Public Holidays on October 10

• 🌍 Mazingira Day (Kenya)
• 🌍 國慶日 (Taiwan)

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On This Day in History — October 10

• 2015 — Twin bomb blasts in the Turkish capital Ankara near the main train station leave at least 102 people dead and over 400 wounded.
• 2010 — The Netherlands Antilles are dissolved as a country.
• 2009 — Armenia and Turkey sign protocols in Zurich, Switzerland to open their borders.
• 1998 — A Lignes Aériennes Congolaises Boeing 727 is shot down by rebels in Kindu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing 41 people.
• 1997 — An Austral Airlines DC-9-32 crashes and explodes near Nuevo Berlin, Uruguay, killing 74.
• 1986 — The 5.7 Mw San Salvador earthquake shook San Salvador, El Salvador with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). Up to 1,500 people were killed.

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Notable Births on October 10

• 1995 — Brenko Lee, Australian rugby league player
• 1994 — Tereza Smitková, Czech tennis player
• 1993 — Jayden Stockley, English footballer
• 1991 — Michael Carter-Williams, American basketball player
• 1991 — Gabriella Cilmi, Australian singer-songwriter and producer
• 1991 — Lali Espósito, Argentinian actress and singer

Notable Deaths on October 10

• 2016 — Donn Fendler, American author and speaker (b. 1926)
• 2015 — Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, Nigerian politician, Governor of Bayelsa State (b. 1952)
• 2015 — Hilla Becher, German photographer and educator (b. 1934)
• 2015 — Richard F. Heck, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1931)
• 2015 — Steve Mackay, American saxophonist and composer (b. 1949)
• 2015 — Sybil Stockdale, American activist, co-founded the National League of Families (b. 1924)

Sports on October 10

• NHL: Anaheim Ducks @ Winnipeg Jets — 00:00 UTC Final
• MLB: San Diego Padres @ Milwaukee Brewers — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• MLB: Atlanta Braves @ Los Angeles Dodgers — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• NBA: Memphis Grizzlies @ Chicago Bulls — 00:00 UTC Final
• College Football: Iowa Hawkeyes @ Washington Huskies — 01:00 UTC Final
• College Football: Washington State Cougars @ Utah State Aggies — 01:00 UTC In Progress

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Religious Observances on October 11

• Jewish: Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan ראש חודש חשון

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On This Day in History — October 11

• 2013 — A migrant boat sinks in the Channel of Sicily with at least 34 people dead.
• 2002 — A bomb attack in a shopping mall in Vantaa, Finland kills seven.
• 2001 — The Polaroid Corporation files for federal bankruptcy protection.
• 2000 — NASA launches STS-92, the 100th Space Shuttle mission, using Space Shuttle Discovery.
• 1987 — First public display of AIDS Memorial Quilt on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., during the Second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights.
• 1987 — Start of Operation Pawan by Indian Peace Keeping Force in Sri Lanka that killed thousands of ethnic Tamil civilians and hundreds of Tamil Tigers and Indian Army soldiers.

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Notable Births on October 11

• 1997 — Jeando Fuchs, French footballer
• 1994 — Clésio Baúque, Mozambican footballer
• 1994 — T.J. Watt, American football player
• 1992 — Riffi Mandanda, Congolese footballer
• 1992 — Ligi Sao, New Zealand rugby league player
• 1992 — Christian Davis, English cricketer

Notable Deaths on October 11

• 2015 — Dean Chance, American baseball player and manager (b. 1941)
• 2015 — Jack Drake, American lawyer and politician (b. 1934)
• 2014 — Anita Cerquetti, Italian soprano (b. 1931)
• 2014 — Carmelo Simeone, Argentinian footballer (b. 1933)
• 2014 — Bob Such, Australian educator and politician (b. 1944)
• 2013 — María de Villota, Spanish race car driver (b. 1980)

Sports on October 11

• College Football: Kansas Jayhawks @ Utah Utes — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• College Football: Minnesota Golden Gophers @ Purdue Boilermakers — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• MLB: New York Yankees @ Tampa Bay Rays — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• MLB: Chicago White Sox @ Cleveland Guardians — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• NBA: Minnesota Timberwolves @ Miami Heat — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• NBA: Philadelphia 76ers @ Boston Celtics — 00:00 UTC Scheduled

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