On This Day — April 10

🕰️ Notable Events on April 10

• 2016 — The Paravur temple accident in which a devastating fire caused by the explosion of firecrackers stored for Vishu, kills more than one hundred people out of the thousands gathered for seventh day of Bhadrakali worship. Wikipedia ↗
• 2016 — 2016 Afghanistan earthquake, of 6.6 magnitude, 39 km west-southwest of Ashkasham, shakes up India, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Srinagar and Pakistan. Wikipedia ↗
• 2010 — Polish Air Force Tu-154M crashes near Smolensk, Russia, killing 96 people, including Polish President Lech Kaczyński, his wife, and dozens of other senior officials and dignitaries. Wikipedia ↗
• 2009 — President of Fiji Ratu Josefa Iloilo announces the abrogation of the constitution and assumes all governance in the country, creating a constitutional crisis. Wikipedia ↗
• 1998 — The Good Friday Agreement is signed in Northern Ireland. Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Italian ferry MS Moby Prince collides with an oil tanker in dense fog off Livorno, Italy killing 140. Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — A rare tropical storm develops in the South Atlantic Ocean near Angola; the first to be documented by satellites. Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — The Ojhri Camp explosion kills or injures more than 1,000 people in Rawalpindi and Islamabad. Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Red River Valley tornado outbreak: A tornado lands in Wichita Falls, Texas killing 42 people. Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Invicta International Airlines Flight 435 crashes in a snowstorm on approach to Basel, Switzerland killing 108 people. Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Tombs containing bamboo slips, among them Sun Tzu's Art of War and Sun Bin's lost military treatise, are accidentally discovered by construction workers in Shandong. Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Vietnam War: For the first time since November 1967, American B-52 bombers reportedly begin bombing North Vietnam. Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Ping-pong diplomacy: In an attempt to thaw relations with the United States, the People's Republic of China hosts the U.S. table tennis team for a week-long visit. Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Paul McCartney announces that he is leaving The Beatles for personal and professional reasons. Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — 129 American sailors die when the submarine USS Thresher sinks at sea. Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — The Suez Canal is reopened for all shipping after being closed for three months. Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Rudolf Vrba and Alfréd Wetzler escape from Birkenau death camp. Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — World War II: The Axis powers establish the Independent State of Croatia. Wikipedia ↗
• 1925 — The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is first published in New York City, by Charles Scribner's Sons. Wikipedia ↗
• 1919 — Mexican Revolution leader Emiliano Zapata is ambushed and shot dead by government forces in Morelos. Wikipedia ↗
• 1916 — The Professional Golfers' Association of America (PGA) is created in New York City. Wikipedia ↗
• 1912 — RMS Titanic sets sail from Southampton, England on her maiden and only voyage. Wikipedia ↗
• 1904 — British mystic Aleister Crowley transcribes the third and final chapter of The Book of the Law. Wikipedia ↗
• 1887 — On Easter Sunday, Pope Leo XIII authorizes the establishment of the Catholic University of America. Wikipedia ↗
• 1872 — The first Arbor Day is celebrated in Nebraska. Wikipedia ↗
• 1868 — At Arogee in Abyssinia, British and Indian forces defeat an army of Emperor Tewodros II. While 700 Ethiopians are killed and many more injured, only two British/Indian troops die. Wikipedia ↗
• 1866 — The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) is founded in New York City by Henry Bergh. Wikipedia ↗
• 1865 — American Civil War: A day after his surrender to Union forces, Confederate General Robert E. Lee addresses his troops for the last time. Wikipedia ↗
• 1864 — Archduke Maximilian of Habsburg is proclaimed emperor of Mexico during the French intervention in Mexico. Wikipedia ↗
• 1858 — After the original Big Ben, a 14.5 tonnes (32,000 lb) bell for the Palace of Westminster, had cracked during testing, it is recast into the current 13.76 tonnes (30,300 lb) bell by Whitechapel Bell Foundry. Wikipedia ↗
• 1826 — The 10,500 inhabitants of the Greek town of Missolonghi begin leaving the town after a year's siege by Turkish forces. Very few of them survive. Wikipedia ↗
• 1821 — Patriarch Gregory V of Constantinople is hanged by the Ottoman government from the main gate of the Patriarchate and his body is thrown into the Bosphorus. Wikipedia ↗
• 1816 — The Federal government of the United States approves the creation of the Second Bank of the United States. Wikipedia ↗
• 1815 — The Mount Tambora volcano begins a three-month-long eruption, lasting until July 15. The eruption ultimately kills 71,000 people and affects Earth's climate for the next two years. Wikipedia ↗
• 1809 — Napoleonic Wars: The War of the Fifth Coalition begins when forces of the Austrian Empire invade Bavaria. Wikipedia ↗
• 1741 — War of the Austrian Succession: Prussia gains control of Silesia at the Battle of Mollwitz. Wikipedia ↗
• 1710 — The Statute of Anne, the first law regulating copyright, comes into force in Great Britain. Wikipedia ↗
• 1606 — The Virginia Company of London is established by royal charter by James I of England with the purpose of establishing colonial settlements in North America. Wikipedia ↗
• 1500 — Ludovico Sforza is captured by Swiss troops at Novara and is handed over to the French. Wikipedia ↗
• 1407 — Deshin Shekpa, 5th Karmapa Lama visits the Ming dynasty capital at Nanjing. He is awarded the title "Great Treasure Prince of Dharma". Wikipedia ↗
• 879 — Louis III and Carloman II become Kings of the Western Franks. Wikipedia ↗
• 837 — Halley's Comet makes its closest approach to Earth at a distance equal to 0.0342 AU (5.1 million kilometres/3.2 million miles). Wikipedia ↗
• 428 — Nestorius becomes the Patriarch of Constantinople. Wikipedia ↗

