On This Day — October 10

Famous events, births, and deaths from October 10 in history, plus the public holidays, religious observances, sports, and national days happening on this date today.

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44 events · 261 births · 120 deaths recorded for October 10.

🕰️ Notable Events on 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. Wikipedia ↗
2010 — The Netherlands Antilles are dissolved as a country. Wikipedia ↗
2009 — Armenia and Turkey sign protocols in Zurich, Switzerland to open their borders. Wikipedia ↗
1998 — A Lignes Aériennes Congolaises Boeing 727 is shot down by rebels in Kindu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing 41 people. Wikipedia ↗
1997 — An Austral Airlines DC-9-32 crashes and explodes near Nuevo Berlin, Uruguay, killing 74. Wikipedia ↗
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. Wikipedia ↗
1985 — United States Navy F-14 fighter jets intercept an Egyptian plane carrying the hijackers of the Achille Lauro cruise ship, and force it to land at a NATO base in Sigonella, Sicily where they are arrested. Wikipedia ↗
1980 — The 7.1 Mw El Asnam earthquake shakes northern Algeria with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme); at least 2,633 people were killed and 8,369 were injured. Wikipedia ↗
1980 — FMLN is founded in El Salvador. Wikipedia ↗
1975 — Papua New Guinea joins the United Nations. Wikipedia ↗
1973 — Vice President of the United States Spiro Agnew resigns after being charged with evasion of federal income tax. Wikipedia ↗
1971 — Sold, dismantled and moved to the United States, London Bridge reopens in Lake Havasu City, Arizona. Wikipedia ↗
1970 — Fiji becomes independent. Wikipedia ↗
1970 — In Montreal, a national crisis hits Canada when Quebec Vice-Premier and Minister of Labour Pierre Laporte becomes the second statesman kidnapped by members of the FLQ terrorist group. Wikipedia ↗
1967 — The Outer Space Treaty, signed on January 27 by more than sixty nations, comes into force. Wikipedia ↗
1964 — The opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, is broadcast live in the first Olympic telecast relayed by geostationary satellite. Wikipedia ↗
1963 — France cedes control of the Bizerte naval base to Tunisia. Wikipedia ↗
1963 — The Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty comes into effect. Wikipedia ↗
1957 — U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower apologizes to the finance minister of Ghana, Komla Agbeli Gbedemah, after he is refused service in a Dover, Delaware restaurant. Wikipedia ↗
1957 — The Windscale fire in Cumbria, U.K. is the world's first major nuclear accident. Wikipedia ↗
1953 — A Mutual Defense Treaty Between the United States and the Republic of Korea is concluded in Washington, D.C. Wikipedia ↗
1945 — The Chinese Communist Party and the Kuomintang signed a principle agreement in Chongqing about the future of post-war China. Later, the pact is commonly referred to as the Double Tenth Agreement. Wikipedia ↗
1938 — The Munich Agreement cedes the Sudetenland to Nazi Germany. Wikipedia ↗
1935 — A coup d'état by the royalist leadership of the Greek Armed Forces takes place in Athens. It overthrows the government of Panagis Tsaldaris and establishes a regency under Georgios Kondylis, effectively ending the Second Hellenic Republic. Wikipedia ↗
1933 — United Airlines Boeing 247 mid-air explosion: A United Airlines Boeing 247 is destroyed by sabotage, the first such proven case in the history of commercial aviation. Wikipedia ↗
1928 — Chiang Kai-shek becomes Chairman of the Republic of China. Wikipedia ↗
1920 — The Carinthian plebiscite determines that the larger part of the Duchy of Carinthia should remain part of Austria. Wikipedia ↗
1913 — United States President Woodrow Wilson triggers the explosion of the Gamboa Dike, ending construction on the Panama Canal. Wikipedia ↗
1911 — The Wuchang Uprising leads to the demise of the Qing dynasty, the last Imperial court in China, and the founding of the Republic of China. Wikipedia ↗
1903 — The Women's Social and Political Union was founded by Emmeline Pankhurst Wikipedia ↗
1897 — German chemist Felix Hoffmann discovers an improved way of synthesizing acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin). Wikipedia ↗
