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

November 10: Facts & Myths About This Day

November 10 is the 314^th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 51 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Monday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is October 28, 2025 – a Monday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 29,378,880 minutes 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 ‘trihectadecatetragon’ day.

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

According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 99 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 4,707 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.

November 10 Historical Events

• 1674 –
  Anglo-Dutch War: As provided in the Treaty of Westminster, Netherlands cedes New Netherlands to England.
• 1775 –
  The United States Marine Corps is founded at Tun Tavern in Philadelphia by Samuel Nicholas.
• 1793 –
  A Goddess of Reason is proclaimed by the French Convention at the suggestion of Chaumette.
• 1898 –
  Beginning of the Wilmington Insurrection of 1898, the only instance of a municipal government being overthrown in US history.
• 1942 –
  World War II: Germany invades Vichy France following French Admiral François Darlan’s agreement to an armistice with the Allies in North Africa.
• 1945 –
  Heavy fighting in Surabaya between Indonesian nationalists and returning colonialists after World War II, today celebrated as Heroes’ Day (Hari Pahlawan).
• 1958 –
  The Hope Diamond is donated to the Smithsonian Institution by New York diamond merchant Harry Winston.
• 1970 –
  Vietnam War: Vietnamization – For the first time in five years, an entire week ends with no reports of American combat fatalities in Southeast Asia.
• 1971 –
  In Cambodia, Khmer Rouge forces attack the city of Phnom Penh and its airport, killing 44, wounding at least 30 and damaging nine aircraft.
• 1984 –
  The first Breeders’ Cup takes place at Hollywood Park Racetrack.

Who were born on November 10?

• 1834 –
  José Hernández, Argentine author of Martín Fierro (d. 1886)
• 1845 –
  Sir John Sparrow David Thompson, fourth Prime Minister of Canada (d. 1894)
• 1909 –
  Paweł Jasienica, Polish historian (d. 1970)
• 1942 –
  Robert F. Engle, American economist, Nobel laureate
• 1946 –
  Roy Thomas Baker, English record producer
• 1948 –
  Hugh Moffatt, American songwriter
• 1955 –
  Roland Emmerich, German film producer and director
• 1960 –
  Dan Hawkins, American college football coach
• 1965 –
  Jamie Dixon, American basketball coach
• 1980 –
  Calvin Chen, Taiwanese singer, (Fei Lun Hai/Fahrenheit)

Who died on November 10?

• 1869 –
  John E. Wool, American soldier (b. 1822)
• 1938 –
  Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, Turkish statesman (b. 1881)
• 1956 –
  Gordon MacQuarrie, American author and journalist (b. 1900)
• 1986 –
  Gordon Richards, British jockey. (b. 1904)
• 1990 –
  Aurelio Monteagudo, Cuban baseball player (b. 1943)
• 1992 –
  Chuck Connors, American actor and pro athlete (b. 1921)
• 1998 –
  Mary Millar, English actress (b. 1936)
• 2000 –
  Adamantios Androutsopoulos, Greek lawyer and politician (b. 1919)
• 2006 –
  Gerald Levert, American singer (b. 1966)
• 2008 –
  Miriam Makeba, South African singer and anti-apartheid activist (b. 1932)