🎂 Notable Births on April 10

• 1998 — Anna Pogorilaya, Russian figure skater Wikipedia ↗
• 1996 — Thanasi Kokkinakis, Australian tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — Jack Buchanan, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — Daisy Ridley, English actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Ben Amos, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Andile Jali, South African footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Ricky Leutele, Australian-Samoan rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Alex Pettyfer, English actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Chris Heston, American baseball pitcher Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Haley Joel Osment, American actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Hayley Westenra, New Zealand soprano Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Olivia Borlée, Belgian sprinter Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Fernando Gago, Argentine footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Corey Kluber, American baseball pitcher Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Vincent Kompany, Belgian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Tore Reginiussen, Norwegian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Andrei Strelnikov, Russian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Barkhad Abdi, Somali-American actor and director Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Willo Flood, Irish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Jesús Gámez, Spanish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Dion Phaneuf, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Faustina Agolley, Ghanaian/Chinese Malaysian English-Australian television host and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Jeremy Barrett, American figure skater Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Mandy Moore, English/Irish/Russian Jewish-American singer-songwriter and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — David Obua, Ugandan footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Damien Perquis, French-Polish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Gonzalo Javier Rodríguez, Argentinian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Andrew Dost, American guitarist and songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Ryan Merriman, American actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Hannes Sigurðsson, Icelandic footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Andre Ethier, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Laura Bell Bundy, American actress and singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Liz McClarnon, English singer and dancer Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Michael Pitt, American actor, model and musician Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Alexei Semenov, Russian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Sean Avery, Canadian ice hockey player and model Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Charlie Hunnam, English actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Shao Jiayi, Chinese footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Kasey Kahne, American race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Bryce Soderberg, American singer-songwriter and bass player Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Iván Alonso, Uruguayan footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Kenyon Coleman, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Rachel Corrie, American author and activist (d. 2003) Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Tsuyoshi Domoto, Japanese singer-songwriter and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Sophie Ellis-Bextor, English singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Peter Kopteff, Finnish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Sir Christus, Finnish guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Stephanie Sheh, Taiwanese-American voice actress, director, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Clare Buckfield, English actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Yoshino Kimura, Japanese actress and singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Sara Renner, Canadian skier Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Chris Carrabba, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Terrence Lewis, Indian dancer and choreographer Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Matthew Phillips, New Zealand-Italian rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Eric Greitens, American lieutenant Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Petros Passalis, Greek footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Guillaume Canet, French actor and director Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Roberto Carlos, Brazilian footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Aidan Moffat, Scottish singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Christopher Simmons, Canadian-American graphic designer, author, and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Ed Byrne, Irish actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Ian Harvey, Australian cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Priit Kasesalu, Estonian computer programmer, co-created Skype Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Brad William Henke, American football player and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Indro Olumets, Estonian footballer and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Al Reyes, Dominican-American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Enrico Ciccone, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Leonard Doroftei, Romanian-Canadian boxer Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Kenny Lattimore, American singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Q-Tip, American rapper, producer, and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Steve Glasson, Australian lawn bowler Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Ekaterini Koffa, Greek sprinter Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Metin Göktepe, Turkish photographer and journalist (d. 1996) Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Orlando Jones, American actor, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Donald Dufresne, Canadian ice hockey player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — David Rovics, American singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Steve Claridge, English footballer, manager, and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Tim Alexander, American drummer and songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Warren DeMartini, American guitarist and songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Jeff Gray, American baseball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Doris Leuthard, Swiss lawyer and politician, 162nd President of the Swiss Confederation Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Steve Tasker, American football player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Joe Cole, American roadie and author (d. 1991) Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Carole