The coronation of Charles III and Camilla as King and Queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms is held in Westminster Abbey, London.
Eight people are killed and seven injured in a mass shooting in Allen, Texas. The perpetrator is killed by a police officer.
Three women, kidnapped and missing for more than a decade, are found alive in Cleveland, Ohio, in the United States.
In just 36 minutes, the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged nearly 1,000 points in what is known as the 2010 Flash Crash.
The final episode of the television sitcom Friends was aired.
Dutch politician Pim Fortuyn is assassinated following a radio-interview at the Mediapark in Hilversum.
During a trip to Syria, Pope John Paul II becomes the first pope to enter a mosque.
The first elections to the devolved Scottish Parliament and Welsh Assembly are held.
Kerry Wood strikes out 20 Houston Astros to tie the major league record held by Roger Clemens. He threw a one-hitter and did not walk a batter in his fifth career start.
Steve Jobs of Apple Inc. unveils the first iMac.
The Bank of England is given independence from political control, the most significant change in the bank's 300-year history.
The body of former CIA director William Colby is found washed up on a riverbank in southern Maryland, eight days after he disappeared.
Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and French President François Mitterrand officiate at the opening of the Channel Tunnel.
All thirty-six passengers and crew were killed when Widerøe Flight 710 crashed into Mt. Torghatten in Brønnøy.
One hundred and three Korean Martyrs are canonized by Pope John Paul II in Seoul.
The Hitler Diaries are revealed as a hoax after being examined by new experts.
The 6.5 Mw Friuli earthquake affected Northern Italy with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme), leaving 900–978 dead and 1,700–2,400 injured.
During a lull in fighting, 100,000 Armenians gather in Beirut for the 60th anniversary commemorations of the Armenian genocide.
Deniz Gezmiş, Yusuf Aslan and Hüseyin İnan are executed in Ankara after being convicted of attempting to overthrow the Constitutional order.