What are the important events that happened on October 10? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
October 10: Facts & Myths About This Day
October 10 is the 284th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 82 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Thursday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is September 27, 2024 – a Thursday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 1,728,518,400 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 ‘dihectaoctacontatetragon’ day.
Libra is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Opal is the modern birthstone for this month. Jasper is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 111 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 4,311 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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October 10 Historical Events
- 732 –Battle of Tours: Near Poitiers, France, the leader of the Franks, Charles Martel and his men, defeat a large army of Moors, stopping the Muslims from spreading into Western Europe. The governor of Cordoba, Abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi, is killed during the battle.
- 1471 –Battle of Brunkeberg in Stockholm: Sten Sture the Elder, the Regent of Sweden, with the help of farmers and miners, repels an attack by Christian I, King of Denmark.
- 1575 –Battle of Dormans: Roman Catholic forces under Duke Henry of Guise defeat the Protestants, capturing Philippe de Mornay among others.
- 1845 –In Annapolis, Maryland, the Naval School (later renamed the United States Naval Academy) opens with 50 midshipman students and seven professors.
- 1928 –Chiang Kai-Shek becomes Chairman of the Republic of China.
- 1943 –Double Tenth Incident in Japanese controlled Singapore
- 1967 –The Outer Space Treaty, signed on January 27 by more than sixty nations, comes into force.
- 1985 –United States Navy F-14 fighter jets intercept an Egyptian plane carrying the Achille Lauro cruise ship hijackers and force it to land at a NATO base in Sigonella, Sicily where they are arrested.
- 1997 –An Austral Airlines DC-9-32 crashes and explodes near Nuevo Berlin, Uruguay, killing 74.
- 2008 –The 10 October 2008 Orakzai bombing kills 110 and injures 200 more.
Who were born on October 10?
- 1870 –Ivan Alekseyevich Bunin, Russian writer, Nobel laureate (d. 1953)
- 1908 –Johnny Green, American songwriter, arranger and conductor (d. 1989)
- 1929 –Herb Levinson, American actor
- 1930 –Eugenio Castellotti, Italian race car driver (d. 1957)
- 1930 –Yves Chauvin, French chemist, Nobel laureate
- 1954 –Mohamed Mounir, Egyptian musician
- 1960 –Eric Martin, American singer (Mr. Big)
- 1965 –Rebecca Pidgeon, American actress
- 1976 –Shane Doan, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1979 –Mya Harrison, American singer
Who died on October 10?
- 1659 –Abel Tasman, Dutch explorer (b. 1603)
- 1674 –Thomas Traherne, English poet
- 1691 –Isaac de Benserade, French poet (b. 1613)
- 1708 –David Gregory, Scottish mathematician (b. 1659)
- 1914 –King Carol I of Romania (b. 1839)
- 1964 –Heinrich Neuhaus, Soviet pianist (b. 1888)
- 1983 –Ralph Richardson, English actor (b. 1902)
- 2000 –Sirimavo Bandaranaike, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (b. 1916)
- 2004 –Christopher Reeve, American actor (b. 1952)
- 2011 –Jagjit Singh, Indian Musician, Ghazal Maestro, Padma Bhusan awardee (b. 1941)
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