Goble, English computer scientist and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Mark Jones, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Steve Bisciotti, American businessman, co-founded Allegis Group Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Katrina Leskanich, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Terry Teagle, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Babyface, American singer-songwriter and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Yvan Loubier, Canadian economist and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Brian Setzer, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Bob Bell, Northern Irish engineer Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Yefim Bronfman, Uzbek-American pianist Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Brigitte Holzapfel, German high jumper Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Aliko Dangote, Nigerian businessman, founded Dangote Group Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — John M. Ford, American author and poet (d. 2006) Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Steve Gustafson, Spanish-American bass player Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Rosemary Hill, English historian and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Carol V. Robinson, English chemist and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Lesley Garrett, English soprano and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Paul Bearer, American wrestler and manager (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Anne Lamott, American author and educator Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Peter MacNicol, American actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Juan Williams, Panamanian-American journalist and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — David Moorcroft, English runner and businessman Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Pamela Wallin, Swedish-Canadian journalist, academic, and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Narayan Rane, Indian politician, 16th Chief Minister of Maharashtra Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Masashi Sada, Japanese singer, lyricist, composer, novelist, actor, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Steven Seagal, American actor, producer, and martial artist Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — David Helvarg, American journalist and activist Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Ken Griffey, Sr., American baseball player and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Eddie Hazel, American guitarist (d. 1992) Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Daniel Mangeas, French banker and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Mel Blount, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — David A. Adler, American author and educator Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Bunny Wailer, Jamaican singer-songwriter and drummer Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — David Angell, American screenwriter and producer (d. 2001) Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Bob Watson, American baseball player and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Adolf Winkelmann, German director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Kevin Berry, Australian swimmer (d. 2006) Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Andrzej Badeński, Polish-German sprinter (d. 2008) Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Margaret Pemberton, English author Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Nick Auf der Maur, Canadian journalist and politician (d. 1998) Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Ian Callaghan, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Stuart Dybek, American novelist, short story writer, and poet Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Harold Long, Canadian politician (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Paul Theroux, American novelist, short story writer, and travel writer Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Gloria Hunniford, British radio and television host Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Claudio Magris, Italian scholar, author, and translator Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Don Meredith, American football player and sportscaster (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Bella Akhmadulina, Soviet and Russian poet, short story writer, and translator (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — John Howell, English long jumper Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — John Madden, American football player, coach, and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — Bobbie Smith, American singer (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — John A. Bennett, American soldier (d. 1961) Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Patrick Garland, English actor and director (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Peter Hollingworth, Australian bishop, 23rd Governor General of Australia Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — David Halberstam, American journalist and author (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — Rokusuke Ei, Japanese composer and author (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — Helen McElhone, Scottish politician (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — Delphine Seyrig, Swiss/Alsatian French actress (d. 1990) Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — Omar Sharif, Egyptian actor and screenwriter (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Claude Bolling, French pianist, composer, and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Dolores Huerta, American activist, co-founded the United Farm Workers Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Mike Hawthorn, English race car driver (d. 1959) Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Liz Sheridan, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Max von Sydow, Swedish-French actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1927 — Norma Candal, Puerto Rican-American actress (d. 2006) Wikipedia ↗
• 1927 — Marshall Warren Nirenberg, American biochemist and geneticist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
• 1926 — Jacques Castérède, French pianist and composer (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1926 — Junior Samples, American comedian (Hee Haw) (d. 1983) Wikipedia ↗
• 1925 — Linda Goodman, American astrologer and author (d. 1995) Wikipedia ↗
• 1925 — Angelo Poffo, American wrestler and promoter (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
• 1924 — Kenneth Noland, American soldier and painter (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
• 1923 — Roger Gaillard, Haitian historian and author (d. 2000) Wikipedia ↗
• 1923 — Jane Kean, American actress and singer (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1923 — Floyd Simmons, American decathlete and actor (d. 2008) Wikipedia ↗

📅 National Days on April 10 (Calendar.cx)

Also observed on April 10

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Also in: Good Friday (GR) · Μεγάλη Παρασκευή (GR)