Page 2: Historical Events In 2010

Oct 10   The Netherlands Antilles are dissolved, with the islands being split up and given a new constitutional status.   

Oct 22   The International Space Station surpasses the record for the longest continuous human occupation of space, having been continuously inhabited since November 2, 2000 (3641 days).   

Oct 23   In preparation for the Seoul summit, finance ministers of the G-20 agree to reform the International Monetary Fund and shift 6% of the voting shares to developing nations and countries with emerging markets.   

Oct 25   An earthquake and consequent tsunami off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, results in the deaths of over 400 people and leave hundreds missing   

Oct 26   Repeated eruptions of Mount Merapi in Central Java, Indonesia, have killed at least 240 people and forced hundreds of thousands of residents to evacuate   

Nov 04   Aero Caribbean Flight 883 crashes in central Cuba, killing all 68 people on board   

Nov 11   The G-20 summit is held in Seoul, South Korea. Korea is recorded as becoming the inaugural non-G8 nation to host a G-20 leaders summit.   

Nov 13   Burmese opposition politician Aung San Suu Kyi is released from her house arrest   

Nov 17   Researchers at CERN trap 38 antihydrogen atoms for a sixth of a second, marking the inaugural time in history that humans have trapped antimatter.   

Nov 20   Participants of the 2010 NATO Lisbon summit issued the Lisbon Summit Declaration.   

Nov 21   Eurozone countries agree to a rescue package for the Republic of Ireland from the European Financial Stability Facility in response to the country's financial crisis   

Nov 22   A stampede during Bon Om Thook (Khmer Water Festival) celebrations in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, results in the deaths of 347.   

Nov 23   North Korea shells Yeonpyeong Island, prompting a military response by South Korea. The incident caused an escalation of tension on the Korean Peninsula and prompted widespread international condemnation. The United Nations declared it to be one of the most serious incidents since the end of the Korean War   

Nov 28   In this year, WikiLeaks releases a collection of more than 250000 American diplomatic cables, including 100000 marked "secret" or "confidential"   

Dec 02   NASA announces the discovery of the bacterium GFAJ-1, which may be able to partially replace phosphorous with arsenic in some of its biomolecules.   

Dec 21   The inaugural total lunar eclipse to occur on the day of the Northern winter solstice and Southern summer solstice since 1638 takes place.   

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Jan 03   Professor sir ian brownlie: International law specialist   

Jan 04   Johan ferrier: Surinamian politician (b. 1910)   

Jan 05   Rory markas: Angels baseball announcer (b.1955)   

Jan 07   Willie mitchell: American soul singer (b. 1928)   

Jan 08   Monica maughan: Australian actor (b. 1933)   

Jan 11   Miep gies: Dutch humanitarian, discoverer of anne frank's diary (b. 1909)   

Jan 12   Hasib sabbagh: Palestinian businessman and philanthropist, co-founder of consolidated contractors company (b. 1920)   

Jan 13   Teddy pendergrass: American r&b singer (b. 1950)