On This Day — July 10

🕰️ Notable Events on July 10

• 2011 — Russian cruise ship Bulgaria sinks in Volga near Syukeyevo, Tatarstan, causing 122 deaths. Wikipedia ↗
• 2008 — Former Macedonian Interior Minister Ljube Boškoski is acquitted of all war-crimes charges by a United Nations Tribunal. Wikipedia ↗
• 2007 — Erden Eruç begins the first solo human-powered circumnavigation of the world. Wikipedia ↗
• 2005 — Hurricane Dennis slams into the Florida Panhandle, causing billions of dollars in damage. Wikipedia ↗
• 2002 — At a Sotheby's auction, Peter Paul Rubens' painting The Massacre of the Innocents is sold for £49.5 million (US$76.2 million) to Lord Thomson. Wikipedia ↗
• 2000 — EADS, the world's second-largest aerospace group is formed by the merger of Aérospatiale-Matra, DASA, and CASA. Wikipedia ↗
• 1998 — Catholic Church sexual abuse cases: The Diocese of Dallas agrees to pay $23.4 million to nine former altar boys who claimed they were sexually abused by Rudolph Kos, a former priest. Wikipedia ↗
• 1997 — In London, scientists report the findings of the DNA analysis of a Neanderthal skeleton which supports the "out of Africa theory" of human evolution, placing an "African Eve" at 100,000 to 200,000 years ago. Wikipedia ↗
• 1997 — Miguel Ángel Blanco, a member of Partido Popular (Spain), is kidnapped (and later murdered) in the Basque city of Ermua by ETA members, sparking widespread protests. Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — In Miami, former Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega is sentenced to 40 years in prison for drug and racketeering violations. Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — The South African cricket team is readmitted into the International Cricket Council following the end of Apartheid. Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Boris Yeltsin takes office as the first elected President of Russia. Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — The Greenpeace vessel Rainbow Warrior is bombed and sunk in Auckland harbour by French DGSE agents, killing Fernando Pereira. Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — An Aeroflot Tupolev Tu-154 stalls and crashes near Uchkuduk, Uzbekistan (then part of the Soviet Union), killing all 200 people on board in the USSR's worst-ever airline disaster. Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — ABC World News Tonight premieres on ABC. Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — President Moktar Ould Daddah of Mauritania is ousted in a bloodless coup d'état. Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Four mercenaries (one American and three British) are executed in Angola following the Luanda Trial. Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — The Bahamas gain full independence within the Commonwealth of Nations. Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — National Assembly of Pakistan passes a resolution on the recognition of Bangladesh. Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — The Chicago Freedom Movement, led by Martin Luther King, Jr., holds a rally at Soldier Field in Chicago. As many as 60,000 people attend. Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Telstar, the world's first communications satellite, is launched into orbit. Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Korean War: Armistice negotiations begin at Kaesong. Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Muhammad Ali Jinnah is recommended as the first Governor-General of Pakistan by the British Prime Minister, Clement Attlee. Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — World War II: Operation Husky begins in Sicily.[1] Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Diplomatic relations between the Netherlands and the Soviet Union are established. Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — World War II: An American pilot spots a downed, intact Mitsubishi A6M Zero on Akutan Island (the "Akutan Zero") that the US Navy uses to learn the aircraft's flight characteristics. Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Jedwabne pogrom: Massacre of Polish Jews living in and near the village of Jedwabne. Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — World War II: The Vichy government is established in France. Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Howard Hughes sets a new record by completing a 91-hour airplane flight around the world. Wikipedia ↗