1871 — Chicago burns after a barn accident. The fire lasts from October 8-10. Wikipedia ↗
1868 — Carlos Céspedes issues the Grito de Yara from his plantation, La Demajagua, proclaiming Cuba's independence Wikipedia ↗
1846 — Triton, the largest moon of the planet Neptune, is discovered by English astronomer William Lassell. Wikipedia ↗
1845 — In Annapolis, Maryland, the Naval School (later renamed the United States Naval Academy) opens with 50 midshipman students and seven professors. Wikipedia ↗
1780 — The Great Hurricane of 1780 kills 20,000-30,000 in the Caribbean. Wikipedia ↗
1760 — In a treaty with the Dutch colonial authorities, the Ndyuka people of Suriname - descended from escaped slaves - gain territorial autonomy. Wikipedia ↗
1631 — An Electorate of Saxony army takes over Prague. Wikipedia ↗
1582 — Because of the implementation of the Gregorian calendar this day does not exist in this year in Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain. Wikipedia ↗
1580 — Over 600 Papal troops land at Dún an Óir, Ireland to support the Second Desmond Rebellion. Wikipedia ↗
1575 — Roman Catholic forces under Henry I, Duke of Guise defeat the Protestants, capturing Philippe de Mornay among others. Wikipedia ↗
1471 — Sten Sture the Elder, the Regent of Sweden, with the help of farmers and miners, repels an attack by King Christian I of Denmark. Wikipedia ↗
732 — Battle of Tours: A force commanded by Charles Martel defeats an army of the Umayyad Caliphate between Poitiers and Tours in western France. Wikipedia ↗
680 — Battle of Karbala: Husayn ibn Ali, the grandson of the Islamic prophet, Muhammad, is decapitated by forces under Caliph Yazid I. This is commemorated by Muslims as Aashurah. Wikipedia ↗

🎂 Notable Births on October 10

1995 — Brenko Lee, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
1994 — Tereza Smitková, Czech tennis player Wikipedia ↗
1993 — Jayden Stockley, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
1991 — Michael Carter-Williams, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
1991 — Gabriella Cilmi, Australian singer-songwriter and producer Wikipedia ↗
1991 — Lali Espósito, Argentinian actress and singer Wikipedia ↗
1991 — Manuel Giandonato, Italian footballer Wikipedia ↗
1991 — Mariana Pajón, Colombian cyclist Wikipedia ↗
1991 — Xherdan Shaqiri, Swiss footballer Wikipedia ↗
1990 — Geno Smith, American football player Wikipedia ↗
1989 — Emer Kenny, English actress and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
1989 — Aimee Teegarden, American actress and producer Wikipedia ↗
1988 — Luis Cardozo, Paraguayan footballer Wikipedia ↗
1988 — Shaun Fensom, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
1988 — Brown Ideye, Nigerian footballer Wikipedia ↗
1988 — Emmanuel Nwachi, Nigerian footballer Wikipedia ↗
1988 — Toby Smith, Australian-New Zealand rugby player Wikipedia ↗
1987 — Rodjun Cruz, Filipino actor and dancer Wikipedia ↗
1987 — Ryan Mathews, American football player Wikipedia ↗
1987 — Colin Slade, New Zealand rugby player Wikipedia ↗
1987 — Junior Madozein, Central African basketball player Wikipedia ↗
1986 — Ezequiel Garay, Argentinian footballer Wikipedia ↗
1986 — Nathan Jawai, Australian basketball player Wikipedia ↗
1986 — Andrew McCutchen, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
1986 — Ellen Andrea Wang, Norwegian bassist and composer Wikipedia ↗
1985 — Dominique Cornu, Belgian cyclist Wikipedia ↗
1985 — Bronson Harrison, New Zealand rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
1985 — Marina Diamandis, Welsh singer-songwriter and pianist Wikipedia ↗
1985 — Sandra Záhlavová, Czech tennis player Wikipedia ↗
1984 — Stephanie Cheng, Hong Kong singer Wikipedia ↗
1984 — Lzzy Hale, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
1984 — Chiaki Kuriyama, Japanese actress and singer Wikipedia ↗
1984 — Paul Posluszny, American football player Wikipedia ↗
1984 — Troy Tulowitzki, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
1983 — Vusimuzi Sibanda, Zimbabwean cricketer Wikipedia ↗
1983 — Nikos Spyropoulos, Greek footballer Wikipedia ↗
1983 — Tolga Zengin, Turkish footballer Wikipedia ↗
1982 — Yasser Al-Qahtani, Saudi Arabian footballer Wikipedia ↗
1982 — Amon Buchanan, Australian footballer Wikipedia ↗
