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Highlights of July 10

2018 — The last members of a junior association football team and their coach were rescued from Tham Luang Nang Non, a flooded cave in northern Thailand. Read more
2011 — The last edition of the British tabloid News of the World was published, closing due to allegations that it hacked the voicemails of murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler, victims of the 7/7 attacks and relatives of deceased British soldiers. Read more
2011 — The Russian river cruise liner Bulgaria was caught in a storm in Tatarstan on the Volga and sank in several minutes, resulting in 122 deaths. Read more
2006 — Typhoon Ewiniar made landfall in South Korea, causing damages across the country amounting to 2.06 trillion won (US$1.4 billion). Read more
1999 — The United States defeated China in the final match of the third FIFA Women's World Cup, setting records in both attendance and television ratings for women's sports. Read more
1978 — Moktar Ould Daddah, the first president of Mauritania, was ousted in a coup d'état led by Mustafa Ould Salek. Read more
1973 — John Paul Getty III, a grandson of the American oil magnate J. Paul Getty, was kidnapped in Rome. Read more
1966 — Martin Luther King Jr. (pictured) led a rally in support of the Chicago Freedom Movement, one of the most ambitious civil-rights campaigns in the northern United States. Read more
1945 — Three African-American United States Marines who repeatedly raped local women in Katsuyama near Nago, Okinawa were killed by the residents and had their bodies hidden in a nearby cave for over 50 years. Read more
1942 — A downed Japanese Mitsubishi A6M Zero was discovered on Akutan Island, Alaska; it was later rebuilt and flown to devise tactics against the aircraft during World War II. Read more
1941 — The Holocaust: Ethnic Poles murdered at least 300 Jewish residents of Jedwabne in German-occupied Poland. Read more
1925 — Indian mystic and spiritual master Meher Baba began his silence until his death in 1969, only communicating by means of an alphabet board or by unique hand gestures. Read more
1921 — Irish War of Independence: One day after a truce was agreed between the Irish Republican Army and British forces, violence broke out between Catholics and Protestants in Belfast. Read more
1913 — The air temperature in Furnace Creek, California, reached 134 °F (56.7 °C), recognized by the World Meteorological Organization as the highest recorded on Earth. Read more
1806 — Indian sepoys mutinied against the East India Company at Vellore Fort. Read more
1668 — Anglo-Spanish War (1654–1660): Henry Morgan with an English privateer force landed at Porto Bello (in modern-day Panama) in an attempt to capture the Spanish city. Read more
1645 — English Civil War: The Parliamentarians destroyed the last Royalist field army at the Battle of Langport, ultimately giving Parliament control of the west of England. Read more
1553 — Lady Jane Grey (pictured) was proclaimed the successor to King Edward VI of England, beginning her disputed reign as the "Nine Days' Queen". Read more
1519 — Zhu Chenhao declared Ming emperor Zhengde to be a usurper, beginning the Prince of Ning rebellion. Read more
1372 — The Treaty of Tagilde was signed between Ferdinand I of Portugal and representatives of John of Gaunt of England, marking the beginning of the Anglo-Portuguese Alliance, which remains in effect today. Read more
645 — In a plot to eliminate the Japanese Soga clan, Prince Naka no Ōe assassinated Soga no Iruka (depicted), beginning the Isshi incident. Read more

