What are the important events that happened on June 10? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
June 10: Facts & Myths About This Day
June 10 is the 162nd day of the year 2020 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 204 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Wednesday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is May 28, 2020 – a Wednesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 26,529,120 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 ‘hectahexacontadigon’ day.
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Gemini is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Pearl is the modern birthstone for this month. Moonstone is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 247 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 2,728 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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June 10 Historical Events
- 1619 –Thirty Years’ War: Battle of Záblatí, a turning point in the Bohemian Revolt.
- 1886 –Mount Tarawera in New Zealand erupts, killing 153 people and destroying the famous Pink and White Terraces.
- 1942 –World War II: Nazis burn the Czech village of Lidice in reprisal for the killing of Reinhard Heydrich.
- 1944 –World War II: 642 men, women and children are killed in the Oradour-sur-Glane Massacre in France.
- 1945 –Australian Imperial Forces land in Brunei Bay to liberate Brunei.
- 1965 –Vietnam War: The Battle of Dong Xoai begins.
- 1967 –Argentina becomes a member of the Berne Convention copyright treaty.
- 1977 –Apple ships its first Apple II personal computer.
- 1977 –James Earl Ray escapes from Brushy Mountain State Prison in Petros, Tennessee, but is recaptured on June 13.
- 2002 –The first direct electronic communication experiment between the nervous systems of two humans is carried out by Kevin Warwick in the United Kingdom.
Who were born on June 10?
- 1803 –Henry Darcy, French scientist (d. 1858)
- 1839 –Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg, Council President of Denmark (d. 1912)
- 1843 –Heinrich von Herzogenberg, Austrian composer and conductor (d. 1900)
- 1891 –Al Dubin, American lyricist (d. 1945)
- 1932 –Branko Lustig, Croatian film producer
- 1957 –Lindsay Hoyle, British politician
- 1977 –Dan-e-o, Canadian rapper
- 1982 –Leelee Sobieski, American actress
- 1988 –Kelly Vitz, American actress
- 1992 –Kate Upton, American model
Who died on June 10?
- 1929 –Hélène Smith, French psychic (b. 1861)
- 1937 –Robert Borden, 8th Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1854)
- 1967 –Spencer Tracy, American actor (b. 1900)
- 1982 –Rainer Werner Fassbinder, German film director and actor (b. 1945)
- 2001 –Mike Mentzer, American bodybuilder (b. 1951)
- 2004 –Xenophon Zolotas, Greek politician (b. 1904)
- 2005 –Curtis Pitts, American aircraft designer (b. 1915)
- 2007 –Augie Auer, American-born New Zealand meteorologist and TV presenter (b. 1940)
- 2008 –Chinghiz Aitmatov, Kyrgyzstani-born Soviet writer (b. 1928)
- 2009 –Tenniel Evans, English actor (b. 1926)
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