What are the important events that happened on October 10? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
October 10: Facts & Myths About This Day
October 10 is the 284th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 82 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Thursday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is September 27, 2024 – a Thursday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 1,728,518,400 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 ‘dihectaoctacontatetragon’ day.
Libra is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Opal is the modern birthstone for this month. Jasper is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 111 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 4,311 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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October 10 Historical Events
- 1575 –Battle of Dormans: Roman Catholic forces under Duke Henry of Guise defeat the Protestants, capturing Philippe de Mornay among others.
- 1582 –Because of the implementation of the Gregorian calendar this day does not exist in this year in Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain.
- 1860 –The original cornerstone of the University of the South is laid in Sewanee, Tennessee.
- 1928 –Chiang Kai-Shek becomes Chairman of the Republic of China.
- 1957 –U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower apologizes to the finance minister of Ghana, Komla Agbeli Gbdemah, after he is refused service in a Dover, Delaware restaurant.
- 1964 –The opening ceremony at The 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, is broadcast live in the first Olympic telecast relayed by geostationary communication satellite.
- 1970 –In Montreal, Quebec, 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.
- 1972 –The 1972 Chicago commuter rail crash, killing 48, occurs due to foggy conditions. The accident’s response pushes for changes in Chicago commuter rail, such as brightly colored ends on the cars.
- 1998 –A Lignes Aériennes Congolaises Boeing 727 is shot down by rebels in Kindu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing 41 people.
- 2010 –The Netherlands Antilles are dissolved as a country.
Who were born on October 10?
- 1684 –Antoine Watteau, French painter (d. 1721)
- 1731 –Henry Cavendish, British scientist (d. 1810)
- 1780 –John Abercrombie, Scottish physician (d. 1844)
- 1926 –Oscar Brown Jr, American singer, songwriter, playwright, poet, civil rights activist, and actor (d. 2005)
- 1949 –Ioannis Glavakis, Greek politician
- 1961 –Henrik Jørgensen, Danish marathon runner
- 1968 –Bart Brentjens, Dutch mountain biker
- 1975 –Plácido Polanco, Dominican baseball player
- 1980 –Tim Maurer, American singer (Suburban Legends)
- 1986 –Ezequiel Garay, Argentine footballer
Who died on October 10?
- 1723 –William Cowper, 1st Earl Cowper, Lord Chancellor of England (b. 1665)
- 1747 –John Potter, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 1674)
- 1795 –Francesco Antonio Zaccaria, Italian theologian and historian (b. 1714)
- 1911 –Jack Daniel, American Distiller and the founder of Jack Daniel’s Tennessee whiskey distillery (b. 1846 or 1850)
- 1930 –Adolf Engler, German botanist (b. 1844)
- 1962 –Stancho Belkovski, Bulgarian architect and lecturer (b. 1891)
- 1978 –Ralph Metcalfe, American athlete (b. 1910)
- 1979 –Paul Paray, French conductor (b. 1886)
- 2006 –Ian Scott, Canadian politician (b. 1934)
- 2008 –Kazuyoshi Miura, Japanese businessman (b. 1947)
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