Events

2019 — The final Volkswagen Beetle rolls off the line in Puebla, Mexico; the last of 5,961 "Special Edition" cars will be exhibited in a museum. Read more
2018 — Tham Luang cave rescue: A group of Thai school children and their football coach are all rescued from a cave after being stuck there for 18 days; one Thai Navy SEAL diver dies during the rescue mission. Read more
2017 — Iraqi Civil War: Mosul is declared fully liberated from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant by the government of Iraq. Read more
2016 — Portugal defeats France in the UEFA Euro 2016 Final to win their first European title. Read more
2012 — The Episcopal Church USA allows same-sex marriage. Read more
2011 — Russian cruise ship Bulgaria sinks in the Volga River near Syukeyevo, Tatarstan, causing 122 deaths. Read more
2011 — Amid widespread backlash to revelations of phone hacking, the British weekly tabloid newspaper News of the World publishes its final issue and shuts down after nearly 168 years in print. Read more
2008 — Former Macedonian Interior Minister Ljube Boškoski is acquitted of all war-crimes charges by a United Nations tribunal. Read more
2007 — Erden Eruç begins the first solo human-powered circumnavigation of the world. Read more
2007 — The Pakistani military storms the Lal Masjid mosque in Islamabad, which had been seized by Islamist militants. Read more
2006 — A Pakistan International Airlines Fokker F27 Friendship crashes near Multan International Airport, killing all 45 people on board. Read more
2002 — The Massacre of the Innocents, a painting by Peter Paul Rubens, is sold at a Sotheby's auction for £49.5 million (US$76.2 million) to Lord Thomson. Read more
2000 — EADS, the world's second-largest aerospace group is formed by the merger of Aérospatiale-Matra, DASA, and CASA. Read more
2000 — Bashar al-Assad succeeds his father Hafez al-Assad as President of Syria. Read more
1999 — In women's association football, the United States defeats China in a penalty shoot-out at the Rose Bowl near Los Angeles to win the final match of the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup. Watched by 90,185 spectators, the final sets a new world record for attendance at a women's sporting event. Read more
1998 — Catholic Church sexual abuse cases: The Diocese of Dallas agrees to pay $23.4 million to nine former altar boys who claim they were sexually abused by Rudolph Kos, a former priest. Read more
1997 — In London, scientists report the findings of the DNA analysis of a Neanderthal skeleton which supports the "out of Africa theory" of human evolution, placing an "African Eve" at 100,000 to 200,000 years ago. Read more
1997 — Miguel Ángel Blanco, a member of Partido Popular (Spain), is kidnapped (and later murdered) in the Basque city of Ermua by ETA members, sparking widespread protests. Read more
1995 — Burmese politician Aung San Suu Kyi is released from house arrest. Read more
1995 — The NIOSH air filtration ratings update with the enactment of 42 CFR 84, previously published in the Federal Register. The new regulation includes rules governing the new N95 respirator standard. Read more
1992 — In Miami, former Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega is sentenced to 40 years in prison for drug and racketeering violations. Read more
1991 — The South African cricket team is readmitted into the International Cricket Council following the end of Apartheid. Read more
1991 — Boris Yeltsin takes office as the first elected President of Russia. Read more
1991 — A Beechcraft Model 99 crashes near Birmingham Municipal Airport (now Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport) in Birmingham, Alabama, killing 13 of the 15 people on board. Read more
1985 — The Greenpeace vessel Rainbow Warrior is bombed and sunk in Auckland harbour by French DGSE agents, killing Fernando Pereira. Read more
1985 — An Aeroflot Tupolev Tu-154 stalls and crashes near Uchkuduk, Uzbekistan (then part of the Soviet Union), killing all 200 people on board in the USSR's worst-ever airline disaster. Read more
1978 — President Moktar Ould Daddah of Mauritania is ousted in a bloodless coup d'état. Read more
1976 — Four mercenaries (one American and three British) are executed in Angola following the Luanda Trial. Read more
1974 — An EgyptAir Tupolev Tu-154 stalls and crashes at Cairo International Airport, killing all six people on board. Read more
1973 — The Bahamas gains full independence within the Commonwealth of Nations. Read more
1967 — New Zealand decimalises its former currency to the modern-day New Zealand dollar. Read more
1966 — The Chicago Freedom Movement, co-founded by Martin Luther King Jr., holds a rally at Soldier Field in Chicago; as many as 60,000 people attend. Read more
1962 — Telstar, the world's first communications satellite, is launched into orbit. Read more
1951 — Korean War: Armistice negotiations begin at Kaesong. Read more
1948 — The official establishment of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea).: 121 Read more
1947 — Muhammad Ali Jinnah is recommended as the first Governor-General of Pakistan by the British Prime Minister, Clement Attlee. Read more
1943 — World War II: Operation Husky, the Allied invasion of Sicily, begins. Read more
1942 — World War II: An American pilot spots a downed, intact Mitsubishi A6M Zero on Akutan Island (the "Akutan Zero"), which the US Navy then uses to learn the aircraft's flight characteristics. Read more
1941 — Jedwabne pogrom: Massacre of Polish Jews living in and near the village of Jedwabne. Read more
1940 — World War II: The Vichy government is established in France. Read more
1940 — World War II: Six days before Adolf Hitler issues his Directive 16 to the combined Wehrmacht armed forces for Operation Sea Lion, the Kanalkampf shipping attacks begin against British maritime convoys in the leadup to initiating the Battle of Britain. Read more
1938 — Howard Hughes begins a 91-hour airplane flight around the world that will set a new record. Read more
1927 — Kevin O'Higgins TD, Vice-President of the Executive Council of the Irish Free State, is assassinated by the IRA. Read more
1925 — Scopes trial: In Dayton, Tennessee, the so-called "Monkey Trial" begins of John T. Scopes, a young high school science teacher accused of teaching evolution in violation of the Butler Act. Read more
1924 — Paavo Nurmi wins the 1,500 m and 5,000 m events at the Paris Olympics, with just an hour between the two races. Read more
1921 — Belfast's Bloody Sunday occurs with 20 killings, at least 100 wounded and 200 homes destroyed during rioting and gun battles in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Read more
1920 — Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister of Canada. Read more
1890 — Wyoming is admitted as the 44th U.S. state. Read more
1883 — War of the Pacific: Chileans led by Alejandro Gorostiaga defeat Andrés Avelino Cáceres's Peruvian army at the Battle of Huamachuco, hastening the end of the war. Read more
1882 — War of the Pacific: Chile suffers its last military defeat in the Battle of La Concepción when a garrison of 77 men is annihilated by a 1,300-strong Peruvian force, many of them armed with spears. Read more
1877 — The then-villa of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, formally receives its city charter from the Royal Crown of Spain. Read more
1850 — U.S. President Millard Fillmore is sworn in, a day after becoming president upon Zachary Taylor's death. Read more
1832 — U.S. President Andrew Jackson vetoes a bill that would re-charter the Second Bank of the United States. Read more
1806 — The Vellore Mutiny is the first instance of a mutiny by Indian sepoys against the British East India Company. Read more
1789 — Alexander Mackenzie reaches the Mackenzie River delta. Read more
1778 — American Revolution: Louis XVI of France declares war on the Kingdom of Great Britain. Read more
1668 — Anglo-Spanish War (1654–1671): Notable Buccaneer Henry Morgan with an English Privateer force lands at Porto Bello in an attempt to capture the fortified and lucrative Spanish city. Read more
1645 — English Civil War: The Battle of Langport takes place. Read more
1584 — William I of Orange is assassinated in his home in Delft, Holland, by Balthasar Gérard. Read more
1553 — Lady Jane Grey takes the throne of England. Read more