1982 — Hideki Mutoh, Japanese race car driver Wikipedia ↗
1981 — Una Foden, Irish singer-songwriter and dancer Wikipedia ↗
1981 — Gavin Shuker, English lawyer and politician Wikipedia ↗
1980 — Blaž Emeršič, Slovenian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
1980 — Casey FitzSimmons, American football player Wikipedia ↗
1980 — Elvis Hammond, Ghanaian footballer Wikipedia ↗
1980 — Tim Maurer, American singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
1979 — Kangta, South Korean singer-songwriter, producer, and actor Wikipedia ↗
1979 — Nicolás Massú, Chilean tennis player Wikipedia ↗
1979 — Mýa, American singer-songwriter, producer, dancer, and actress Wikipedia ↗
1979 — Joel Przybilla, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
1979 — Hitomi Satō, Japanese actress Wikipedia ↗
1978 — Scott Dobie, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
1978 — Jodi Lyn O'Keefe, American model and actress Wikipedia ↗
1976 — Bob Burnquist, Brazilian-American skateboarder Wikipedia ↗
1976 — Pat Burrell, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
1976 — Shane Doan, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
1975 — Ihsahn, Norwegian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Wikipedia ↗
1975 — Ramón Morales, Mexican footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
1975 — Plácido Polanco, Dominican-American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
1974 — Dale Earnhardt, Jr., American race car driver and actor Wikipedia ↗
1974 — Lucy Powell, English politician Wikipedia ↗
1974 — Chris Pronger, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
1974 — Asi Cohen, Israeli actor and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
1974 — Julio Ricardo Cruz, Argentinian footballer Wikipedia ↗
1973 — Mario Lopez, American actor, television personality, and producer Wikipedia ↗
1973 — Scott Morriss, English bass player and songwriter Wikipedia ↗
1973 — Zach Thornton, American soccer player and coach Wikipedia ↗
1972 — Jun Lana, Filipino director, producer, playwright, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
1972 — Dean Roland, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
1972 — Alexei Zhitnik, Ukrainian-Russian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
1971 — Graham Alexander, English-Scottish footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
1971 — Ian Bennett, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
1971 — Evgeny Kissin, Russian pianist Wikipedia ↗
1970 — Dean Kiely, Irish footballer Wikipedia ↗
1970 — Silke Kraushaar-Pielach, German sled racer Wikipedia ↗
1970 — Matthew Pinsent, English rower and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
1969 — Francis Escudero, Filipino lawyer and politician Wikipedia ↗
1969 — Brett Favre, American football player Wikipedia ↗
1969 — Shawn Jamison, American basketball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
1969 — Wendi McLendon-Covey, American actress Wikipedia ↗
1969 — Dilsa Demirbag Sten, Swedish journalist and author Wikipedia ↗
1968 — Bart Brentjens, Dutch cyclist Wikipedia ↗
1968 — Feridun Düzağaç, Turkish singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
1968 — Marinos Ouzounidis, Greek footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
1967 — Michael Giacchino, American composer Wikipedia ↗
1967 — Jonathan Littell, American-French author and humanitarian Wikipedia ↗
1967 — Mike Malinin, American drummer and producer Wikipedia ↗
1967 — Gavin Newsom, American businessman and politician, 49th Lieutenant Governor of California Wikipedia ↗
1967 — Jacek Zieliński, Polish footballer and coach Wikipedia ↗
1966 — Tony Adams, English footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
1966 — Bai Ling, Chinese-American model and actress Wikipedia ↗
1966 — Derrick McKey, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
1965 — Toshi, Japanese singer-songwriter and producer Wikipedia ↗
1965 — Chris Penn, American actor (d. 2006) Wikipedia ↗
1965 — Rebecca Pidgeon, American-English singer-songwriter and actress Wikipedia ↗
1964 — Sarah Lancashire, English actress and director Wikipedia ↗
1964 — Crystal Waters, American singer-songwriter, musician and producer Wikipedia ↗
1963 — Jolanda de Rover, Dutch swimmer Wikipedia ↗
