2010

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 of the Gregorian calendar. See also: 2010: Odyssey Two

Events

January 15 - Annular solar eclipse (The longest lasting annular eclipse of the 21st century.)

April 3 to April 5 - NCAA Men's Basketball Final Four to be held at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Somewhere in April (unknown) - The International Space Station construction will be completed.
April 9 - It is projected that on this day the world population will reach 7 billion (thousand million, not million million).

June 6 - Conjunction between Jupiter and Uranus, Jupiter 28' south. First conjunction of triple conjunction Jupiter/Uranus. also lund

July 11 - Total solar eclipse (visible only in the South Pacific and southern South America).

September 22 - Conjunction between Jupiter and Uranus, Jupiter 53' south. Second conjunction of triple conjunction Jupiter/Uranus.

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.
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.
U.S. Census

The Simpsons episode originally airing March 26, 1995 Lisa's Wedding takes place in 2010.
The story that video game "Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War" happened in 2010.
The science fiction novel 2010: Odyssey Two by Arthur C. Clarke and the motion picture by Peter Hyams 2010: The Year We Make Contact
The movie Thunderbirds takes place in 2010.