Born on July 10

2024 — Moo Deng, Thai celebrity pygmy hippopotamus Read more
2007 — Mason Thames, American actor Read more
2002 — Reece Walsh, Australian rugby league player Read more
2001 — Isabela Merced, American actress Read more
1999 — April Ivy, Portuguese composer and singer Read more
1999 — San, South Korean singer and dancer Read more
1998 — Angus Cloud, American actor (died 2023) Read more
1994 — Chae Soo-bin, South Korean actress Read more
1992 — Han Yu, Chinese pool player Read more
1991 — Daishōmaru Shōgo, Japanese sumo wrestler Read more
1990 — Adam Reynolds, Australian rugby league player Read more
1990 — Trent Richardson, American football player Read more
1990 — Chiyonokuni Toshiki, Japanese sumo wrestler Read more
1988 — Antonio Brown, American football player Read more
1988 — Heather Hemmens, American actress, director, and producer Read more
1988 — Sarah Walker, New Zealand BMX rider Read more
1985 — Park Chu-young, South Korean footballer Read more
1985 — B. J. Crombeen, American ice hockey player Read more
1985 — Mario Gómez, German footballer Read more
1985 — Funda Oru, Belgian politician Read more
1984 — Nikolaos Mitrou, Greek footballer Read more
1983 — Giuseppe De Feudis, Italian footballer Read more
1983 — Matthew Egan, Australian footballer Read more
1983 — Gabi, Spanish footballer Read more
1983 — Kim Hee-chul, Korean entertainer and singer Read more
1983 — Joelson José Inácio, Brazilian footballer Read more
1983 — Doug Kramer, Filipino basketball player Read more
1983 — Anthony Watmough, Australian rugby league player Read more
1983 — Sherif Ekramy, Egyptian footballer Read more
1982 — Alex Arrowsmith, American guitarist and producer Read more
1982 — Juliya Chernetsky, Ukrainian-American television host Read more
1982 — Sebastian Mila, Polish footballer Read more
1982 — Jeffrey Walker, Australian actor and director Read more
1981 — Aleksandar Tunchev, Bulgarian footballer Read more
1980 — Alejandro Millán, Mexican singer-songwriter and keyboard player Read more
1980 — Adam Petty, American race car driver (died 2000) Read more
1980 — Claudia Leitte, Brazilian singer-songwriter Read more
1980 — James Rolfe, American actor, director, and producer Read more
1980 — Jessica Simpson, American singer-songwriter, actress, and fashion designer Read more
1979 — Mvondo Atangana, Cameroon footballer Read more

