What are the important events that happened on April 10? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
April 10: Facts & Myths About This Day
April 10 is the 100th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 265 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Thursday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is March 28, 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, 1,744,243,200 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 ‘hectagon’ day.
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Aries is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Diamond is the modern birthstone for this month. Opal is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 313 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 4,493 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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April 10 Historical Events
- 1606 –The Charter of 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.
- 1741 –War of the Austrian Succession: Prussia defeats Austria in the Battle of Mollwitz.
- 1816 –The United States Government approves the creation of the Second Bank of the United States.
- 1874 –The first Arbor Day is celebrated in Nebraska.
- 1887 –On Easter Sunday, Pope Leo XIII authorizes the establishment of The Catholic University of America.
- 1912 –The Titanic leaves port in Southampton, England for her first and only voyage.
- 1919 –Mexican Revolution leader Emiliano Zapata is ambushed and shot dead by government forces in Morelos.
- 1957 –The Suez Canal is reopened for all shipping after being closed for three months.
- 1972 –Vietnam War: For the first time since November 1967, American B-52 bombers reportedly begin bombing North Vietnam.
- 1973 –A British Vanguard turboprop crashes during a snowstorm at Basel, Switzerland killing 104.
Who were born on April 10?
- 1806 –Juliette Drouet, French actress (d. 1883)
- 1864 –Eugen d'Albert, German composer (d. 1932)
- 1917 –Robert Burns Woodward, American chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1979)
- 1923 –Roger Gaillard, Haitian historian and novelist (d. 2000)
- 1932 –Omar Sharif, Egyptian actor
- 1940 –Gloria Hunniford, Northern Irish TV and radio presenter
- 1950 –Akiko Wada, Japanese singer and television performer
- 1967 –Donald Dufresne, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1971 –Brad William Henke, American actor
- 1990 –Lulinha, Brazilian footballer
Who died on April 10?
- 948 –King Hugh of Italy
- 1545 –Costanzo Festa, Italian composer
- 1806 –Horatio Gates, American Revolutionary War figure (b. 1727)
- 1910 –Jean Moréas, Greek poet (b. 1856)
- 1945 –H.N. Werkman, Dutch artist and printer (b. 1882)
- 1954 –Auguste Lumière, French film executive (b. 1862)
- 1954 –Oscar Mathisen, Norwegian speed skater (b. 1888)
- 1965 –Lloyd Casner, American race car driver and owner (b. 1928)
- 1991 –Kevin Peter Hall, American actor (b. 1955)
- 2010 –Passengers in the 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash, including: Janusz Zakrzeński, Polish actor (b. 1936)
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