4 января — в Дубае сдана в эксплуатацию башня Бурдж-Халифа (араб.برج خليفة — Башня «Халифа») — небоскрёб, с 19 мая 2008 года — самое высокое когда-либо существовавшее сооружение в мире. Высота — 828 метров (163 этажа).
28 февраля — на стадионе Би-Си Плэйс в Ванкувере (Канада) прошла церемония закрытия Зимних Олимпийских игр. Произошла передача Олимпийского флага от Ванкувера столице Зимних Олимпийских игр 2014 Сочи.
30 мая — в России прошёл финал национального отборочного конкурса Детское Евровидение 2010. Россию представит дуэт «Волшебный Микрофон» с песней «Boy & Girl».
31 мая — Израильатаковал шесть судов международной «Флотилии свободы», шедшей с гуманитарным грузом в направлении Сектора Газа. В результате последовавших событий были убиты 9 и ранены 30 пассажиров корабля «Мави Мармара», ранения также получили 10—15 израильских солдат.
3 июня — стартовал основной этап проекта Марс-500 — серия экспериментов по длительной изоляции экипажа в условиях специально созданного наземного экспериментального комплекса[45].
Для грузоперевозчиков открыт крупнейший аэропорт мира Al Maktoum International в Дубае, для пассажирских лайнеров аэропорт откроется в марте 2011 года[59].
2 октября — в Латвии состоялись выборы в однопалатный парламент — Сейм. Победу одержало объединение «Единство», которое возглавляет премьер-министр страны Валдис Домбровскис[91].
English association football player (born 1980) Not to be confused with Martin Lancaster. Martyn Lancaster Lancaster with the Atlanta Silverbacks in 2007Personal informationFull name Martyn Neil Lancaster[1]Date of birth (1980-11-10) 10 November 1980 (age 43)[1][2]Place of birth Billinge, Greater Manchester, EnglandHeight 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2]Position(s) Centre-back[1][2]Full-back[3]Youth career1997–2000 Chester City…
Questa voce sull'argomento calciatori italiani è solo un abbozzo. Contribuisci a migliorarla secondo le convenzioni di Wikipedia. Segui i suggerimenti del progetto di riferimento. Gianluca Nocentini Nazionalità Italia Altezza 182 cm Peso 74 kg Calcio Ruolo Difensore Squadra Sangiovannese CarrieraSquadre di club1 1995-1997 Sangiovannese0 (0)1997-1998 Cagliari0 (0)1998-2007 Sangiovannese221 (6)2007-2008 Lucchese31 (1)2008-2009 Frosinone34 (0)2009-2010…
1898 Brazilian presidential election ← 1894 1 March 1898 1902 → Candidate Campos Sales Lauro Sodré Party PRP PR Paraná Popular vote 420,286 38,929 Percentage 90.90% 8.42% President before election Prudente de Morais PRP Elected President Manuel Ferraz de Campos Sales PRP This article is part of a series on thePolitics of Brazil Executive President (list) Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Vice President Geraldo Alckmin Cabinet Attorney General of the Union National De…
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Historical era in England coinciding with the rule of the Tudor dynasty Tudor period1485–1603The red and white rose of the House of TudorIncludingElizabethan eraMonarch(s)Henry VIIHenry VIIIEdward VIMary IElizabeth ILeader(s) Regents Catherine of Aragon Catherine Parr Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland Chronology Late Middle Ages Jacobean era Periods in English history Prehistoric Britainuntil c. 43 ADRoman Britainc. 43–410Sub-Roman Britain410-…
State park in Oregon, United States Sisters State ParkWhychus Creek in Sisters State ParkShow map of OregonShow map of the United StatesLocationDeschutes County, OregonNearest citySisters, Oregon, USCoordinates44°17′15″N 121°32′16″W / 44.28762°N 121.53782°W / 44.28762; -121.53782Area28 acres (11 ha)Created1939Operated byOregon Parks and Recreation Department Sisters State Park is a state park located at the southeast side of the town of Sisters …
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Bluffing imitation of a strongly defended species Plate from Bates 1861, illustrating Batesian mimicry between Dismorphia species (top row and third row) and various Ithomiini (Nymphalidae) (second and bottom rows). A non-Batesian species, Pseudopieris nehemia, is in the centre. Batesian mimicry is a form of mimicry where a harmless species has evolved to imitate the warning signals of a harmful species directed at a predator of them both. It is named after the English naturalist Henry Walter Ba…
English writer Arthur Bingham Walkley, 1892 photograph Arthur Bingham Walkley (17 December 1855 – 7 October 1926), usually known as A B Walkley, was an English public servant and drama critic. As a civil servant he worked for the General Post Office from 1877 to 1919, in increasingly senior posts; he did not seek the highest official positions, preferring to leave himself time and energy for his parallel career as a drama critic. As a journalist he worked with Bernard Shaw on The Star at the b…
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Providing the Balance of Power. Ontario Hydro's Plan to Serve Customers' Electricity Needs was a four-volume 1989 study to the year 2014 by Ontario Hydro, the then supplier of electric power for the province of Ontario, Canada. The general public of Ontario was provided with copies of this report free of charge, and ask for feedback. Overview The report explained why Ontario needed an electricity plan. It analyzed the people using electricity, a flexible system for serving customers, priority re…
British Labour Party politician, former cabinet minister and author Not to be confused with Lord Windermere. This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these template messages) This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the art…
British painter (1895–1978) GluckPortrait titled Peter (A Young English Girl) by Romaine Brooks, 1923BornHannah Gluckstein13 August 1895London, EnglandDied10 January 1978(1978-01-10) (aged 82)Steyning, Sussex, EnglandAlma materSt Paul's Girls' SchoolSt John's Wood School of ArtKnown forPainting Gluck (born Hannah Gluckstein; 13 August 1895 – 10 January 1978) was a British painter, who rejected any forename or honorific (such as Miss or Mr), also using the names Peter and H…