Died on July 10

2026 — Derryn Hinch, New Zealand-born Australian radio and television host (born 1944) Read more
2025 — David Gergen, American political consultant (born 1942) Read more
2024 — Joe Engle, American Air Force officer, test pilot, and NASA astronaut (born 1932) Read more
2024 — Alex Janvier, Native American artist (born 1935) Read more
2024 — Dave Loggins, American musician (born 1947) Read more
2022 — Maurice Boucher, Canadian outlaw biker (born 1953) Read more
2020 — Lara van Ruijven, Dutch short track speed skater (born 1992) Read more
2020 — Jack Charlton, English footballer and manager (born 1935) Read more
2019 — Denise Nickerson, American former child actress (born 1957) Read more
2018 — Henry Morgenthau III, American author and television producer (born 1917) Read more
2016 — Katharina Focke, German politician (born 1922) Read more
2015 — Roger Rees, Welsh-American actor and director (born 1944) Read more
2015 — Omar Sharif, Egyptian actor (born 1932) Read more
2015 — Jon Vickers, Canadian tenor (born 1926) Read more
2014 — Robert C. Broomfield, American lawyer and judge (born 1933) Read more
2014 — Juozas Kazickas, Lithuanian-American businessman and philanthropist (born 1918) Read more
2014 — Paul G. Risser, American ecologist and academic (born 1939) Read more
2014 — Zohra Sehgal, Indian actress, dancer, and choreographer (born 1912) Read more
2014 — Gloria Schweigerdt, American baseball player (born 1934) Read more
2013 — Philip Caldwell, American businessman (born 1920) Read more
2013 — Józef Gara, Polish poet and linguist (born 1929) Read more
2013 — Concha García Campoy, Spanish journalist (born 1958) Read more
2013 — Caroline Duby Glassman, American lawyer and jurist (born 1922) Read more
2013 — Ku Ok-hee, South Korean golfer (born 1956) Read more
2013 — Gokulananda Mahapatra, Indian author and academic (born 1922) Read more
2012 — Dolphy, Filipino actor, singer, and producer (born 1928) Read more
2012 — Peter Kyros, American lawyer and politician (born 1925) Read more
2012 — Berthe Meijer, German-Dutch journalist and author (born 1938) Read more
2012 — Viktor Suslin, Russian-German composer (born 1942) Read more
2011 — Pierrette Alarie, Canadian soprano and educator (born 1921) Read more
2011 — Roland Petit, French dancer and choreographer (born 1924) Read more
2009 — Ebba Haslund, Norwegian writer (born 1917) Read more
2008 — Hiroaki "Rocky" Aoki, Japanese-American wrestler and businessman, founded Benihana (born 1938) Read more
2008 — Mike Souchak, American golfer (born 1927) Read more
2007 — Abdul Rashid Ghazi, chancellor of Faridia University. (born 1964) Read more
2007 — Doug Marlette, American cartoonist and author (born 1949) Read more
2006 — Shamil Basayev, Chechen terrorist rebel leader (born 1965) Read more
2006 — Lennart Bladh, Swedish politician (born 1920) Read more
2005 — A. J. Quinnell, English author (born 1940) Read more
2004 — Pati Behrs, Russian-American ballerina and actress (born 1922) Read more

Holidays & observances

Armed Forces Day (Mauritania); Christian feast day: Amalberga of Maubeuge; Christian feast day: Canute IV of Denmark; Christian feast day: Martyrs of Damascus; Christian feast day: Rufina and Secunda; Christian feast day: Seven Brothers; Christian feast day: Victoria, Anatolia, and Audax; Christian feast day: July 10 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics); Independence Day (Bahamas), celebrates the independence of the Bahamas from the United Kingdom in 1973.; Nikola Tesla Day; Statehood Day (Wyoming)

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