What happened this day in history June 10

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 161st day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 204 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Tuesday.

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

When this day started, 1,749,513,600 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 ‘hectahexacontahenagon’ 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 252 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 4,554 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.

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June 10 Historical Events

  • 1539
    Council of Trent: Paul III sends out letters to his bishops, delaying the Council due to war and the difficulty bishops had traveling to Venice.
  • 1624
    Signing of the Treaty of Compiègne between France and the Netherlands.
  • 1793
    French Revolution: Following the arrests of Girondin leaders, the Jacobins gain control of the Committee of Public Safety installing the revolutionary dictatorship.
  • 1838
    Myall Creek Massacre in Australia: 28 Aboriginal Australians are murdered.
  • 1854
    The first class of the United States Naval Academy students graduate.
  • 1924
    Fascists kidnap and kill Italian Socialist leader Giacomo Matteotti in Rome.
  • 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.
  • 1965
    Vietnam War: The Battle of Dong Xoai begins.
  • 1996
    Peace talks begin in Northern Ireland without the participation of Sinn Féin.

Who were born on June 10?

  • 1922
    Judy Garland, American musical actress (d. 1969)
  • 1941
    David Walker, Australian racing driver
  • 1959
    Eliot Spitzer, American politician
  • 1962
    Vincent Pérez, Swiss-born French actor and director
  • 1965
    Elizabeth Hurley, English model and actress
  • 1968
    The D.O.C., American rapper
  • 1973
    Flesh-N-Bone, American rapper (Bone Thugs-N-Harmony)
  • 1977
    Dan-e-o, Canadian rapper
  • 1979
    Jake Tsakalidis, Georgian-born Greek basketball player
  • 1990
    Valeen Montenegro, Filipino actress

Who died on June 10?

  • 1654
    Alessandro Algardi, Italian sculptor (b. 1598)
  • 1902
    Jacint Verdaguer, Catalan poet (b. 1845)
  • 1923
    Pierre Loti, French sailor (b. 1850)
  • 1934
    Frederick Delius, English composer (b. 1862)
  • 1937
    Robert Borden, 8th Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1854)
  • 1940
    Marcus Garvey, American civil rights activist (b. 1887)
  • 1974
    Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester (b. 1900)
  • 1982
    Addie “Micki” Harris, American singer (Shirelles) (b. 1940)
  • 1991
    Jean Bruller, French writer (b. 1902)
  • 2003
    Dr Phil Williams, Welsh politician and scientist (b. 1939)

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