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July 28, 2010

Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of July 28, 2010, covering July 28, 2010.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Recovery by Eminem

    Recovery

    Eminem

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    4
  2. 2
    Album cover for Korn III: Remember Who You Are by Korn

    Korn III: Remember Who You Are

    Korn

    Last week
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    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    1
  3. 3
    Album cover for Thank Me Later by Drake

    Thank Me Later

    Drake

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    5
  4. 4
    Album cover for Born Again by Newsboys

    Born Again

    Newsboys

    Last week
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    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    1
  5. 5
    Album cover for My World 2.0 by Justin Bieber

    My World 2.0

    Justin Bieber

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    17

Historical Events

Airblue Flight 202

2010Airblue Flight 202 crashes into the Margalla Hills north of Islamabad, Pakistan, killing all 152 people aboard. It is the deadliest aviation accident in Pakistan history and the first involving an Airbus A321.[†]

Airblue Flight 202 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight departing from Karachi—a sprawling coastal metropolis in southern Pakistan and the nation's largest city—en route to Islamabad, the country's capital city located in the northern region, nestled in the foothills of the Margalla Hills. On 28 July 2010, the Airbus A321-231 jet airliner serving the flight crashed into the Margalla Hills, north of Islamabad, while approaching Benazir Bhutto International Airport. All 146 passengers and 6 crew members on board were killed. The crash is the deadliest air accident to occur in Pakistan to date and the first fatal crash involving an Airbus A321.

Historical Context for July 28, 2010

In 2010, the world population was approximately 7,021,732,148 people[†]