What happened this day in history April 10

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 101st day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 265 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Wednesday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is March 28, 2024 – a Wednesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 28,545,120 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 ‘hectahenagon’ day.

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 294 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 4,128 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.

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April 10 Historical Events

  • 837
    Halley’s Comet and Earth experienced their closest approach to one another when their separating distance equalled 0.0342 AU (3.2 million miles).
  • 1856
    The Theta Chi fraternity is founded at Norwich University.
  • 1865
    American Civil War: A day after his surrender to Union forces, Confederate General Robert E. Lee addresses his troops for the last time.
  • 1916
    The Professional Golfers Association of America (PGA) is created in New York City.
  • 1941
    World War II: The Axis Powers in Europe establish the Independent State of Croatia from occupied Yugoslavia with Ante Pavelić's Ustaše fascist insurgents in power.
  • 1968
    Shipwreck of the New Zealand inter-island ferry TEV Wahine outside Wellington harbour.
  • 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.
  • 1979
    Red River Valley Tornado Outbreak: A tornado lands in Wichita Falls, Texas killing 42 people.
  • 2009
    President of Fiji Ratu Josefa Iloilo announces he will suspend the constitution and assume all governance in the country, creating a constitutional crisis.

Who were born on April 10?

  • 1583
    Hugo Grotius, Dutch philosopher and writer (d. 1645)
  • 1867
    George William Russell, Irish nationalist (d. 1935)
  • 1926
    Junior Samples, American southern comedian (d. 1983)
  • 1929
    Max von Sydow, Swedish actor
  • 1942
    Ian Callaghan, English footballer
  • 1942
    Nick Auf der Maur, Canadian journalist and politician (d. 1998)
  • 1946
    Adolf Winkelmann, German film director
  • 1955
    Lesley Garrett, British soprano
  • 1986
    Ayesha Takia, Indian actress
  • 1987
    Hayley Westenra, New Zealand soprano

Who died on April 10?

  • 1533
    King Frederick I of Denmark (b. 1471)
  • 1954
    Auguste Lumière, French film executive (b. 1862)
  • 1954
    Oscar Mathisen, Norwegian speed skater (b. 1888)
  • 1962
    Stuart Sutcliffe, English musician (The Beatles) (b. 1940)
  • 1969
    Harley J. Earl, American automobile designer (b. 1893)
  • 1975
    Marjorie Main, American actress (b. 1890)
  • 1995
    Morarji Desai, Indian statesman (b. 1896)
  • 2003
    Little Eva, American singer (b. 1943)
  • 2005
    Al Lucas, American football player (b. 1978)
  • 2005
    Archbishop Iakovos of America (b. 1911)

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