Year by year · 21st century

2010

2010 in world history: 5 events, 10 deaths, 1 work, 2 states founded and 1 that came to an end. 189 recorded states existed that year.

Events

  1. 12 January

    Catastrophic earthquake strikes Haiti

    A magnitude 7.0 earthquake hit near Port-au-Prince, destroying much of the capital. Estimates of the dead range from about 100,000 to over 300,000, and more than a million people were left homeless.

    Haiti
ProfileState186 states with a known seat in 2010Open the atlas at 2010 →

In the profiles

  • Republic of SomalilandSilanyo defeats the incumbent president and power passes peacefully
  • AkkadianThe Chicago Assyrian Dictionary is completed after nearly ninety years of work
  • Kingdom of TongaReforms give the people a majority of elected seats in parliament

Wars and longer events

Died in 2010 10

Works 1

States founded 2

States that came to an end 1

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). 2010. In The Epoch Institute, Year by Year. https://the-epoch-institute.org/years/2010
MLA
“2010.” The Epoch Institute, Year by Year, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/years/2010. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “2010.” The Epoch Institute, Year by Year. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/years/2010.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘2010’, The Epoch Institute, Year by Year. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/years/2010 (Accessed: ).