]] – [[Expo 2010]] concludes in [[Shanghai]], [[China]].

===November===
* [[November 2]] – [[2010 United States elections]] were held on Tuesday, November 2, 2010, in the middle of Democratic President [[Barack Obama]]'s first term. Republicans ended unified Democratic control of Congress and the presidency by winning a majority in the House of Representatives.
* [[November 4]]
**[[Aero Caribbean Flight 883]] crashes in central [[Cuba]], killing all 68 people on board.<ref name=NYT_1106>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/06/world/americas/06cuba.html?ref=world|title=Cuban Plane Crash Kills 68 People|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=November 6, 2010|first=Elisabeth|last=Malkin|date=November 5, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110430045627/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/06/world/americas/06cuba.html?ref=world| archive-date=April 30, 2011| url-status= live}}</ref>
**[[Qantas Flight 32]] suffers an [[engine failure]] requiring an emergency landing in Singapore.
* [[November 11]]–[[November 12|12]] – The [[2010 G-20 Seoul summit|G-20 summit]] is held in [[Seoul]], [[South Korea]]. Korea becomes the first non-[[G8]] nation to host a G-20 leaders summit.<ref>{{cite news|last=Oliver|first=Christian|title=Seoul: S Korea looks forward to its own party|work=[[Financial Times]]|location=London|date=June 25, 2010}}</ref>
* [[November 13]] – [[Burma|Burmese]] opposition politician [[Aung San Suu Kyi]] is released from her [[house arrest]] after being incarcerated since [[1989]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11749661|title=Burma releases Aung San Suu Kyi|work=[[BBC News]]|date=November 13, 2010| access-date= April 17, 2011 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110415095738/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11749661| archive-date=April 15, 2011| url-status= live}}</ref>
* [[November 14]] – [[Sebastian Vettel]] became the youngest F1 Champion after a 4 way championship fight.
* [[November 17]] – Researchers at [[CERN]] trap 38 [[antihydrogen]] [[atom]]s for a sixth of a second, marking the first time in history that humans have trapped [[antimatter]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11773791|title=Antimatter atom trapped for first time, say scientists|work=BBC News|date=November 17, 2010| access-date= April 17, 2011 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110427085806/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11773791| archive-date=April 27, 2011| url-status= live}}</ref>
* [[November 20]] – Participants of the [[2010 Lisbon summit|2010 NATO Lisbon summit]] issue the [[NATO Lisbon Summit Declaration|Lisbon Summit Declaration]].
* [[November 21]] – [[Eurozone]] countries agree to a [[Post-2008 Irish economic downturn#Economic Adjustment Programme for Ireland|rescue package]] for the [[Republic of Ireland]] from the [[European Financial Stability Facility]] in response to the country's [[Post-2008 Irish economic downturn|financial crisis]].<ref>{{Cite journal | title = Ireland confirms EU financial rescue deal | url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11807730 | journal= BBC News | date = November 21, 2010 | access-date= April 17, 2011 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110427090342/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11807730| archive-date=April 27, 2011| url-status= live}}</ref><ref name="RTE 21/11">{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/1121/imf2-business.html|title=Plan will have policy conditions – ECB|date=November 21, 2010|work=[[RTÉ News and Current Affairs]]|publisher=[[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]]|access-date=November 21, 2010|archive-date=December 7, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121207081138/http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/1121/imf2-business.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | title = Euro zone ministers approve rescue package for Ireland | url = https://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2010/1121/breaking26.html | newspaper = Irish Times | date = November 21, 2010 | access-date= April 17, 2011 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110426185120/http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2010/1121/breaking26.html| archive-date=April 26, 2011| url-status= live}}</ref>
* [[November 23]] – [[North Korea]] [[Bombardment of Yeonpyeong|shells]] [[Yeonpyeong Island]], prompting a military response by South Korea. The incident causes an escalation of tension on the [[Korean Peninsula]] and prompts widespread international condemnation. The [[United Nations]] declares it to be one of the most serious incidents since the end of the [[Korean War]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Tensions high as North, South Korea trade shelling|url=http://www.dawn.com/2010/11/24/tensions-high-as-north-south-korea-trade-shelling.html|access-date=November 24, 2010|newspaper=Dawn|date=November 24, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101125015733/http://www.dawn.com/2010/11/24/tensions-high-as-north-south-korea-trade-shelling.html| archive-date=November 25, 2010| url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2010/11/23/2010112301235.html?Dep1=news&Dep2=top&Dep3=top |first=Dong |last=Kim |script-title=ko:北 해안포 도발 감행, 연평도에 포탄 200여발 떨어져 |language=ko |work=[[The Chosun Ilbo]] |date=2010-11-23 |access-date=2010-11-23 |archive-date=November 26, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101126072001/http://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2010/11/23/2010112301235.html?Dep1=news&Dep2=top&Dep3=top |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6AM0YS20101123?loomia_ow=t0:s0:a49:g43:r1:c0.586538:b39750226:z0 |title=Two Koreas exchange fire across maritime border |work=[[Reuters]] |date=2010-11-23 |access-date=2010-11-23 |archive-date=November 22, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201122004818/https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6AM0YS20101123?loomia_ow=t0:s0:a49:g43:r1:c0.586538:b39750226:z0 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[November 28]] – [[WikiLeaks]] releases a collection of more than 250,000 American [[United States diplomatic cables leak|diplomatic cables]], including 100,000 [[Classified information in the United States|marked "secret" or "confidential"]].<ref name="s005">{{Cite web |last=Shane |first=Scott |last2=Lehren |first2=Andrew W. |date=2010-11-28 |title=Cables Uncloak U.S. Diplomacy |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/29/world/29cables.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241010042349/https://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/29/world/29cables.html |archive-date=October 10, 2024 |access-date=2024-11-20 |website=The New York Times}}</ref><ref name=manila>{{cite web |author=Kris Danielle Suarez |url=http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/11/29/10/1796-memos-us-embassy-manila-wikileaks-cablegate |title=1,796 memos from US embassy in Manila in WikiLeaks 'Cablegate' |publisher=ABS-CBN News |date=2015-11-20 |access-date=2015-11-25 |archive-date=September 27, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120927221008/http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/11/29/10/1796-memos-us-embassy-manila-wikileaks-cablegate |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[November 29]] – The [[European Union]] agree to an €85&nbsp;billion [[Bailout|rescue deal]] for Ireland from the [[European Financial Stability Facility]], the [[International Monetary Fund]] and bilateral loans from the [[United Kingdom]], [[Denmark]] and [[Sweden]].<ref name="rescuedeal">{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/1128/economy.html|title=Eurozone agrees €85bn deal for Ireland|date=November 29, 2010|work=[[RTÉ News and Current Affairs]]|publisher=[[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]]|access-date=November 29, 2010|archive-date=November 29, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101129203544/http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/1128/economy.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[November 29]]–[[December 10]] – The [[2010 United Nations Climate Change Conference]] is held in [[Cancún]], Mexico. Formally referred to as the 16th session of the Conference of the Parties of the [[United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change]] (COP 16), it serves too as the 6th meeting of the Parties to the [[Kyoto Protocol]] (CMP 6).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://unfccc.int/files/meetings/cop_15/application/pdf/cop15_dv_auv.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221010/http://unfccc.int/files/meetings/cop_15/application/pdf/cop15_dv_auv.pdf |archive-date=2022-10-10 |url-status=live |title=Draft decision – /CP.15 : Dates and venues of future sessions |publisher=Unfccc.int |access-date=2015-11-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cop16.mx/|title=COP 16|author=Born With Design|access-date=October 21, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150801095814/http://cop16.mx/|archive-date=August 1, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===December===
* [[December]] – Comet [[Hale Bopp]] was found again around 30.7 [[Astronomical unit|AU]] away from the Sun. The previous time the Comet was found was in [[April 1997]].
* [[December 9]] – [[Estonia]] becomes the 34th member of the [[OECD]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oecd.org/estonia/estoniasaccessiontotheoecd.htm|publisher=[[OECD]]|title=Estonia's accession to the OECD|date=December 9, 2010|access-date=July 22, 2016|archive-date=October 12, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012061249/http://www.oecd.org/estonia/estoniasaccessiontotheoecd.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[December 17]] – The attempted [[suicide of Mohamed Bouazizi]], a street vendor in [[Tunisia]], triggers the [[Tunisian Revolution]] and the wider [[Arab Spring]] throughout the [[Arab world]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/22/world/africa/22sidi.html|title=Slap to a Man's Pride Set Off Tumult in Tunisia|last=Fahim|first=Kareem|date=2011-01-21|newspaper=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331|access-date=2017-01-16|archive-date=January 18, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118033751/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/22/world/africa/22sidi.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[December 21]] – The first [[December 2010 lunar eclipse|total lunar eclipse]] to occur on the day of the Northern [[winter solstice]] and Southern [[summer solstice]] since [[List of 17th century lunar eclipses|1638]] takes place.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2010/17dec_solsticeeclipse/|title=NASA Science News: Solstice Lunar Eclipse|access-date=October 21, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141105100428/http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2010/17dec_solsticeeclipse/|archive-date=November 5, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/lunar-eclipse-winter-solstice-to-coincide-1.955339|title=Lunar eclipse, winter solstice to coincide|date=December 20, 2010|access-date=October 21, 2014|work=CBC News|archive-date=December 20, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101220103146/http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/12/17/lunar-eclipse-winter-solstice-coincide.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