• 1927 — Kevin O'Higgins TD, Vice-President of the Executive Council of the Irish Free State is assassinated by the IRA. Wikipedia ↗
• 1925 — Meher Baba begins his silence of 44 years. His followers observe Silence Day on this date in commemoration. Wikipedia ↗
• 1925 — Scopes Trial: In Dayton, Tennessee, the so-called "Monkey Trial" begins of John T. Scopes, a young high school science teacher accused of teaching evolution in violation of the Butler Act. Wikipedia ↗
• 1921 — Belfast's Bloody Sunday: Sixteen people are killed and 161 houses destroyed during rioting and gun battles in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Wikipedia ↗
• 1913 — The temperature in Death Valley, California, hits 134 °F (57 °C), the highest temperature ever to be recorded on Earth. Wikipedia ↗
• 1890 — Wyoming is admitted as the 44th U.S. state. Wikipedia ↗
• 1882 — War of the Pacific: Chile suffers its last military defeat in the Battle of La Concepción when a garrison of 77 men is annihilated by a 1,300-strong Peruvian force, many of them armed with spears. Wikipedia ↗
• 1877 — The then-villa of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, formally receives its city charter from the Royal Crown of Spain. Wikipedia ↗
• 1869 — Gävle, Sweden, is largely destroyed in a fire; 80% of its 10,000 residents are left homeless. Wikipedia ↗
• 1850 — U.S. President Millard Fillmore is sworn in, a day after becoming President upon Zachary Taylor's death. Wikipedia ↗
• 1832 — U.S. President Andrew Jackson vetoes a bill that would re-charter the Second Bank of the United States. Wikipedia ↗
• 1821 — The United States takes possession of its newly bought territory of Florida from Spain. Wikipedia ↗
• 1806 — The Vellore Mutiny is the first instance of a mutiny by Indian sepoys against the British East India Company. Wikipedia ↗
• 1789 — Alexander Mackenzie reaches the Mackenzie River delta. Wikipedia ↗
• 1778 — American Revolution: Louis XVI of France declares war on the Kingdom of Great Britain. Wikipedia ↗
• 1645 — English Civil War: The Battle of Langport takes place. Wikipedia ↗
• 1584 — William I of Orange is assassinated in his home in Delft, Holland, by Balthasar Gérard. Wikipedia ↗
• 1553 — Lady Jane Grey takes the throne of England. Wikipedia ↗
• 1519 — Zhu Chenhao declares the Ming dynasty's Zhengde Emperor a usurper, beginning the Prince of Ning rebellion, and leads his army north in an attempt to capture Nanjing. Wikipedia ↗
• 1512 — The Spanish conquest of Iberian Navarre commences with the capture of Goizueta. Wikipedia ↗
• 1499 — The Portuguese explorer Nicolau Coelho returns to Lisbon after discovering the sea route to India as a companion of Vasco da Gama. Wikipedia ↗
• 1460 — Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick, defeats the king's Lancastrian forces and takes King Henry VI prisoner in the Battle of Northampton. Wikipedia ↗
• 1212 — The most severe of several early fires of London burns most of the city to the ground. Wikipedia ↗
• 1086 — King Canute IV of Denmark is killed by rebellious peasants. Wikipedia ↗
• 988 — The Norse King Glúniairn recognises Máel Sechnaill mac Domnaill, High King of Ireland, and agrees to pay taxes and accept Brehon Law; the event is considered to be the founding of the city of Dublin. Wikipedia ↗
• 645 — Isshi Incident: Prince Naka-no-Ōe and Fujiwara no Kamatari assassinate Soga no Iruka during a coup d'état at the imperial palace. Wikipedia ↗
• 138 — Emperor Hadrian dies of heart failure at Baiae; he is buried at Rome in the Tomb of Hadrian beside his late wife, Vibia Sabina. Wikipedia ↗
• Battle of Dyrrhachium: Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat by Pompey in Macedonia. Wikipedia ↗