1963 — Anita Mui, Hong Kong singer and actress (d. 2003) Wikipedia ↗
1963 — Daniel Pearl, American-Israeli journalist (d. 2002) Wikipedia ↗
1963 — Vegard Ulvang, Norwegian skier Wikipedia ↗
1962 — Thomas Rusch, German photographer Wikipedia ↗
1961 — Scott Hoffman, American drummer Wikipedia ↗
1961 — Henrik Jørgensen, Danish runner Wikipedia ↗
1961 — Martin Kemp, English singer-songwriter and bass player Wikipedia ↗
1960 — Ron Flockhart, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
1960 — Eric Martin, American singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
1960 — Russell Slade, English football manager Wikipedia ↗
1960 — Paul Thiebaud, American art dealer (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
1960 — Simon Townshend, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Wikipedia ↗
1959 — Michael Cobley, English-Scottish author Wikipedia ↗
1959 — Kirsty MacColl, English singer-songwriter (d. 2000) Wikipedia ↗
1959 — Bill Rammell, English academic and politician, Minister of State for the Armed Forces Wikipedia ↗
1959 — Julia Sweeney, American actress, comedian, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
1959 — Bradley Whitford, American actor and producer Wikipedia ↗
1959 — Arif Peçenek, Turkish football player and manager (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
1958 — Tanya Tucker, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
1957 — Rumiko Takahashi, Japanese author and illustrator Wikipedia ↗
1956 — Amanda Burton, Northern Irish actress and producer Wikipedia ↗
1956 — David Hempleman-Adams, English businessman and adventurer Wikipedia ↗
1956 — Taur Matan Ruak, East Timorese politician, 3rd President of East Timor Wikipedia ↗
1954 — Rekha, Indian actress Wikipedia ↗
1954 — David Lee Roth, American singer-songwriter and producer Wikipedia ↗
1954 — Fernando Santos, Portuguese footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
1953 — Fiona Rae, Scottish painter Wikipedia ↗
1953 — Midge Ure, Scottish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Wikipedia ↗
1953 — Aleksander Veingold, Estonian chess player and coach Wikipedia ↗
1953 — Gus Williams, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
1952 — Dela Smith, English educator Wikipedia ↗
1951 — Epeli Ganilau, Fijian general and politician, 16th Minister for Fijian Affairs Wikipedia ↗
1950 — Charlie George, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
1950 — Nora Roberts, American author Wikipedia ↗
1949 — Warren Burt, American-Australian composer Wikipedia ↗
1949 — Lance Cairns, New Zealand cricketer Wikipedia ↗
1949 — Wang Wanxing, Chinese activist Wikipedia ↗
1948 — Sue Campbell, Baroness Campbell of Loughborough, English academic and businesswoman Wikipedia ↗
1948 — Cyril Neville, American R&B percussionist and singer Wikipedia ↗
1948 — Séverine, French singer and actress Wikipedia ↗
1947 — Gary Beach, American actor and singer Wikipedia ↗
1947 — Giant Haystacks, English wrestler (d. 1998) Wikipedia ↗
1947 — Ojārs Arvīds Feldbergs, Latvian sculptor Wikipedia ↗
1946 — Charles Dance, English actor, director, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
1946 — Naoto Kan, Japanese lawyer and politician, 61st Prime Minister of Japan Wikipedia ↗
1946 — Peter Mahovlich, Canadian ice hockey player and coach Wikipedia ↗
1946 — Anne Mather, English author and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
1946 — John Prine, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
1946 — Raymond Tallis, English physician, philosopher, author, and academic Wikipedia ↗
1946 — Chris Tarrant, English radio and television host Wikipedia ↗
1946 — Ben Vereen, American actor, singer, and dancer Wikipedia ↗
1946 — Willard White, Jamaican-English actor and singer Wikipedia ↗
1945 — Christopher Hill, English bishop Wikipedia ↗
1945 — Vanburn Holder, Barbadian cricketer Wikipedia ↗
1945 — Headman Shabalala, South African bass singer (Ladysmith Black Mambazo) (d. 1991) Wikipedia ↗
1943 — Frederick Barthelme, American novelist and short story writer Wikipedia ↗
1942 — Janis Hansen, American singer and author (d. 2017) Wikipedia ↗
1942 — Radu Vasile, Romanian historian and politician, 57th Prime Minister of Romania (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