What are the important events that happened on July 10? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

July 10: Facts & Myths About This Day

July 10 is the 191^st day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 174 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Thursday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is June 27, 2025 – a Thursday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 1,752,105,600 seconds has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.

Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘hectaenneacontahenagon’ day.

Cancer is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Ruby is the modern birthstone for this month. Ruby is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 222 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.

The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,584 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.

July 10 Historical Events

• 1499 –
  Portuguese explorer Nicolau Coelho returns to Lisbon, after discovering the sea route to India as a companion of Vasco da Gama.
• 1778 –
  American Revolution: Louis XVI of France declares war on the Kingdom of Great Britain.
• 1877 –
  The then-villa of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico formally receives its city charter from the Royal Crown of Spain.
• 1911 –
  The Royal Australian Navy was established by HM King George V of Australia.
• 1940 –
  World War II: Battle of Britain – The German Luftwaffe begins attacking British convoys in the English Channel thus starting the battle (this start date is contested, though).
• 1980 –
  Alexandra Palace burns down for a second time.
• 1997 –
  In London scientists report the findings of the DNA analysis of a Neanderthal skeleton which support the “out of Africa theory” of human evolution placing an “African Eve” at 100,000 to 200,000 years ago.
• 2000 –
  A leaking southern Nigerian petroleum pipeline explodes, killing about 250 villagers scavenging gasoline.
• 2000 –
  EADS, the world’s second-largest aerospace group is formed by the merger of Aérospatiale-Matra, DASA, and CASA.
• 2006 –
  Pakistan International Flight PK-688 crashes in Multan, Pakistan, shortly after takeoff, killing all 45 people on board.

Who were born on July 10?

• 1638 –
  David Teniers III, Flemish painter (d. 1685)
• 1802 –
  Robert Chambers, Scottish author and naturalist (d. 1871)
• 1835 –
  Henryk Wieniawski, Polish composer (d. 1880)
• 1897 –
  Karl Plagge, German officer (d. 1957)
• 1941 –
  Ian Whitcomb, English songwriter, entertainer and producer
• 1943 –
  Arthur Ashe, American tennis player (d. 1993)
• 1958 –
  Béla Fleck, American musician
• 1959 –
  Ellen Kuras, American cinematographer
• 1974 –
  Sharon den Adel, Singer of Dutch band, Within Temptation
• 1975 –
  Brendan Gaughan, American stock car driver

Who died on July 10?

• 649 –
  Li Shimin, Emperor of China (b. 599)
• 1103 –
  King Eric I of Denmark
• 1559 –
  King Henry II of France (b. 1519)
• 1590 –
  Archduke Charles II of Austria (b. 1540)
• 1848 –
  Karoline Jagemann, German actor (b. 1777)
• 1956 –
  Joe Giard, American baseball player (b. 1898)
• 1989 –
  Mel Blanc, American voice actor (b. 1908)
• 2003 –
  Winston Graham, English writer (b. 1908)
• 2004 –
  Pati Behrs, Russian-born American actress, grandniece of Leo Tolstoy and first wife of American actor John Derek (b. 1922)
• 2005 –
  Freda Wright-Sorce, American radio performer (b. 1955)