🎂 Notable Births on July 10

• 2001 — Isabela Moner, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Daishōmaru Shōgo, Japanese sumo wrestler Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Adam Reynolds, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Chiyonokuni Toshiki, Japanese sumo wrestler Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Antonio Brown, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Heather Hemmens, American actress, director, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Sarah Walker, New Zealand BMX rider Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Park Chu-young, South Korean footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — B. J. Crombeen, American ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Mario Gómez, German footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Nikolaos Mitrou, Greek footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Giuseppe De Feudis, Italian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Matthew Egan, Australian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Joelson José Inácio, Brazilian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Doug Kramer, Filipino basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Anthony Watmough, Australian rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Alex Arrowsmith, American guitarist and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Juliya Chernetsky, Ukrainian-American television host Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Sebastian Mila, Polish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Jeffrey Walker, Australian actor and director Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Aleksandar Tunchev, Bulgarian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Alejandro Millán, Mexican singer-songwriter and keyboard player Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Adam Petty, American race car driver (d. 2000) Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Claudia Leitte, Brazilian singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — James Rolfe, American actor, director, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Jessica Simpson, American singer-songwriter, actress, and fashion designer Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Mvondo Atangana, Cameroon footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Chiwetel Ejiofor, English actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Edmílson, Brazilian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Elijah Blue Allman, American singer and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Ludovic Giuly, French footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Adrian Grenier, American actor, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Brendon Lade, Australian footballer and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Lars Ricken, German footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Andrew Firestone, American businessman Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Brendan Gaughan, American race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Alain Nasreddine, Canadian ice hockey player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Stefán Karl Stefánsson, Icelandic actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Richard Westbrook, English race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Imelda May, Irish singer-songwriter, musician, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Peter Serafinowicz, English actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Sofía Vergara, Colombian-American actress and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Tilo Wolff, German-Swiss singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Adam Foote, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Gregory Goodridge, Barbadian footballer and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Gary LeVox, American singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Jason Orange, English singer-songwriter and dancer Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Marty Cordova, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Rebekah Del Rio, American singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Gillian Tett, English journalist and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — John Yoo, South Korean-American lawyer, author, and educator Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Clive Efford, English politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Johnny Grunge, American wrestler (d. 2006) Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Christian Stangl, Austrian skier and mountaineer Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Anna Bråkenhielm, Swedish business executive Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Scott McCarron, American golfer Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Ken Mellons, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Martin Laurendeau, Canadian tennis player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Urban Meyer, American football player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Wilfried Peeters, Belgian cyclist Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Ian Lougher, Welsh motorcycle racer Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Ellen Kuras, American director and cinematographer Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Sandy West, American singer-songwriter and drummer (d. 2006) Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Béla Fleck, American banjo player and songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Fiona Shaw, Irish actress and director Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Derry Grehan, Canadian rock guitarist and songwriter (Honeymoon Suite) Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Tom McClintock, American lawyer and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Nic Dakin, English educator and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Tommy Bowden, American football player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Andre Dawson, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Neil Tennant, English singer-songwriter and keyboard player Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Rik Emmett, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Kim Mitchell, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Peter van Heemst, Dutch politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Cheryl Wheeler, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Tony Baldry, English colonel, lawyer, and politician, British Minister of State for Agriculture Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Prokopis Pavlopoulos, President of Greece, Greek lawyer and politician, Greek Minister for the Interior Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Anna Czerwińska, Polish mountaineer and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Sunil Gavaskar, Indian cricketer and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Greg Kihn, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — John Whitehead, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2004) Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Ronnie Cutrone, American painter (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Chico Resch, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Natalya Sedykh, Russian figure skater, ballet dancer, actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Arlo Guthrie, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Jean-Pierre Jarier, French racing driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Ron Glass, American actor (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Hal McRae, American baseball player and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — John Motson, English sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Jean-Marie Poiré, French director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Virginia Wade, English tennis player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Mick Grant, English racing motorcyclist Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Norman Hammond, English archaeologist and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Arthur Ashe, American tennis player and journalist (d. 1993) Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Jerry Miller, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Ronnie James Dio, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Pyotr Klimuk, Belarusian general, pilot, and astronaut Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Sixto Rodriguez, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Jake Eberts, Canadian film producer (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — David G. Hartwell, American anthologist, author, and critic (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Robert Pine, American actor and director Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Ian Whitcomb, English singer-songwriter, producer, and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Meghnad Desai, Baron Desai, Indian-English economist and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Helen Donath, American soprano and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Brian Priestley, English pianist and composer Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Keith Stackpole, Australian cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Phil Kelly, Irish-English footballer and manager (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Ahmet Taner Kışlalı, Turkish political scientist, journalist and educator (d. 1999) Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Mavis Staples, American singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Paul Andreu, French architect Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Lee Morgan, American trumpet player and composer (d. 1972) Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Edwards Barham, American farmer and politician (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Gun Svensson, Swedish politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — Herbert Boyer, American businessman, co-founded Genentech Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — Tunne Kelam, Estonian journalist and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Tura Satana, American actress and dancer (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Wilson Tuckey, Australian politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Wilson Whineray, New Zealand rugby player and businessman (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — Jerry Nelson, American puppeteer and voice actor (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — Jumpin' Gene Simmons, American rockabilly singer-songwriter (d. 2006) Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — C.K. Yang, Taiwanese decathlete and pole vaulter (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — Carlo Maria Abate, Italian race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — Nick Adams, American actor and screenwriter (d. 1968) Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — Jerry Herman, American composer and songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — Julian May, American author Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — Alice Munro, Canadian short story writer, Nobel Prize laureate Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Josephine Veasey, English soprano and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Winnie Ewing, Scottish lawyer and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — George Clayton Johnson, American author and screenwriter (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Moe Norman, Canadian golfer (d. 2004) Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Don Bolles, American investigative reporter (d. 1976) Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Bernard Buffet, French painter and illustrator (d. 1999) Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Alejandro de Tomaso, Argentinian-Italian race car driver and businessman, founded De Tomaso (d. 2003) Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Moshe Greenberg, American-Israeli rabbi and scholar (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
• 1927 — Grigory Barenblatt, Russian mathematician and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1927 — David Dinkins, American soldier and politician, 106th Mayor of New York City Wikipedia ↗
• 1926 — Fred Gwynne, American actor (d. 1993) Wikipedia ↗
• 1925 — Mahathir Mohamad, Malaysian physician and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Malaysia Wikipedia ↗
• 1924 — Johnny Bach, American basketball player and coach (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
• 1924 — Bobo Brazil, American wrestler (d. 1998) Wikipedia ↗
• 1923 — John Bradley, American soldier (d. 1994) Wikipedia ↗
• 1923 — Suzanne Cloutier, Canadian actress and producer (d. 2003) Wikipedia ↗
• 1923 — G. A. Kulkarni, Indian author and academic (d. 1987) Wikipedia ↗

📅 National Days on July 10 (Calendar.cx)

Also observed on July 10

🏛️ Public Holidays

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✡️ Religious Observances

• Islamic: Urs of Sayyidina Ali ibn Zayn al-Abidin ق