== World population ==
{{Main|List of countries by population in 2010}}

==Births and deaths==
{{Main|Category:2010 births|Deaths in 2010}}

==Nobel Prizes==
[[File:Nobel medal.png|right|120px]]
* [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Chemistry]] – [[Richard F. Heck]], [[Ei-ichi Negishi]] and [[Akira Suzuki (chemist)|Akira Suzuki]]
* [[Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences|Economics]] – [[Peter A. Diamond]], [[Dale T. Mortensen]] and [[Christopher A. Pissarides]]
* [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Literature]] – [[Mario Vargas Llosa]]
* [[Nobel Peace Prize|Peace]] – [[Liu Xiaobo]]
* [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Physics]] – [[Andre Geim]] and [[Konstantin Novoselov]]
* [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Physiology or Medicine]] – [[Robert G. Edwards]]

==New English words and terms==
*''[[Arab spring]]''
*[[deadnaming|''deadname'']]<ref name="new.words.2012">{{cite web|url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/time-traveler/2012|title=Time Traveler by Merriam-Webster: Words from 2012|website=merriam-webster.com|access-date=August 8, 2020|archive-date=November 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201106162331/https://www.merriam-webster.com/time-traveler/2012|url-status=live}}</ref>
*''[[gamification]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/time-traveler/2010|title=Time Traveler by Merriam-Webster: Words from 2010|website=merriam-webster.com|access-date=May 5, 2018|archive-date=May 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180505135224/https://www.merriam-webster.com/time-traveler/2010|url-status=live}}</ref>
*''[[libfix]]''

==See also==
* {{portal-inline|2010s}}

==References==
{{Reflist|33em}}
{{Events by month links}}
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